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Filed under: Video of the Day Artist: Cake Video: 'Mustache Man (Wasted)' Highlight: "We knew from the outset that we wanted a video that was exciting and funny -- but also a bit unnerving," guitarist Xan McCurdy tells Spinner. "Alicia (J. Rose, our director) delivered that -- and more." Singer John McCrea adds, "We wanted a video that was both creepy AND life-affirming. I think we got more than we bargained for here." [...]

Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive Jana Chillieno Kami Thompson 's path to a music career seems like a natural one given where she comes from: Her parents are the British folk rock performers Richard and Linda Thompson, and her brother Teddy is also a musical artist. Yet for Kami, joining the family profession started out with hesitation. "I didn't think I'd be any good," she tells Spinner. "Yet [...]

Filed under: News Getty Images NORTH GREENFIELD, Ind. -- Steven Tyler says he meant to sing the national anthem like that. The Aerosmith frontman and " American Idol " judge endured plenty of jabs after his rendition of the anthem at the AFC Championship game last month, but Tyler says he doesn't understand what all the fuss was about. "I don't know. As I said before, I put emphasis [...]

Filed under: News , New Music , New Releases Ebru Yildiz Brooklyn is home to some of music's best up-and-coming rock bands, and the Freshkills are no strangers to that scene. They've been pushing the limits of lyricism with spoonfuls of New York grit since the beginning of the Brooklyn musical renaissance. The band tapped Jim Sclavunos ( Sonic Youth ) to produce their third release, 'Raise Up the Sheets,' a raucous new indie record. [...]

Filed under: News , Exclusive Charles Epting At this year's NAMM convention in Anaheim, Calif., Martin Guitars unveiled a special model guitar in honor of one of the most iconic groups from the '60s, the Mamas and the Papas . The story behind it is special, as is the woman who was on hand to sit and play the guitar, the lone surviving member of the group, Michelle Phillips . The project [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News AFP/Getty Images Adam Lambert is on a roll! After premiering the amazing new music video for his 'Trespassing' lead single ' Better Than I Know Myself ' today (Feb. 3), the singer has confirmed that he's set to join legendary rock band Queen as the group's new frontman ! Rumors of Lambert's candidacy first started circulating back in December when drummer Roger [...]

Filed under: News Ebet Roberts, Redferns The lead singer of Question Mark and the Mysterians , the garage rock titans best known for their 1966 hit '96 Tears,' is outraged that a 17-year-old cancer survivor has been suspended from his Michigan high school for having hair longer than school rules permit. This is not a case of teen rebellion, either -- J.T. Gaskins was growing out his hair for Locks of Love, a charity [...]

Filed under: News , Video , Television YouTube.com By this time, you either love Lana Del Rey or you can't stand her. Either way, there's no chance of the puffy-lipped lady leaving the spotlight anytime soon -- she still has the rest of the world to conquer. On Thursday night, Del Rey made a powerful ally in funnyman David Letterman, as the talk show host was positively smitten with the Internet sensation. [...]

Getty|WireImage|Redferns Washington's Sasquatch! Music Festival has just announced its 2012 lineup, featuring headliners Jack White , Beck , Bon Iver , Pretty Lights , Tenacious D , The Shins and more. The four-day festival, which takes place over May 25-28 (Memorial Day Weekend) at The Gorge, a venue in the cliffs above the Columbia River Gorge in Quincy, Wash., is known for the variety of musical styles represented at its annual events, and this year is no exception.

Filed under: Video of the Day Artist: Imelda May Video: 'Inside Out' Highlight: Throwback burlesque imagery and classic blues instrumentation make up the core of Imelda May's 'Inside Out' video. The track is the fourth single from the Irish rockabilly artist's latest release, 'Mayhem' Watch Imelda May's 'Inside Out' Video

Filed under: Exclusive , RPM , New Music Olivia Hemaratanatorn Artist: Princeton Hails From: L.A. Song: 'Florida,' 'Florida ( Cosmic Kids Remix)' Sounds Like: Whitest Boy Alive Phoenix In Their Words: "'Florida' is a funny, dark story about a delusional guy living in [...]

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Filed under: Concerts and Tours , The Hit List Frank Micelotta, Getty Images It's hard to criticize anyone who has to perform during the Super Bowl halftime show: They're live (mostly) in front of an absurdly large audience on a stage that's set up in under 10 minutes. That said, we'll gladly pick apart the performances and bring you the 10 best bloopers of all time. Lip-syncing, flashing, technical errors and downright bad judgment -- it's all here! [...]

Filed under: News , Exclusive , New Releases Caitlin Durlak | AFP/Getty Images The Constantines always projected a working-class vibe, but no one could have predicted that, after the band went on extended hiatus in 2010, frontman Bry Webb would nearly give up music completely to join the working class. After celebrating the Ontario band's 10 anniversary with a series of shows in 2010, the Constantines announced they would be [...]

Filed under: News , Exclusive , New Music Chromewaves When Rich Aucoin puts on a show, it's less of a concert than it is a wild party that Aucoin happily provides the soundtrack for. Confetti, projections and, yes, even a parachute keep his audiences entertained. But that's just the beginning; the Halifax popster behind 2011's 'We're All Dying to Live' plans on stepping it up this summer. "When I play festivals this [...]

Filed under: News , Video , New Music Martin Sanmiguel | Joel Saget, AFP With Leonard Cohen fans poring over his just-released 'Old Ideas' album ( which you can stream here ), we knew it was just a matter of time before more Cohen covers came in. New York indie darlings Cults were quick on the draw here, too -- though they opted for an older track from the legendary [...]

Filed under: News Dave M. Benett, Getty Images George Harrison 's talented son Dhani Harrison is engaged, according to the Toronto Sun. The singer and guitarist recently proposed to his longtime girlfriend , Icelandic beauty Solveig Karadottir , a former model and psychologist. The 33-year-old Harrison is the son of the famous Beatle and his second wife Olivia, and has been a professional musician since the death of his [...]

Filed under: News Eamonn McCabe, Redferns NFL bosses have banned Gary Glitter songs from being playing at this Sunday's Super Bowl. The pedophile pop star created a stir when fans believed he stood to rake in thousands of dollars if his 1972 anthem 'Rock and Roll Part 2' was blasted at Indianapolis' Lucas Oil Stadium. It was also recently reported that Super Bowl contestants the New England Patriots use the song to [...]

Filed under: News , I Fought the Law Frazer Harrison, Getty Images We thought Courtney Love could never shock us again, but then we read this: According to newly revealed court documents, (via the Daily Mail) Frances Bean Cobain accused her rock-star mother of killing two of the family pets . Cobain claimed her mother's hoarding caused the death of two family pets. Her beloved cat died after becoming entangled [...]

Filed under: News , Monthly Mixtape Dusdin Condren, Elise Rasmussen, Collier Schorr January 2012 was weird. Newt Gingrich reinflated his balloon-man arms with super PAC cash, Beyonce and Jay-Z birthed the world's smallest overlord and Kim Dotcom became a Internet legend. With ever-growing evidence that the end of the world is nigh, we at Spinner have realized that life is too short to sweat the small stuff. So forget the daily hullabaloo and check [...]

Filed under: Video of the Day Artist: The Two Video: 'I Wanna Be With You Again' Highlight: "First song we ever wrote and sang together," singer Ara Starck tells Spinner. "We recorded it during the night. It was the starting point of 'The Two.'" Watch The Two's 'I Wanna Be With You Again' Video