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May 2009

No Doubt: Back in the Saddle

As they embark on their first tour in five years, Gwen Stefani and Co. face the biggest challenge of their career: uncertainty.

Festival Special: Jane's Addiction

By Spin Staff

After 17 years apart, all four original members regroup to tour with Nine Inch Nails (definitely), release new music (probably), and headline the festival they invented (naturally).

Festival Special: Metric

By Spin Staff

Indie disciples Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw offer tips on etiquette and consciousness-maintaining.

Festival Special: The Gaslight Anthem

By Spin Staff

Jersey boy Brian Fallon gets a little love from the Bonnaroo headliner.

Mastodon: Bang Your Head

By David Peisner

How Mastodon endured multiple traumas to create the album of their lives.

In 1992, sex-biz entrepreneur Dennis Sobin went to prison. Nearly two decades later, he's brandishing a guitar and preaching the power of music and art to rehabilitate the nation's incarcerated masses. But should we listen to him?

Erykah Badu's Festival Memories: Family, Friends, Collaborations

By as told to SPIN; Erykah Badu

The R&B star writes about her favorite festival memories -- and how they spawned partnerships with bands like TV on the Radio.

Listening In: Mindy Kaling

By Phoebe Reilly

"I'd rather have someone read my diary than look at my iPod," says The Office star. Read our Q&A.

Album Reviews

Julian Casablancas

Phrazes for the Young

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New York's grooviest rocker spiffs up his sound.
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Weezer - Raditude

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Rock's most maddeningly hummable practical joke continues.
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Norah Jones - The Fall

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Don't know why she didn't do this before.
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Shakira - She Wolf

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Latin pop mami down for whatever, wherever.
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Dashboard Confessional - Alter the Ending

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King of emo-folk pain embraces two-state solution.
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Slayer - World Painted Blood

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The godfathers of thrash bleed for you again.
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Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - Xenophanes

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Mars Volta mad scientist edits his experiments.
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Rakim - The Seventh Seal

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Unforgettable MC makes do with forgettable beats.
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The Rakes - Klang

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Stoking nostalgia for the Gang of Four revival.
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Nirvana - Live at Reading

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Ultimate rock gig from ultimate outsider-insiders.
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The King Khan & BBQ Show - Invisible Girl

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Trash-rock hullabaloo with a slurp and a burp.
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Gift of Gab - Escape 2 Mars

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Blackalicious MC stays begrudgingly grounded.
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Jack Johnson - En Concert

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In the European Union, they call him Jacques.
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Florence and the Machine - Lungs

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Flame-haired flamethrower sets alt-rock boys ablaze.
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