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camera am
I supposed
to look into?”

>GYM CLASS HEROES

TAKE OVER

To celebrate the launch of their new album, Travis McCoy and Co. are being handed the keys to SPIN.com’s castle—passwords and all. That’s right: Gym Class Heroes are taking over our website for a day. For details, go to: spin.com/gym-class-takeover

>THE DARK CRYSTAL

NINE INCH NAILS

DUFFY FLEETFOXES

★

SHE & HIM

NAS PAULWELLER

★

WOLF PARADE

Hot and Coldplay After seeing Coldplay mocked in movies and hearing about Chris Martin’s “God complex,” I was glad Michael Joseph Gross gave the band a chance to brush the critics off [“Shine On,” July]. Thanks for covering Coldplay’s experimentation/accessibility balancing act and their push to be as big as they deserve to be!

MARTIN FITZPATRICK

DES MOINES, IOWA

VIVA

COLD

PLAY!

BY MICHAEL JOSEPH GROSS P^HOTOS BY TAKAY

CHRIS MARTIN ON LIFE LIBERTY

AND THEIR

AND COMPANY

, ,

NEW ALBUM

★★★★

½

“I’d be surprised if i^t didn’t ^put ^an end to all violence and suf^fering.”

Our video cameras were on hand to document this issue’s Crystal Castles photo shoot. Check out our intimate portrait of the Canadian electro-noise duo. spin.com/crystal-castles-video

>MORE PATTI SMITH

N. BEHND THESCEESO THIS O N F PH TOSHOOT

SPI COM GO I

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Head to SPIN.com for a video interview with Steven Sebring, who directed Patti Smith: Dream of Life, a new documentary about the rock icon. spin.com/steven-sebring

>LINER NOTES

Thanks for your excellent profile on Coldplay. I learned something I’ve always wondered about: I now know that boring music is made by boring people in boring bands. Mystery solved!

EDWARD HYER
MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA

to be epic, but then I stumbled across page 50. There in bold, black letters rested the name of my biggest musical crush to date, Lykke Li [Breaking Out, July]. Naturally, I already knew everything about her, except the pronunciation of her name. That bit has vexed me for the longest time. Thanks!

DAVID HUDSON
SEVEN HILLS, OHIO
Graham Coxon), it’s definitely time to
dig into his back catalog. Everything
except the Style Council’s Confessions
of a Pop Group, that is.
EMMA BILLOT
MADISON, WISCONSIN

Our book club hosts its first Liner Notes event in New York this month, a benefit for Housing Works’ AIDS charity, featuring a live performance by Tegan Quin. Visit SPIN.com for details and, after the event, for video recaps. spin.com/liner-notes

Can you tell me who designed the
Edwardian-looking jackets that
Coldplay wore on the cover?
IAN CRUZ
NEW YORK CITY
Correction
The review of the Watson Twins’ Fire
Songs in the July issue was written by
Mikael Wood.
The SPIN.com Poll
Editor’s note: The band members
designed their own outfits and had
tailors construct them.
Swede Dream
When I saw Coldplay on the cover of
your latest issue, I knew it was going
Style Counselor

Paul Weller may be one of rock’s best-known curmudgeons, but his interview with Nick Duerden [The Spin Interview, July] showed a different side of the Modfather. Good job getting him to open up. And now that Weller is experiencing a minor renaissance (and duetting with

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We headed to Seattle for Sub Pop’s 20th anniversary spectacular because our bosses paid our way. What band that didn’t play would have made you hop a plane?

A Soundgarden
B The Afghan Whigs
C The Postal Service
D The Shins
E Sunny Day Real Estate

Cast your vote at SPIN.com!