SPIN to Host Hole's First U.S. Gig!

Courtney Love debuts her new lineup for American audiences March 19 at Stubb's in Austin! Click for details!
Courtney Love with Hole in London / Photo IAN WEST/PA Photos /Landov

After a triumphant return to the stage this week in London, Courtney Love and Hole will play their first U.S. show in more than a decade at SPIN's annual bash at Stubb's BBQ in Austin, Texas, on Friday, March 19.

New Albums from Charlotte Gainsbourg & 7 More!

Get SPIN's take on the best and worst releases of the week!
Charlotte Gainsbourg

Here's a rundown of the essential albums available online and in record stores today:

F--ked Up, 'Couple Tracks: Singles 2002–2009' (Matador)

Playing catch-up with Pink Eye and his pals.

Think of this impressive, 25-song double-CD compilation as Singles Going Screaming -- a testament to a Canadian punk institution. Live, singer Damian "Pink Eyes" Abraham stalks the stage like a disturbed, bloody hulk, but on record his throat-shredding shouts are always focused, alongside Mike Haliechuk's relentless guitar and Jonah Falco's ferocious drumming.

Couple Tracks: Singles 2002–2009

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Grizzly Bear, Girl Talk Headline Brooklyn's Pool Parties

The popular series of free Sunday shows also nabs Dirty Projectors, Trail of Dead, and more. Click here for more details!
Grizzly Bear's Ed Droste at Bonnaroo / Photo Michael Didyoung

It's only fitting that a concert series based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn -- hipsterdom's Plymouth Rock -- has assembled a lineup stocked with indie faves galore.

Best & Worst from Coachella -- Sunday

The Kills, the Cure, YYYs, Gaslight Anthem, and more -- SPIN recaps all the mayhem in the California desert.
The Kills' Alison Mosshart / The Cure's Robert Smith

THE BEST:

Best Haute Mess: The Kills

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