New Albums from Arctic Monkeys, Jet, Matisyahu, and More

Get SPIN's take on the best and worst releases of the week!
Arctic Monkeys

Here's a rundown of the essential albums available online and in record stores today:

Jet, 'Shaka Rock' (Real Horrorshow/Five Seven)

Unapologetically retro, undeniably lunkheaded.

Jet’s third album, just like their second, is stuffed with swaggering, anthemic rock that you’ll swear someone else already wrote, which rarely compromises its appeal.

Watch: Mile High Fest Artist Interviews

The Fray, 3OH!3, Ani DiFranco, and six more sat down with SPIN this past weekend and we've got the videos to prove it!
SPIN's Daniel Casanova  with the Fray

Those of us not fortunate enough to be out in Colorado for the Mile High Festival this past weekend watching Tool's first performance in eighteen months or Gogol Bordello's crowd-surfing gypsy-punk can catch up on the excitement with SPIN's artist interviews, filmed live at the Budweiser Lager Sessions area.

SPIN.com's Best of the Week

While the world mourns Michael Jackson, we revisit the week's other stories: Chris Brown, Marilyn Manson, Eminem, Will.i.Am, and more!
Chris Brown / Marlyn Manson / Will.I.Am

In a week when the big news was the death of Michael Jackson, some of music's biggest stars were still making headlines: Chris Brown pled guilty to assaulting Rihanna, Marilyn Manson discussed $200K drug budgets, and Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.i.Am's entourage exchanged words -- and, allegedly, fists -- with gossip b

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!

Watch: Jet's Dizzying 'Teen Wolf' Video

A hottie dons a werewolf mask, races a BMX bike, and shoves ice cream in Lukas Haas' face! Confusing? Yes. Awesome? Um, yeah!
Is it Teen Wolf? Chewbacca? The star of Jet's new video

Hey, remember Jet? Those four shambolic Aussies whose ubiquitous, Iggy Pop-aping first single, 2003's "Are You Gonna Be My Girl," appeared in TV shows, video games, movies, and commercials for iPod and Budweiser?

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