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NICK HAYMES

DEPARTMENTS

FEBRUARY 2009

12 CONTRIBUTORS
16 EDI TOR’S LET TER
18 FEEDBACK
20 SOUNDCHECK
27 NOISE
The Album Recipe: The Living

Things’ Habeas Corpus

Listening In: Kevin Connolly

The After Party: Snow Patrol

What You Need: New rock’n’roll

sneakers

In My Room: The Von Bondies’

Jason Stollsteimer

The Inquisition: Lionel Richie

The SPIN Mix: Songs you must

hear now!

Plus: Ukuleles get hip, George

Clinton’s new brush with greatness,

and the SPIN 20

77 REVIEWS

Music: Bruce Springsteen’s

Working on a Dream; Lily Allen’s

It’s Not Me, It’s You; Antony and

the Johnsons’ The Crying Light;

Morrissey’s Years of Refusal; Jim

Jones’ Pray IV Reign; Heartless

Bastards’ The Mountain; and dozens

more! Plus: reissues and essential

punk funk.

Movies: Two Lovers, Medicine

for Melancholy, Gomorrah, and

Donkey Punch

Games: Reboots and remakes

Live: Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy

Corgan makes enemies of fans in

Los Angeles

96 ENCORE

February 1973: Alice Cooper meets

Salvador Dalí.

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