Tough Questions for... Wayne Coyne

Flaming Lips frontman fields queries on his band's confetti budget, working at Long John Silver's, and his new film, Christmas on Mars.
Photograph by Jeremy Williams

If you're hankering to see a low-budget sci-fi movie featuring a suicidal Santa that very loosely concerns the fate of the first baby conceived in space, then by all means, check out Christmas on Mars. That such an offbeat film is the directorial debut of Wayne Coyne, frontman of psych-rock oddballs the Flaming Lips, should surprise no one.

The Inquisition: Scott Weiland

From STP to Velvet Revolver to his new solo album, Weiland has mastered the art of living on the edge.
Photo by Darren Ankenman

The binges, the arrests, the pimp hats -- Scott Weiland has lived dangerously for much of the past two decades. But the man can safely claim to be one of the most successful artists of the past 20 years, pushing 35 million records worldwide as frontman for grunge-era scene-stealers Stone Temple Pilots and supergroup Velvet Revolver.

The Inquisition: T-Pain

T-Pain / Photo by Zach Wolfe

In 2005, Faheem Najm (a.k.a. T-Pain) descended on the scene armed with a quavering robo-tenor, audacious top hats, and an endless supply of lyrics about strippers.

Jack Black Gets in Touch with His Inner Child in "School of Rock"

In this uncut transcript of his interview with Spin, Jack
Jack Black

SPIN: Do you ever miss the old Tenacious D days, when people didn't know who you were?

JACK BLACK: There were some good times, but no, things are good.

Why don't you miss them?

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