7 Most Popular Editors' Blogs of 2008
When they're not busy churning out the pages of the magazine, SPIN's editors take a few minutes to offer an online-only angle for SPIN.com on hot topics of the moment. Check out each editor's most popular blog entry below, and delve into MGMT remixes, the Twilight saga, lame pop stars, tender man love, and more!
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Exclusive: Against Me!'s Tom Gabel Plays Acoustic
Tom Gabel's no stranger to video performances, what with his new series in support of his recently released solo album Heart Burns.
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Against Me!'s Tom Gabel Unearths Classics in NYC
There's something to be said for never forgetting where you came from. Since founding Against Me! a dozen years ago, frontman Tom Gabel has gone from recording acoustic rants on crackling cassette players as a 16-year-old cynical anarcho-punk to crafting the slick, radio-ready sounds of SPIN's 2007 album of the year. But last night at New York's Knitting Factory, it was all about those analog roots, as Gabel churned out a litany of old and obscure songs.
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SPIN.com's Best of the Week, October 13-19
This week we launched an all-new daily feature on SPIN.com -- an opinionated (and humorous) editors' blog. And SPIN editors certainly had a lot on their minds: Against Me!'s live performance, Feist's influence on childrens' musical tastes, Oasis' staying power, MGMT's seriousness (of lack thereof), and more -- but thankfully, Joe the Plumber isn't included.
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7 Thoughts About Against Me! Live
1. Still touring in support of New Wave, the best album of 2007, the Gainesville-based punks showed no signs of tiring, playing as if this were the first gig in their hometown after a six-year absence.
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Against Me! Frontman Tom Gabel's Web Video Series
With one of the most important presidential elections in recent history just around the corner, many musicians are supporting their candidate of choice and commenting about the state of our nation. One of the loudest: Against Me! frontman-gone-solo Tom Gabel, who's gearing up to release his new EP, Heart Burns, October 28 -- that's right, just one week before the election!




