Yeasayer Speaks To Spin Mag At Download Festival

Enjoy the full piece here.

Visit Yeasayer on MySpace.

The band recently performed on Jools Holland.

MP3: Yeasayer - 2080

Spin Magazine Reviews ATJ Fest 2008

The publication's favorite acts:

Pela
Senryu
The Antlers
Bryan Scary

Enjoy their extensive recap here.

MP3: The Antlers - On The Roof

Tilly & The Wall Are Spin's Artist Of The Day

Read the full feature here.

The band's third LP, O, is out on June 17th.

Visit Tilly & The Wall on MySpace.

MP3: Tilly & The Wall - Cacophony

Pattern Is Movement: Spin's Artist Of The Day

The mag describes their new LP as 'epic and understated'!

Read the full feature here.

Visit Pattern Is Movement on MySpace.

MP3: PIM - Right Away

FM Belfast Is Spin's Artist Of The Day

Let's hear it for Icelandic synth-pop!

Read Spin's full feature here.

Visit FM Belfast on MySpace.

MP3: FM Belfast - Tropical

The Dodos Are Spin's Artist Of The Day

Congrats, guys!

Read the mag's full feature here.

Visit The Dodos on MySpace.

MP3: The Dodos - Jodi

The Lisps Are Spin's Artist Of The Day

"Like an old-time variety show, The Lisps' songs tap dance between simple country guitar melodies to a cacophony of melodica, horns and even bag pipes. Above the din, Sammy Tunis and Cesar Alvarez trade lyrics so sweet and silly they sound like the Moldy Peaches' campy, country cousin."

Read the full feature here!

Visit The Lisps on MySpace.

MP3: The Lisps - Brackish Water

Spin's 'Artists To Watch In 2008'

Did your favorites make the cut?

Jay Reatard
Margot & The Nuclear So & So's
Santogold
Black Tide
The Wombats
B.O.B.
Duffy
Chester French

Visit Spin's official site here.

MP3: The Wombats - Backfire At The Disco

Beth Ditto Bares Her Soul To 'Spin'

Here are some snippets from her recent Q&A session.

Do you find it at all marginalizing to be on Music With A Twist, a Columbia subsidiary for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender artists?
No, I love being on a queer label. You're sitting in a room with a group of people who have all the same reference points as you, you don't have to explain anything about your identity to them, and people aren't like, "What's a tranny?" It's not about integration versus segregation; it's just a way to get the music out there.

You've said that you think being a bigger, gay woman might have held the band back from mainstream success, but do you think it's also worked to your advantage?
I never would say that it worked to our advantage, but I think it's a breath of fresh air for a lot of people. And you gotta play the game. If you can work it, then you work it no matter what. And talent transcends all those things.

What do you make of the fact that the Gossip are very popular in the U.K. but not nearly as well known over here?
Sometimes I think of America as this imperial child of England that doesn't know what to do until England tells it. But I'm ready for the backlash over there. It's coming!

Read the rest of the feature here.

MP3: The Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control [alt link]

Interpol Goes #2 In UK + Spin Cover

After an impressive first week sales tally here in the US for their latest album (and major label debut), Our Love To Admire, landing them at #4 on Billboard, Interpol has achieved the same feat across the pond, claiming the runner-up spot on the latest edition of the UK album charts. The rest of the top 10 shapes up like this:

10. Kings Of Leon - Because Of The Times
9. Editors - An End Has A Start
8. Take That - Never Forget
7. Cherry Ghost - Thirst For Romance
6. Nelly Furtado - Loose
5. Chemical Brothers - We Are The Night
4. Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgeist
3. Traveling Wilburys - Collection
2. Interpol - Our Love To Admire
1. Enemy - We'll Live And Die In These Towns

Interpol is the featured cover story in this month's Spin. Check out some amazing pics from the magazine's photo shoot here via ONTD.

MP3: Interpol - Wrecking Ball

The Silent Years Make it to Round Four...

of the Spin Artist of the Year Contest. Why this contest is still going on when we are already nearly 3 months into 2007, I have no clue but the news that one of our favourite groups are in the final four is pretty exciting. The Silent Years are up against Boys Like Girls while The Rewinds vs. Sam Roberts Band. You can go vote now.

Spin is giving a lot of love to the bands in our Spring Fling showcase actually. Locksley have an adorable full page photoshoot and article in this month's issue.

Speaking of Spin, they named O'death their artist of the day on the 20th. O'death, the little band that could. They have just been signed to Gigantic Records and all those heading to SXSW can catch them in the label's showcase there. Did I ever tell you that I used to be Greg O'death's managing editor on our high school literary magazine? Um not to brag or nothing, but we won the top prize for best HS literary magazine in the country that year...I'm just saying.

Spin's Artist of the Year

Spin's a little behind on this one but after searching through 365 of their Artists of the Day, they have compiled a shortlist for Artist of the Year.

Voting starts today for "round one." Music Slut favourites The Silent Years are pitted against Office in the Underground category. Vote here.

PS: The Silent Years will also be playing The Music Slut's Spring Fling on March 24th, hurrah!, details to come soon.

Spin: Better Late Than Never I Suppose

Do you know what is awesome about Spin Magazine? I totally just received my September issue in the mail TODAY. Rock.
That being said, I am not below groveling for a gig...
Four reasons why Spin should hire me:
1) I am a procrastinator too! We have things in common!
2) I good at the writing
3) I am very very nice…unless I am being very very mean.
4) I a’m hot