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We round up some of the past few months' best tracks, including releases by Brooks, Marcel Dettmann, Minilogue, and Eve White [above].

We recently sat down with Shudder to Think front man Craig Wedren to discuss the timing of such a reunion, the history behind the group and its seminal album, and the legacy of a band that was ahead of its time.

We sit down on a Pennsylvania horse farm to speak to Akron/Family about self-definition, the need to keep changing, and the long, strange road between being a hipster and a hippie.

To kick off a five-part celebration of Sub Pop's 20th anniversary-- and the concert/party the Seattle label is throwing itself this weekend-- we spoke to the men who founded the classic indie imprint, Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman.

Paul Weller, the legendary frontman of the Jam and the Style Council, hits age 50 running with an epic and diverse double-album, 22 Dreams. And he's as surprised as the rest of us.

The former Beach Boys star on his latest Van Dyke Parks collaboration, the music of his late brother Dennis, and his love of California.

We talk to Beck about his new album, Modern Guilt, his post-Sea Change transformation, working with Jamie Lidell, how "Loser" was a side project, and why he avoided traditional singer/songwriter material in the first place.