The Tonys' 6 Great Rock'n'Roll Moments

SPIN's Ellen Carpenter explains why even headbangers should care about Sunday night's Broadway awards show.
Poisons' C.C. DeVille and Bret Michaels / Photo: Andrew H. Walker (Getty)

On the scale of Rockingness, Broadway's Tony Awards generally register somewhere between Golden Girls and Hannah Montana. But at Sunday night's show (which I had the privilege -- yes, privilege! -- to attend) devil horns outnumbered jazz hands.

Jack White: Not Your Dad's Rock Star

SPIN's David Marchese explains five ways the overachieving musician is different from Bono, Chris Martin, all those other superstar frontmen.
Jack White

Always unpredictable and never less than interesting, Jack White has cut a unique swath through modern rock. Here’s how:

MTV Movie Awards: Samberg, K-Stew, Eminem, and More

SPIN's Phoebe Reilly riffs on the night's six most amusing -- and most appalling -- moments.
Andy Samberg and Kristen Stewart

In case you missed the MTV Movie Awards last night -- or only half-watched it, like I did -- here's our verdict on the night's hot topics:

What Jay Bennett's Death Made Me Realize About Wilco

SPIN's Ellen Carpenter on the sad passing of the inventive musician -- and why she loves the new Wilco record anyway.
Jay Bennett

A few Sundays ago I hosted a Wilco listening session in my apartment.

The only guest was my husband, a casual listener more conversant in Jeff Tweedy's migraines and squabbles with sidemen than the band's actual musical catalogue. As a longtime Wilco fan -- who first heard A.M. on a dorm boombox freshman year at college in Chicago -- I took it upon myself to school him.

Eminem's New Video: Random and Embarrassing?

SPIN's Charles Aaron on the lack of meaning in the rapper's serial killer clip for "3 A.M."
Eminem in "3 A.M."

Eminem has every right to portray the character of a serial killer, as he does in his new "3 A.M." video. But does he bear any artistic responsibility to explore, in even the most remote way, why that character is doing what he's doing? Motivation? Context? Anything?

The 9 Best Musical 'Star Trek' Moments

WATCH VIDEO: SPIN's David Marchese digs deep into the Trekkie archive to find these unforgettable clips
Zachary Quinto (left) and Chris Pine as Mr. Spock and Captain Kirk

On May 8, JJ Abrams' Star Trek will introduce a new generation of fans to Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, Dr. McCoy, and the rest of the crew of the Enterprise. Featuring a young, sexy cast -- and a decided lack of Shatner -- Abrams' franchise reboot will attempt to entice moviegoers to boldly go where they may never have gone before: a Star Trek film.

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