Eddy Current Suppression Ring

Melbourne garage punks won't quit their day jobs.
Photographed for SPIN in Melbourne by Ali McCann

Having recorded their first album in three hours, Eddy Current Suppression Ring decided to take their time on their second, Primary Colours: a whole day. "Our songs aren't really brain surgery," says guitarist Mikey Young.

Indie Rockers Find New Fans in the Preschool Set

Move over Raffi: Sesame Street is bringing the cool to the kids. SPIN's Ellen Carpenter explains one toddler's obsession with ... Feist.
Feist on Sesame Street set / Photo by Theo Wargo/Sesame Street Workshop

This weekend I watched Feist’s "1234" video at least 15 times.

End the Trend: The Lumberjack Look!

Is the Brawny paper towel mascot to blame for music's most tired fashion trend? SPIN's Ellen Carpenter investigates.
Band of Horses' Ben Bridewell

My friend Emily and I went to see Fleet Foxes play at New York’s Webster Hall on Sunday night. After procuring two Bud Lights (because we’re classy), I came up with a fun drinking game: Every time we saw a guy with a bushy beard, we’d take a gulp; for a bearded guy in buffalo-check flannel, two gulps.

I’m still nursing a hangover.

A New Episode for Grant-Lee Phillips

March 5th, 2004
Sin-é
New York City
March 5th, 2004
Sin-é
New York City
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