Caucasian Invasion: The Whitest Kids U' Know
Calling your sketch-comedy troupe the Whitest Kids U' Know seems like a good way to get yourselves stereotyped. Done. So we asked the funny fivesome to come up with the ten most melanin-free songs of all time.
By Spin Staff 02.01.08 10:47 AM
"Informer"
Snow
A Canadian rapper who tries to sound Rastafarian, but his asshole Canadian accent keeps getting in the way.
Dear Snow (back in time): Please don't make any more albums.
Dear Snow (present day): Thank you.
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In My Room: Sia
The quirky Aussie singer/songwriter shows us her art-filled Manhattan loft.
By Michael Endelman 01.31.08 6:25 PM
1. TOY LAMB "I bought it for a friend for a dollar at this funny little auction in Australia, but then I couldn't give it to her, because it was too cool. It's also an instrument. [Blows into a hole on the lamb's belly] See?"
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The Inquisition: Jack Johnson
"I've never listened to the Beach Boys," says our boy Jack.
By Mikael Wood 01.30.08 5:06 PM
I'll agree with anybody that we've made the same record a couple of times," says Jack Johnson, whose latest, Sleep Through the Static, arrives this month. "But this time we wanted to take the road less traveled." Why?
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Upload and Personal
Who exactly are those copyright-flouting obsessives who add obscure videos, camera-phone live clips, and fan films to YouTube? Say hello to three seriously dedicated posters.
By Peter Gerstenzang 01.29.08 8:39 PM
Hannah4Monkees
A.K.A. Hannah Rarick
AGE: 20
HQ: Lancaster, Ohio
DAY JOB: Bank teller
SPECIALTY: TV appearances, movie clips, and old commercials featuring the Monkees
CLIPS POSTED: 135 in five months
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Number One With a Ballet
How is Big Boi's first dance piece? En pointe!
By Mikael Wood 01.23.08 11:25 AM
As anyone who saw the dance sequences in Idlewild can attest, OutKast are no strangers to ass-shaking. Yet Antwan "Big Boi" Patton had little experience in the realm of tutus and pliés before the Atlanta Ballet approached him about collaborating on a new production. "I've dated a couple of ballerinas," he says. "But I was like, 'That sounds kind of dope -- let's crank it up.'"
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The Spin Mix: January 2008
Santogold, Band of Horses, and Simian Mobile Disco made our list of songs and videos you need to download now.
By Spin Staff 01.18.08 3:20 AM
2007 is said and done, and Spin is prepared for 2008 with an eclectic, fresh list of 15 songs and a handful of videos by artists all prepared to wash away the mundane holiday season and push forward anew into the New Year.
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