Listening In: Drew Barrymore

Indie-rock lover and star of this month's Going the Distance, on the music that changed her life
Drew Barrymore
What was the last concert you attended?
Miike Snow. They came onstage [in L.A.] wearing white masks under a strobe light, and I was like, "Thank you!" I came to see a show and I got a show.

Do you have a go-to karaoke song?

Breaking Out: First Aid Kit

Harmony-loving teens get a helping hand from their father and a fellow Swede.
First Aid Kit / Photo by Eva Edsjo

For Swedish siblings Johanna and Klara Söderberg, singing is in the blood. "We love the Louvin Brothers and the Carter Family," gushes Klara, 17, a wide-eyed beauty who's two years younger than her sister.

WATCH: At Home with Jenny Lewis & Johnathan Rice

See the lovebirds and musical collaborators talk about their favorite things in their SoCal abode.
Jenny Lewis & Johnathan Rice

Real-life couple Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice are taking their romantically-tinged debut album as Jenny & Johnny, I'm Having Fun Now, out on the road this fall. But first, the duo invited SPIN into their L.A.-area living room and showed us some of their favorite things. Watch the video below!

EXCLUSIVE: Taylor Momsen Talks Music, Style

The Pretty Reckless singer and Gossip Girl star chats with SPIN at her recent photo shoot.

With her provocative look and raw rock sound, Taylor Momsen is heating up the pages of this month's SPIN -- and our video cameras were there as Dan Martensen photographed the Gossip Girl star and Pretty Reckless frontwoman for our exclusive spread. Watch the video below!

Tough Questions for Phil Collins

The singer talks Genesis, Zeppelin, Mike Tyson, and the Geico gecko.
Phil Collins

It would be both annoying and inaccurate to quip that diminutive, balding drummer-turned-singer Phil Collins became a music-industry titan against all odds. As evidenced by his multitude of hits, both solo and with Genesis, the 59-year-old Englishman made banging out karaoke favorites look easy.

Breaking Out: Local Natives

Jangly Afropop-influenced pranksters lose a food fight, win a famous fan
Local Natives / Photo by Dove Shore

Local Natives keyboardist Ryan Hahn has something to confess about the strange jeers that kick off his eclectic indie-pop band's earworm of a single, "Airplanes," an otherwise bright slice of folksy melody and drumline effervescence. "We give him a hard time a lot," explains Hahn, 24, referring to lead singer Kelcey Ayer, 25, who wrote the song.

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