>WEEZER HIT THE BEACH Go behind the scenes of this month’s cover shoot with Rivers Cuomo and the guys as they cut loose at Los Angeles’ Venice Beach. spin.com/weezer-video
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It’s great to see that R.E.M. can not only own up to a less-than-stellar album, Around the Sun, but also can learn and grow from it [“ R.E.BORN,” April]. They’re back and better than ever, and hopefully a whole new generation of fans will discover how awesome they are.
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>COACHELLA MEMORIES Hang out at our Coachella house, and watch exclusive footage of Love and Rockets, the National, Black Lips, St. Vincent, Les Savy Fav, Man Man, Metric, and many others who stopped in to chat and sometimes perform. spin.com/coachella08
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Before I read Charles Aaron’s article
about Bradford Cox [“Pretzel
Logic,” April], I had never listened
to Deerhunter or Atlas Sound, yet I
was immediately interested in Cox’s
story. The piece was enlightening and
portrayed Cox for what he really is:
human. I admire him for being so open
about his uncertainty and self-doubt.
Thanks for exposing me to yet another
brilliant artist. This is why I love Spin.
ABB Y CLINTON
JOLIET, ILLINOIS
have been kind of polarizing.” In effect,
he has proved Against Me!’s point.
Ross sounds like a politician—instead
of a true response, he has offered a
middle-of-the-road opinion no one
finds offensive or challenging.
PETER TREADWAY
BALTIMORE
>KUWAIT AND SEE
Watch a series of video travel
blogs, plus footage documenting
the onstage reunion of Filter with
ex-bassist Frank Cavanaugh, a U.S.
Army sergeant who was recently
deployed to Iraq, at the Operation
MySpace concert.
spin.com/kuwait
>WILD IN THE STREETS
Check out You Tube clips and other
Web footage that opened the
world’s eyes to the anti-emo riots
in Mexico.
spin.com/emo-riots
Pussyfooting at
the Disco
In the interview with Panic at the Disco
guitarist Ryan Ross [The Inquisition,
April], he was asked about Against
Me!’s “Piss and Vinegar,” which was
written about his band. Ross’ response:
“I can’t expect everybody to appreciate
what we do. Our stage shows especially
On the Money How convenient that salary sleuth David Browne neglected to investigate the paychecks of music journalists or editors [“Who Earns What,” April]. You guys got something to hide besides all those free CDs and concert tickets?
DION DIVALLI
BROOK, NEW JERSEY
You’ve told us how much people make in different music-industry jobs. Now tell us how to get these jobs—like musician’s assistant or tour manager.
SHANA NEUSTEL
SPEARFISH, SOUTH DAKOTA
All the President’s Bands It is unfair to suggest that Vote for Change was a failure [“Power Ballots,” April]. Though it didn’t unseat President Bush in 2004, it did have considerable impact, raising not only a sizable amount of money but also voter awareness. Moby is wrong; entertainers active in politics do make a tangible difference. It is when people get apolitical that there are problems.
KENNETH ZIMMERMAN HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA
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