Q&A: Aziz Ansari
The comic costar of NBC's Parks and Recreation and the film Funny People, on the soundtrack to his life.
By Phoebe Reilly 07.01.09 4:09 PM
What was the first album you bought with your own money?
Vanilla Ice’s To the Extreme, but let’s not put it all on me. Plenty of people were into the Ice Man. It’s not like Vanilla Ice sold ten records, and I’m one of the ten people that bought it. We all got fooled. I just happened to be at the age when it was the first album I bought.
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MTV Movie Awards: Samberg, K-Stew, Eminem, and More
SPIN's Phoebe Reilly riffs on the night's six most amusing -- and most appalling -- moments.
By Phoebe Reilly 06.01.09 7:03 AM
In case you missed the MTV Movie Awards last night -- or only half-watched it, like I did -- here's our verdict on the night's hot topics:
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Listening In: Mindy Kaling
"I'd rather have someone read my diary than look at my iPod," says The Office star. Read our Q&A.
By Phoebe Reilly 05.20.09 9:07 AM
What was the last concert you went to?
I saw the Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem at the Hollywood Bowl last summer. I don't mean to be the douche bag that says, "The Arcade Fire were transporting!" But they were transporting. And I was only there because I have a big crush on [LCD's] James Murphy, but I was like, "I can get behind this 116-member-band thing."
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Bat for Lashes Soars in NYC
The British singer evokes Stevie Nicks' ethereal flair. Click here for a review and photos!
By Phoebe Reilly 05.01.09 4:36 PM
Waiting for Bat for Lashes to take the stage at NYC's Bowery Ballroom last night, I overheard one guy next to me counseling another: "Don't get your hopes up. What if she's not as good as you expect?" To which his friend responded, "It's Natasha! It's going to be amazing."
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The Awesome Teen Comedy Is Back!
SPIN's Phoebe Reilly on Adventureland, which channels John Hughes' '80s glory days.
By Phoebe Reilly 04.03.09 1:02 PM
Adventureland is set in 1987, the same year that John Hughes released his last coming-of-age drama, Some Kind of Wonderful, which is a total coincidence but an appropriate one. While Hughes never again delivered a classic on par with The Breakfast Club or Ferris Bueller's Day Off, it's possible that with Adventureland, writer-director Greg Mottola has.
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Bat for Lashes: Bat Power
She sprinkles her haunting chamber pop with Karate Kid references and landed a reclusive legend for a cameo. But is Bat for Lashes' Natasha Khan ready to take flight?
By Phoebe Reilly 03.25.09 6:17 PM
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