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Filed under: Concerts and Tours There must be something in the air in Scandinavia that makes their creative types see the world differently from the rest of us. It's hard to pin down, they seem a little crazier, less inhibited and easily combustible. Oslo's Cocktail Slippers are certainly all of that - guitarist Rocket Queen gave Spinner an insight into their manic world... Describe your sound The sound of Cocktail Slippers...to me it's like the sound of coffee [...]

Filed under: Exclusive , Holy Hell , Book Club , Canada It's been said that they were famous before they ever played a show. With an unpredictable singer and an unbridled sound, legendary Toronto punks the Viletones were just as known for their antics on and off stage as they were for iconic underground songs like 'Screamin' Fist.' Although the history of the Toronto first-wave punk scene fell into relative obscurity after its early start [...]

Filed under: The Hit List When an act names an album after itself, it's often introducing itself to the world, signaling a rebirth or telling fans that this record is its magnum opus. Either that, or they're just not very good at titles. Some ('The Byrds ') have failed to live up to their creator's name, while others (' Christina Aguilera ') have accurately signaled the birth of a star. (By the way, R.E.M.' s 'Eponymous' doesn't count -- that's a title.) And acts with multiple self-titled discs ( Weezer , [...]

Filed under: News , UK Morrissey appeared on the long-running BBC radio programme 'Desert Island Discs' on Sunday (Nov. 29), where he picked a playlist of 1970s songs and said he found the idea of suicide "honourable." The BBC Radio 4 show's host Kirsty Young asked the former Smiths frontman, "Have you thought about being in control of your death? Have you thought about shuffling off this mortal coil at a time of your choosing?" Morrissey replied: "Yes I have. Yes I have, [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , Video , Movies Local political activists, musicians, and protesters opposed to the Bush administration joined forces for ' Gonzo Music Diaries ,' a documentary about the downfall of revolutionary music and the breakdown of democracy. Circulating around the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City, filmmaker Roy Szuper, serial concert attendee Concert Joe and punk rock enthusiast Tony Petrozza set out to arrange a music festival as a form of objection towards the convention's presence. Some of New York's most iconic figures took part [...]

Filed under: Music Appreciation When Drew Barrymore chose ' Whip It ' as her directorial debut, she picked the script partially for its exploration of friendship. "You love to rock out with your best friend and cruise and drive and listen to the Ramones and play air guitar," she says . "And yet, at the same time, they will come and slap you when you're acting out of line." The Ramones are the perfect band to illustrate her point. "Hey! Ho! Let's go!" [...]

Filed under: The Hit List They say winners never quit, but in the music biz there's something to be said for going out at the top of your game. Whether they left for greener pastures, fled amid feuds and controversy, or just dropped off the face of the earth, here are some of the biggest quitters in rock music history. D'Arcy Quits the Smashing Pumpkins : After five albums with the [...]

Filed under: The Hit List We're used to hearing the songs of summer to usher in the fun, but when it starts getting dark earlier and the school supplies overtake the beach toys aisle, fun seems like a pointless emotion. What about the anxiety, the dread, the clean slate and the bad rep? Here we present 20 musicians who've done their homework and succeeded in legitimizing back-to-school butterflies. 'Brain Damage,' Eminem [...]

Filed under: The Hit List The summer of 2000 belonged to ' Thong Song ' and ' Who Let the Dogs Out .' The dog days of 1997 would have been unrecognizable without ' MMMBop .' But the truly timeless songs of summer are the ones written about the season itself. These all-time summer hits are hotter than black vinyl car seats in Arizona and more fun than running through the sprinkler. 10. ' In the Summertime ,' Mungo [...]

Filed under: Movies Formed more than 12 years ago, Britain's Heavy Load , who call themselves "Brighton's answer to the Ramones ," is comprised of members with and without learning disabilities. The band began by playing gigs at social services and disability centers, and eventually gained enough clout to hit the UK festival circuit. And with last summer's rockumentary ' Heavy Load: A Film About Happiness ,' courtesy of ' Deep Water ' director Jerry Rothwell, their story was made available to an even wider audience. The film, [...]

Filed under: News , Rock Hall Although the Ramones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame seven years ago, Joey Ramone, who died prior to the ceremony, never got the proper honors that were entitled to him. Apparently, the induction award presentation and acceptance on his behalf were omitted from the ceremony schedule, so his statue was left at the dais. That oversight was finally corrected Thursday afternoon at the Rock and Roll Hall Annex NYC, where the induction award was formally re-presented for [...]

Filed under: News , Exclusive , Book Club They were a happy family ... or, something. If nothing else, Dee Dee Ramone and Vera Ramone King were punk's "first couple," long before Sid and Nancy's first kiss. And now Vera has lived to write a book about it. In 'Poisoned Heart: I Married Dee Dee Ramone,' Vera details their tumultuous relationship, in the process chronicling the history of the Ramones -- from Dee Dee's overdose on the set of 'Rock and Roll High School' to the turbulent recording sessions [...]

Filed under: News , Campaignwatch Spinner.com : One-time Lester Bangs in Birdland band member and a long-time president of Ramones Productions (he's Joey Ramone's brother), Mickey Leigh released a statement over the weekend declaring that Linda Cummings, widow of the late Johnny Ramone, has... Read more

Filed under: News , Album Spinner.com : Be it serious or ironic, everyone loves a good cover song (emphasis on good). NYC's indie darlings the French Kicks are no exception. To that end, the band released an EP this week comprised entirely of covers, titled, well, 'Covers,' which finds the... Read more