Polyphonic Spree, Ghostland Observatory Headline SoCo Tour

Check out the Southern Comfort underCover tour hitting 10 cities starting in August. Get all the tour dates here!
Ghostland Observatory / Photo By: Michelle Lawlor

Southern Comfort presents an awesome tour featuring performances from Polyphonic Spree, Ghostland Observatory, DJ Lord of Public Enemy, and the Hold Steady. The aptly named underCOVER Tour will provide artists the opportunity to discuss and play songs by the musicians who influenced them and makes 10 stops across the country.

Blink-182, Weezer, Franz Ferdinand Play Free Festival!

Public Enemy, the National, Girl Talk, and many more will also perform at Virgin Mobile's "FreeFest." Click here for details!
Blink-182

Good news for penny pinchers: this year's installment of the Virgin Mobile Festival is completely free -- and the lineup kicks ass!

Album Stream: Beck Covers Dylan, YYYs Cover Ramones

Listen to Heroes, a star-studded compilation benefiting the War Child Organization.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs / Beck

If you're like us, you've been hoarding every opportunity to hear tracks from the forthcoming War Child benefit compilation Heroes.

SPIN.com's Best of the Week

Michael Jackson and Amy Winehouse make us wonder if the end is near. Plus: My Chemical Romance, Joaquin Phoenix, and more!
(left to right): Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse, Romance's Gerard Way, and Joaquin Phoenix

Is it just us, or is the whole world going crazy? Thriller is headed to Broadway. Reformed drug addict Amy Winehouse is planning to record her new album in smoke-friendly Jamaica. And Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, the world's best live band, used recorded tracks during their Super Bowl performance. Yup, the end is definitely near.

Exclusive Song: The Hold Steady Cover Springsteen

Hear the Brooklyn rabble-rousers' spot-on rendition of "Atlantic City"!
The Hold Steady / Bruce Springsteen

It's a no-brainer: The Hold Steady + Bruce Springsteen = absolute awesomeness. And you can hear it all below!

Hold Steady to Release Live Album and New Songs

Click here for details on the Brooklyn band's upcoming record and DVD documentary!
The Hold Steady

The Hold Steady, renowned for their excellent performances on the road, are releasing their first live album, A Positive Rage, April 7. And luckily for fans, the record also includes two previously unreleased songs!

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