Lollapalooza Best & Worst: Day 2

Santigold wows a massive crowd, Chairlift covers Snoop, Ida Maria mends hearts -- plus Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Glasvegas, and more!
Santigold / Photo by Erik Voake

THE BEST:

BEST SUPPORT GROUP FOR THE BROKEN-HEARTED: IDA MARIA

Bonnaroo Day 1: The Best & the Worst

Passion Pit! Not Ryan Adams! Naked hippies having sex! SPIN editors recap all the mayhem at the Tennessee fest.
Passion Pit / Photo by Ian Witlen

THE BEST

Best Caffeine Substitute at Midnight: Passion Pit

Artist Interviews from Bonnaroo: Day 1

WATCH: We chat with Passion Pit, Chairlift, and Janelle Monae at the Budweiser Troo Music Lounge.
Janelle Monae

Apart from taking in all the awesome bands at this year's Bonnaroo festival, SPIN.com's also been gabbing with some of this year's hottest performers, both at our campsite and at the Troo Music Stage.

SPIN.com's Best of the Week

Kanye vs. Chairlift, Lily Allen vs. everyone. Plus: Coldplay, M.I.A, Kings of Leon, and more!
Lily Allen, Chris Martin, Kanye West

The music world was full of fighting this past week: Kanye West and Chairlift released dueling videos, Suge Knight got roughed by Akon's manager, the Brits Awards dissed Coldplay, and Lily Allen fought, well, everybody. All this, plus the week's top editors' blogs, news, audio/video, and reviews below!

Video Battle: Kanye vs. Chairlift

West's new clip apes Chairlift's trippy visuals. Whose are better? You decide!
Kanye West

Do not attempt to adjust your monitor. The digitally manipulated images in Kanye West's video for 808s and Heartbreak track "Welcome to Heartbreak" are intentionally dizzying and psychedelic -- and they look pretty sweet!

Listen: Flosstradamus and Chairlift Unite

Free download: a bangin' collaboration between the Chicago production duo and Chairlift's Caroline Polachek.
Flosstradamus / Photo by Misha Vladimirskiy

We've seen some pleasantly strange collaborations recently, but the pairing of electro-hip-hop production team Flosstradamus and Caroline Polachek of SPIN's Best of 2008-featured dream-poppers Chairlift makes perfect sense.

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