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January 2008
Entertainer of the Year: Kanye West
By John McAlley
In 2007, the man had his biggest success (and, sadly, his biggest heartbreak).
Album of the Year: Against Me!
The Florida punks turned in the best effort of 2007.
Entertainers of the Year: Daft Punk
By Andrew Vontz
With Kanye West, they were responsible for the year's most thrilling single.
Strength in Numbers
By Andrew Vontz
In their first joint interview, Kanye West and Daft Punk discuss their robotastic collaboration.
Breakout of the Year: Feist
A single tracking shot, sparkling choreography, and some blue sequins turned a modest indie heroine into a household name -- we get Leslie Feist's digits during the busiest week of her life.
Jukebox Jury
Andy Samberg and Albert Hammond Jr. deliberate over some of the year's biggest songs.
Entertainer of the Year: Kanye West
By John McAlley
In 2007, the man had his biggest success (and, sadly, his biggest heartbreak).
Story of the Year: The October Surprise
With Radiohead, Madonna, and Nine Inch Nails leading the charge against major labels, one month in 2007 may be remembered as birthing a revolution that shook the industry to its core. But have they truly created a brave new world?
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Albums
Wu-Tang Clan, '8 Diagrams', Battles, 'Mirrored' (Warp), The Dimes, 'The Silent Generation' (Pet Marmoset), Baby Dee, 'Safe Inside the Day' (Drag City), Wyclef Jean, 'Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant' (Columbia), Black Mountain, 'In the Future' (Jagjaguwar), Cat Power, 'Jukebox' (Matador), Marah, 'Angels of Destruction!' (Yep Roc), The Black Swans, 'Change!' (La Société Expéditionnaire), Liam Finn, 'I'll Be Lightning' (Yep Roc), Major Stars, 'Mirror/Messenger' (Drag City), Thao Nguyen, 'We Brave Bee Stings and All' (Kill Rock Stars), Mac Lethal, '11:11' (Rhymesayers), Bottomless Pit, 'Hammer of the Gods' (Comedy Minus One), The Rumble Strips, 'Alarm Clock EP' (Kanine), Einstürzende Neubauten, 'Alles Wieder Offen' (Potomak), Sia, 'Some People Have Real Problems' (MPR), Psychedelic Horses--t, 'Magic Flowers Droned' (Siltbreeze), Times New Viking, 'Rip It Off' (Matador), Lupe Fiasco, 'Lupe Fiasco's The Cool' (Atlantic/1st & 15th), Gorillaz, 'D-Sides' (Virgin), James Murphy & Pat Mahoney, 'Fabriclive 36' (Fabric), Dengue Fever, 'Venus on Earth' (M80), The Mars Volta, 'The Bedlam in Goliath' (Universal), The Magnetic Fields, 'Distortion' (Nonesuch), Chromatics, 'Night Drive: IV' (Italians Do It Better), Monster Bobby, 'Gaps' (Hypnote), Tender Forever, 'Wider' (K), Van Hunt, 'Popular' (Blue Note), The Whigs, 'Mission Control' (ATO), T.H. White, 'The Private Spotlight' (Sky Council), Scarface, 'Made' (Rap-A-Lot/Asylum/WMG)
Download 2008 Los Angeles: Mates of State
Mates of State discuss the challenges of being an indie rock family, not writing songs about their children and their recent bulking up of bodies in the band.
Vegoose '07: Gogol Bordello
Frontman Eugene Hutz performs onstage, then chats with SPIN.com backstage in Las Vegas.
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