All Points West '08 Recap: Friday

Radiohead return to the site of their storied 2001 stop in the NYC area. New Pornographers and Grizzly Bear battle for young minds. Dance music owns the day, with CSS, Girl Talk, and Underworld serving grooves.
Radiohead's Thom Yorke / Photo by Shawna Adams

The New Pornographers and Grizzly Bear: Eating Indie Rock for Dinner:

From the Eastsport Cafe at Lollapalooza '08: Jamie Lidell

The eloquent, crafty British mishmash auteur chats about the evolution of his sound and, um, interacts with our August cover star, Duffy.

For years, Jamie Lidell performed live as a one man digital wrecking crew, frenzied behind a table of synths and wires, spitting out verses.

Lollapalooza '08 Editors' Blog: Five Observations from Day One

SPIN editor Doug Brod recaps his travels through Lollapalooza's first day of activity, featuring Radiohead, Duffy, Bang Camaro, Kidsapalooza, and the Black Keys.
Duffy / Photo by Karen Chan

1. "Wow, what's with all those people onstage?" my companion asked as we stopped by the MySpace stage where a dirtbag choir was working hard (and in unison) to keep the butt-rock flame alive.

Duffy: Girl From the North Country

Life in a wee Welsh village may not seem like ideal preparation for the pressures of breakout retro-pop stardom. But so far, Duffy's handling it better than last year's model.
Photos by Ellen Von Unwerth

The drive from Cardiff to Nefyn, a remote fishing village on north Wales' Llyn Peninsula, is only about 160 miles, but it takes me nearly seven hours.

Watch Duffy Perform Live!

Spin's August cover star glides through Rockferry cuts "Delayed Devotion" and "I'm Scared" at Los Angeles' El Rey.
Duffy

Check out footage of soulful Welsh sensation and Spin's August cover subject Duffy strutting through two tracks from her buzz-building debut, Rockferry, live at the El Ray Theater in Los Angeles, CA.

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Duffy, "Delayed Devotion"

Duffy performing "Delayed Devotion" live at the El Ray Theater in Los Angeles, CA June 19, 2008.

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