It takes a special kind of band, and a special kind of slow news day, for us to get excited about an album cover preview. We heard enough new material Monday night to know we're gonna dig the new…   Read Story »

Spoon slid into Bowery last night for an expectedly excellent "secret show" (which sold-out soon after going on sale, so yes, very secret), knocking out 17 of your favorites and five cuts from the…   Read Story »

Although the overarching collection of songs still lacks a title, that hasn't stopped Spoon from divulging the titles of the individual tracks comprised by the band's forthcoming, sixth album, due…   Read Story »

As promised, here's our last photo roundup of the shows we hit and folks we pestered on the streets of Austin during this year's South By Southwest music festival. All in all we had a great time, saw…   Read Story »

As much as the stated intention of the annual trek to Austin is to discover new music, we couldn't resist checking in with hometown heroes Spoon at Stubb's for the Esquire showcase on Saturday night.…   Read Story »

With more acts than you can shake a wristband at added by the day to the SXSW 2007 lineup, it'll be tough for any one showcase to be a must-hit -- but Esquire's booked a doozy. The Stooges, Kings Of…   Read Story »

We're already commiserating over this year's Grammy nods, but it's never too early to get unexcited for the Oscar nods for Best Original Song. Relevance aside, how cool would it be if Spoon or…   Read Story »

Our next installment of This Week In Covers comes from LA alt-rock band Rock Kills Kid, who tackle Spoon's "I Turn My Camera On." The cut comes from the latest edition of The OC Mix, which is a…   Read Story »

Here's a stream of the latest from Britt Daniel and band; it's quick, with sunny piano-and-guit changes, and packing the sort of "hey, okay!" melody that's perfect for a slow walk out of your local…   Read Story »

Next month, Will Ferrell, Emma Thompson, Dustin Hoffman and Maggie Gyllenhall are pulling together for a surreal flick, in which Will plays a ho-hum IRS agent who realizes that his life is controlled…   Read Story »