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“THE BLOOM OF IMAGINATION THAT HAPPENS
WHEN THINGS ARE MISTRANSLATED IS A

PRINCIPLE IN THE MUSIC I WRITE.” —Dirty Projectors’ David Longstreth (fourth from left), page 44

JULY 2009

12 CONTRIBUTORS
14 EDI TOR’S LET TER
16 FEEDBACK
20 SOUNDCHECK

27 NOISE
The Inquisition: Tori Amos
In My Room: Sonic Youth’s Kim
Gordon and Thurston Moore
Listening In: Aziz Ansari
What You Need: Beach accessories
Breaking Out: Dirty Projectors,
Gallows, and Crocodiles
The SPIN Mix: Songs you must
hear now!
Plus: The mysterious project
from Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse,
and David Lynch; the book on freak
folk; and rock’s May-December
romances

79 REVIEWS
Music: Wilco’s Wilco (the album),
Busta Rhymes’ Back on My B.S.,
the Gossip’s Music for Men, the Fiery
Furnaces’ I’m Going Away, Regina
Spektor’s Far, Eminem’s Relapse,
and dozens more!
Live: Kurt Cobain faves the
Vaselines finally play Los Angeles.
Movies: (500) Days of Summer ;
Soul Power ; Whatever Works; and
Food, Inc.
Games: Three new fight games
step into the ring.

100 ENCORE Ten years ago this month, SPIN gave Axl Rose his very own (ahem) oral history.

Jeremy williams

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