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.

Danzig, Of Montreal Set for Austin's Fun Fun Fun Fest

Ratatat, the Jesus Lizard, and more join eighty other artists in Texas this November.
Of Montreal

An event that bills itself as Fun Fun Fun Fest sets the bar pretty high for itself, but this year's line-up indeed promises good times.

Danzig, Ratatat, Jesus Lizard, Of Montreal, Yeasayer, Mission of Burma, Fucked Up, and Les Savy Fav lead the acts set to take over the festival's four color-coded stages in Austin, Texas' Waterloo Park, November 7-8.

A Wild Weekend at Portland's Music Fest NW

Check out photos and reviews of sets from heavyweights like Built to Spill and Les Savy Fav, plus many up-and-comers from the around-the-clock festival.
Past Lives / Photo by Josh Elliott

Friday:

SPIN's Week in Review, July 7-11

What we learned this week: The Smashing Pumpkins are turning 20. Beck may carry a little Guilt, but he's as good as ever. And much more.
The Smashing Pumpkins / Photo by Ben Solomon

After the smoke cleared and the hangovers faded from the weekend's big bombs and bashes, the party raged on as the Smashing Pumpkins unveiled plans to celebrate their 20th anniversary, the fruits of Beck and Danger Mouse's partnership arrived, and Albert Hammond Jr. went to bat. Let's recap:

Available Today: July 8, 2008

Get our take on new albums from Beck, Albert Hammond Jr., Ratatat, and more out today!
Beck / Photo by Drew Brown

Here's a rundown of what's available online and in record stores this week. Click each album title to read Spin's review:

Beck, Modern Guilt: Pop's two cleverest auteurs decide to carpool.

Ratatat Add Dates to Summer Tour

Brooklyn's eclectic electronica duo return with more U.S. dates behind LP3, which drops stateside today (July 8).
Ratatat / Photo by James Kendi

Who? Guitarist Mike Stroud and multi-instrumentalist Evan Mast, who, together as Brooklyn's Ratatat, dig deep into the studio and spool a blip and blop fusion of electro-rock-and-pop, which at times, even ventures into hip-hop and reggae territory.

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