MGMT, Flaming Lips, Decemberists Headline Treasure Island Festival

Tickets onsale now for the October festival, also featuring MGMT, Girl Talk, and dozens more!
Treasure Island Headliners, MGMT / Photographed for SPIN Magazine by Nick Haymes

This year's Treasure Island Festival is sure to be a doozy. Taking place October 17-18 at on Treasure Island in San Francisco, the festival boasts headlining bands like the Decemberists, MGMT, and psychedelic bubble blowers the Flaming Lips, and the supporting line-up is just as sure to excite.

Avril Lavigne's Crotch, Billy Corgan's New Religion

Plus: Courtney Love's rectal expertise, more Kanye jokes, and more Web Weirdness of the week!
Nick Cave and Avril Lavigne

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LISTEN: Kid Cudi Collabo with MGMT, Ratatat

The Cleveland rapper drinks the Brooklyn bands' Kool Aid on his new single!
MGMT / Kid Cudi

MGMT are out in full force on Kid Cudi's latest single, "Pursuit of Happiness." Listen below.

Watch: Beck & MGMT Cover Leonard Cohen

Devendra Banhart, Little Joy, and Wolfmother also join in for second installment of Beck's Record Club project.
BECK

For the second post in his much-hyped Record Club project, Beck has teamed up with Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser of MGMT -- plus freak-folk star Devendra Banhart, Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother, and Binki Shapiro of Little Joy -- for a fresh take on Leonard Cohen's 1968 classic love song "Suzanne" Watch it below.

MGMT Discuss New Album

The Brooklyn duo have ten songs in progress for their 2010 release, and plan to write and record more!
MGMT's Andrew VanWyngarden

Brooklyn duo MGMT continue to charm the pants off festival crowds this summer with their psychedelic dance tunes. But what's up with that new album, Congratulations?

Jay-Z Recruits MGMT for 'Blueprint 3'!

Rihanna, Drake, Kid Cudi, and Mr. Hudson also have guest spots on the September release -- and Kanye's producing! Click here for details.
Jay-Z and MGMT

Sorry, Paul McCartney -- Jay-Z beat you to a MGMT collaboration!

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