SPIN.com's Best of the Week

STP debut new album, Kanye drops a haunting video, and Steve Tyler reunites with Aerosmith. Plus: Hold Steady, Broken Bells, and more.
Steven Tyler / Kanye West/ Scott Weiland

This week, Stone Temple Pilots debuted their new album, Aerosmith reunited for a summer tour, and Kanye dropped a haunting new video. Meanwhile, Thom Yorke's supergroup will hit the road, and Vampire Weekend's guitarist spoke out about his homosexuality and music.

These stories, plus the week's top news, audio/video, and live reviews, below.

Q&A: Patrick Stump

The Fall Out Boy frontman on rediscovering his inner funk, going solo, and over-sharing on Facebook.
Patrick Stump talks to SPIN.com

Patrick Stump is working through an identity crisis.

The 25-year-old is currently living in Los Angeles, recording, producing, and playing all the instruments on his yet-to-be-titled debut solo album, tentatively due this summer. And with Fall Out Boy on hiatus, the Chicago native is free to shed his pop-punk image for ... well, that's the problem -- he's not entirely sure.

SPIN.com's Best of the Week

Fall Out Boy fallout, Lost star Emilie de Ravin's favorite tunes, Steven Tyler's lawsuit. Plus: Frances Bean Cobain, Jay Reatard, and more.
Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz, <i>Lost</i>'s Emilie de Ravin, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler (from left)

This week, Fall Out Boy members discussed the band's uncertain future, Jay Reatard's death was ruled a drug overdose, and Francis Bean Cobain made her musical debut. Meanwhile, Steven Tyler threatened to sue his Aerosmith bandmates, and Lost actress Emilie de Ravin shared what's on her iPod.

Update: Fall Out Boy Downplay Breakup Chatter

The musicians take to Twitter to combat talk of their demise -- with humor and some famous guest stars.
Fall Out Boy

FIRST LISTEN: 'Alice in Wonderland' Soundtrack!

Preview new songs from Franz Ferdinand, Wolfmother, Owl City, and more!
Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos / Wolfmother's Andrew Stockdale

Franz Ferdinand, Wolfmother, Avril Lavigne, Owl City, and Pete Wentz and Mark Hoppus, among others, have re-imagined songs from the 1951 movie classic Alice in Wonderland for Tim Burton's psychedelic remake of the Disney film, in theatres March 5. The star-studded soundtrack drops March 2 -- but you can preview most songs right now!

Breaking: More Fall Out Boy Fallout

Following Patrick Stump's comments about the band's future, drummer Andy Hurley admits: "I dont know what's going to happen."
Fall Out Boy

Tuesday afternoon, in a previously scheduled interview, Fall Out Boy frontman Patrick Stump responded to bassist Pete Wentz' recent Twitter comments about the uncertain future of the Chicago-based band, telling SPIN.com: "I'm not in Fall Out Boy right now... Whether we play again or not, I don't know."

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