title	Spin
image file	Xcover_liam.jpg
publisher	Spin Media LLC
total circulation	459,586
circulation year	2011
language	English
category	Music
frequency	Bimonthly
editor	Charles Aaron
editor title	Editorial Director
founded	1985
firstdate	May 1985
country
based	New York City
language	English
website
issn	0886-3032 }}

''Spin'' is a music magazine founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr.

History[link]

In its early years, the magazine was noted for its broad music coverage with an emphasis on college-oriented rock music and on the ongoing emergence of hip-hop. The magazine was eclectic and bold, if sometimes haphazard. It pointedly provided a national alternative to ''Rolling Stone's'' more establishment-oriented style. ''Spin'' prominently placed newer artists such as R.E.M., Prince, Run-D.M.C., Eurythmics, Beastie Boys, and Talking Heads, on its covers and did lengthy features on established figures such as Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, Miles Davis, Aerosmith, Lou Reed, Tom Waits, and John Lee Hooker—Bart Bull's article on Hooker won the magazine its first major award.

Putting black artists and women artists on the cover was considered a risk, potentially damaging newsstand sales. Moreover, the magazine devoted itself to a long term set of investigative pieces on the AIDS crisis at a time when even gay publications were concerned about losing advertisers by doing coverage of the disease. On a cultural level, the magazine devoted significant coverage to hardcore punk, alternative country, reggae and world music, experimental rock, jazz of the most adventurous sort, the burgeoning college rock and underground music scenes of the 1980s, and a variety of fringe styles. Artists such as the Ramones, Patti Smith, Blondie, X, Black Flag, and the former members of the Sex Pistols, The Clash, and the early punk/new wave movement were cultural heritage pioneers in ''Spin''s editorial mix, and were reviewed, featured, and mentioned constantly at a time when ''Rolling Stone'' and other publications scarcely acknowledged their existence. ''Spin''s extensive coverage of hip-hop music and culture, especially that of contributing editor John Leland, was notable at a time when no other national publication was paying serious attention to the genre.

Editorial contributions by musical and cultural figures such as Lydia Lunch, Henry Rollins, David Lee Roth, Dwight Yoakam, and others were an innovation at the time. The magazine also did scene reports on cities such as Austin, Texas, or Glasgow, Scotland, at times when they were unrecognized as cultural incubators. A 1990 article on the contemporary country blues scene brought R. L. Burnside to national attention for the first time. Coverage of American cartoonists, Japanese ''manga'', monster trucks, outsider artists, ''Twin Peaks'', and other non-mainstream cultural phenomena distinguished the magazine's dynamic early years.

In late 1987, publisher Bob Guccione Jr.'s father, Bob Guccione Sr., abruptly shut the magazine down despite the fact that the two-year-old magazine was widely considered a success, with a newsstand circulation of 150,000. Guccione Jr. was able to rally much of his staff, locate new investors and offices, and after missing a month's publication, returned with a combined November–December issue. During this time it was published by Camouflage Associates.

Guccione sold the magazine to Miller Publishing in 1997. In February 2006, Miller Publishing sold the magazine for less than US$5 million to a San Francisco-based company called the McEvoy Group LLC, which was also the owner of Chronicle Books. That company formed Spin Media LLC as a holding company. The new owners replaced editor-in-chief (since 2002) Sia Michel with Andy Pemberton, a former editor at ''Blender''. The first issue to be published under his brief command was the July 2006 issue—sent to the printer in May 2006—which featured Beyoncé on the cover. Pemberton and ''Spin'' parted ways the next month, in June 2006. The current editor, Doug Brod, was executive editor during Michel's tenure.

For ''Spin''s 20th year, it released a book chronicling the last two decades in music. The book has essays on Britpop, grunge, emo, and many other types of music, as well as pieces on musical acts including Marilyn Manson, Nirvana, Weezer, Nine Inch Nails, Limp Bizkit, and The Smashing Pumpkins.

In February 2008, ''Spin'' released a digital edition available through Texterity.

On February 2012, Spin relaunched the magazine in a larger, bi-monthly format with reviews being seen on the website and on Twitter rather than being read in the magazine which now does longer, extended editorials and interviews featuring up and coming talent.

Notable contributors have included Barry Michael Cooper, Dave Eggers, Chuck Klosterman, Byron Coley, Kim France, Tad Friend, Elizabeth Gilbert, Andy Greenwald, William T. Vollman, Will Hermes, Dave Itzkoff, David Bourgeois, John Leland, Bart Bull, Greil Marcus, Matt Groening, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Glenn O'Brien, Norman Mailer, R. Meltzer, Karen Schoemer, Marilyn Manson, William S. Burroughs, Anton Corbijn, Bob Gruen, Roberta Bayley, Jon Dolan, Rob Tannenbaum, Jonathan Ames, Strawberry Saroyan, Paul Beahan (founder of Manimal Vinyl), Michael O'Donoghue, Bönz Malone, Dan Ackerman, and Marc Spitz.

References[link]

External links[link]

Digital edition

Category:American music magazines Category:Magazines established in 1985

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name	Brandon Flowers
background	solo_singer
birth name	Brandon Richard Flowers
birth date	June 21, 1981
origin	Henderson, Nevada, United States
instrument	Vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, piano, bass, guitar
genre	Indie rock, Alternative rock, Heartland rock, Post-punk revival
years active	2002–present
label	Island, Vertigo, Marrakesh
occupation	Musician, songwriter
years active	2001–present
associated acts	The Killers
website
notable instruments	microKORG XLNord Lead 2Fender Jazz Bass }}

Brandon Richard Flowers (born June 21, 1981) is an American musician, best known as the frontman of the Las Vegas-based rock band The Killers. He has also released a solo album titled ''Flamingo''.

Early life[link]

Flowers, the youngest of six children, was born on June 21, 1981, in Henderson, Nevada, to Terry Flowers and Jean Flowers (née Barlow). His older siblings are his brother Shane and four sisters April, Shelly, Amy and Stephanie. His family lived in Henderson until Flowers was eight, when they moved to Payson, Utah, for two years before moving to Nephi, Utah, at which time he was in the 6th grade. Flowers lived in Nephi until his junior year at Juab High School. He moved to Las Vegas to live with his aunt and graduated from Chaparral High School in 1999.

Career[link]

The Killers (2001–present)[link]

Brandon Flowers responded to an ad that Dave Keuning had placed in the paper in late 2001 whereupon they became The Killers. After several short-lived bassists and drummers, Flowers and Keuning were joined by bassist Mark Stoermer and drummer Ronnie Vannucci and the line up became official in August 2002.

On July 4, 2010, The Killers were invited to headline the "Salute to the Military" USO Concert at the White House by President Obama. They performed 'God Bless America' and favorites from their catalogue.

Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright wrote a song about Flowers called "Tulsa" for his fifth album ''Release the Stars''. Wainwright has stated in numerous interviews that it was inspired by their first meeting in a bar in Tulsa, Oklahoma. According to Wainwright, Flowers was "very flattered and somewhat bashful" about this tribute.

Flowers has performed with Coldplay, U2, Bruce Springsteen, Pet Shop Boys, Lady Gaga, Fran Healy (of Travis), Andy Summers (of The Police), New Order, Bright Eyes, amongst others. Sir Elton John has listed Flowers as one of his top-five heroes while editing The Independent's World Aids Day special edition.

Flamingo (2010)[link]

''Flamingo'' was released September 6 in the UK and Ireland and September 14 in the US and Canada. The first single from ''Flamingo'', "Crossfire", was released on June 21 (Flowers' birthday). The video for "Crossfire" was released on July 8 and includes Charlize Theron. As of November 2011, the video has more than 10 million views on YouTube. The album made the Top 10 Albums of 2010 list on UpVenue.com.

''Flamingo'' charted in the UK on September 12, 2010 at Number 1. It is Flowers' fourth consecutive album to reach No. 1 on the UK charts, including work by The Killers.

SPIN named Brandon Flowers one of "The 15 Best Shows of the Summer" in 2010 for his show at the Shimmer Showroom in Las Vegas. SPIN also listed him as one of "The 25 Best Fall Tours"/"Must-See Fall Tours". While on tour Flowers has had special guests including Stuart Price, Andy Summers, and Fran Healy.

Personal life[link]

Flowers married Tana Brooke Mundkowsky on August 2, 2005 on the island of O'ahu in Hawaii. They have three sons, Ammon (named after a Book of Mormon missionary), born July 14, 2007; Gunnar, born July 28, 2009; and Henry, born March 9, 2011.

Flowers's mother, Jean Flowers, died on February 11, 2010, after a two-year battle with brain cancer. She was 64.

Flowers is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is featured on the church's website.

Awards[link]

Flowers won NME Awards in 2005 for "Best Dressed" (also nominated in 2006, 2007, & 2009) and "Sexiest Man" as well as an award for "Most Stylish" in 2011. He won the award for "Most Stylish Man" at the 2008 ''GQ'' awards. He was also listed as one of "The 50 Most Stylish Musicians of the Last 50 Years" by Esquire in 2011. He was also interviewed by ''Q'' Magazine on behalf of The Killers as one of the "Artists of the Century" (November 2009 issue), a second cover photo that year.

In 2012, Flowers was named the #6 Greatest Frontman of All Time by Xfm.

He was nominated for Q Awards 'Best Male Artist' in 2010. He was also nominated for "Best Video" ("Crossfire") at the Shockwaves NME 2011 Awards.

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

Labels: [[Mercury Records

Labels: Island, Vertigo, Universal

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Singles[link]

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Tours[link]

Flamingo Road Tour (2010)

References[link]

External links[link]

Brandon Flowers Official site, from Island Records

Brandon Flowers Official facebook page

Brandon Flowers (Fansite)

Brandon Flowers.com.br (Fansite)

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name	Tegan and Sara
background	group_or_band
origin	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
genre	Indie rock, new wave, indie pop, indie folk
years active	–present
label	Vapor, Sanctuary, Sire
website
current members	Tegan QuinSara Quin }}

Tegan and Sara are a Canadian indie band in Calgary. Composed of identical twin sisters Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Keirsten Quin (born September 19, 1980). Both Tegan and Sara play guitar and keyboard and write their songs.

History[link]

Tegan and Sara Quin were born September 19, 1980 in Calgary, Alberta. They began playing guitar and writing songs at age 15. They initially played as Plunk without a drummer or bass player. In 1997, they used their school’s recording studio to record two demo albums: ''Who's in Your Band?'' and ''Play Day''. In 1998, they won Calgary's Garage Warz competition, using the studio time they won to record their first professional demo, ''Yellow tape'', which was followed by ''Orange tape'' and ''Red tape''.

Two songs from ''Red tape'' appeared on their first album, ''Under Feet Like Ours'', which they released independently in 1999 under the name "Sara and Tegan". They later changed their name to "Tegan and Sara" because it was easier to pronounce and reprinted the album using that name. They also wanted their name to stand out amongst the other 'Sara' musicians at the time such as Sarah McLachlan and Sarah Slean. Tegan was easier to remember. Neil Young's manager signed them to Young's Vapor Records label, and they released ''This Business of Art'' through Vapor in 2000. They have toured extensively since then.

In 2002, the band released their third album ''If It Was You''. Their fourth album, ''So Jealous'', was released in 2004 and led to wider success. This album was released through both Vapor and Sanctuary. One track on the album, "Walking with a Ghost", was covered by The White Stripes, who released it on their ''Walking with a Ghost'' EP.

Their 2007 album, ''The Con'', was released by Vapor and Sire because Sanctuary chose to no longer release new music in the United States. The album was co-produced by Chris Walla. Jason McGerr of Death Cab for Cutie, Matt Sharp of The Rentals and previously Weezer, Hunter Burgan of AFI, and Kaki King all appear on the album.

On October 27, 2009, Tegan and Sara released their sixth album ''Sainthood'', produced by Chris Walla and Howard Redekopp, as well as a three-volume book set titled ''ON, IN, AT'', which is a collection of stories, essays, journals, and photos of the band on tour in America in the fall of 2008, writing together in New Orleans, and touring Australia. The photographs in the book are by Lindsey Byrnes and Ryan Russell. While recording ''Sainthood'', Tegan and Sara spent a week writing songs together in New Orleans. The song "Paperback Head" appeared on the album, making it the first song on any Tegan and Sara album that they wrote together. ''Spin'' magazine gave ''Sainthood'' four out of five stars and wrote, "Tegan and Sara's music may no longer be the stuff of teens, but its strength remains in how much it feels like two people talking."

In 2011, they launched 2011: A Merch Odyssey, which sees the launch of at least one new item in the official online stores every month, all year long. A live CD/DVD combination package titled ''Get Along'' was released on November 15 and contains three films titled 'States', 'India' and 'For The Most Part'.

Tegan and Sara stated on their website that they will start recording their seventh studio album on February 20, 2012.

Tegan and Sara's seventh record is being produced by three different producers. So far the band has announced via twitter and their weekly youtube show that they have been recording six songs with Producer Greg Kurstin, Joey Waronker has contributed drums to these six songs and Sia stopped by the studio to contribute vocals to a song. Four more songs are being produced by Mike Elizondo, with Victor Indrizzo contributing drums, Josh Lopez contributing guitar and Dave Palmer contributing piano/keyboards.

Personal lives[link]

Both twins are openly gay. Tegan lives in Vancouver, BC and Los Angeles, CA. Sara lives in Montreal, QC and New York, NY.

Touring[link]

Tegan and Sara began touring after graduating from high school in 1998, traveling by car or Greyhound bus. In 2000, they toured with Neil Young and The Pretenders. Other notable touring mates include Ryan Adams, Ben Folds, Gogol Bordello, Cake, City and Colour, Communiqué, Death Cab for Cutie, Hot Hot Heat, Kadawatha, The Killers, New Found Glory, Paramore, Rufus Wainwright, and Weezer.

Their onstage banter, including stories and commentary about their childhood, politics, and life on the road, has become an indispensable part of their live shows.

They have performed at festivals including Sarah McLachlan's Lilith Fair 1999, Coachella, Lollapalooza, SXSW 2005, Austin City Limits, Bonnaroo, Falls Festival, Sasquatch!, Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Tour 2008; Southbound 2009, Glastonbury, Lilith Fair, Sasquatch! 2010,Winnipeg Folk Festival 2011, Newport Folk Festival 2011,Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Fest 2011, and Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest 2011.

In December 2010, Tegan and Sara supported Jack Johnson in New Zealand and Australia.

Other work[link]

In 2009, both Tegan and Sara worked as producers for the first time. Tegan worked with char2d2 on the 2009 ''Small Vampires EP'', while Sara worked on 2010 debut albums for Fences and Hesta Prynn.

Collaborations[link]

Tegan sang backing vocals on Rachael Cantu's "Saturday" from her ''Run All Night'' album, and in 2007 sang in Against Me!'s song "Borne on the FM Waves of the Heart." Sara sang in The Reason's song "We're So Beyond This", as well as appearing in the music video.

In April 2008, Tegan wrote and recorded a song titled "His Love" at the request of Augusten Burroughs as a contribution to the audio version of his book ''A Wolf at the Table''. The two headlined Spin's September 2008 ''Liner Notes'' benefit for Housing Works, a New York non-profit.

In addition to their own set, Tegan and Sara performed with DJ Tiësto during the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on June 13, 2008. Tegan and Sara appeared as guests, providing live vocals for Tiësto's remix of "Back in Your Head". Tegan and Sara also collaborated with Tiësto on the song "Feel It in My Bones" from his 2009 album ''Kaleidoscope'' and appeared in the music video for this song.

Tegan and Sara are featured on Margaret Cho's 2009 album ''Cho Dependent'' on the track "Intervention". They are also featured in Margaret's video for the song.

Tegan and Sara released an "Alligator" remix album on iTunes in 2010. Contributors included Doveman, Four Tet, Passion Pit, Ra Ra Riot, and VHS or Beta.

Sara is featured on rapper/songwriter/producer Theophilus London's track "Why Even Try" from his 2011 Lover's Holiday EP.

Both Tegan and Sara appear in Sara Bareilles' star-studded music video for her song "Uncharted". The video premiered in March 2011 and also features, amongst others, Josh Groban, Laura Jansen, Ingrid Michaelson, Pharell Williams, Adam Levine, Ben Folds, Keenan Cahill, Jennifer Nettles, and Vanessa Carlton.

Tegan sings with Jim Ward on his "Broken Songs."

Sara appeared on Jonathan Coulton's 2011 album ''Artificial Heart'', providing vocals for the album's remake of the song Coulton wrote for Valve's game ''Portal'', "Still Alive".

NOFX's song "Creeping Out Sara" is about the two sisters. During a live Q&A; when asked what they thought of the song Sara answered, 'The song is called "Creeping Out Sara"; I am Sara, and I was creeped out.'

Sara appears in Kaki King's music video for "Pull Me out Alive."

Tegan sang on "Contrails" by rapper Astronautalis on his 2011 album ''This Is Our Science''. She also appears in the music video.

List of joint and solo collaborations
! Member(s)	! Year	! Collaborator(s)	! Song	! Album
		Tiësto
Fucked Up	"Do They Know It's Christmas?"
Margaret Cho	"Intervention"	''Cho Dependent''
	Morgan Page	"Body Work"	''Body Work''
		Vivek Shraya	"The Alphabet"	''A Composite of Straight Lines''
David Usher	"Hey Kids"	''If God Had Curves''
	Melissa Ferrick	"Never Give Up"	''In the Eyes of Strangers''
Kinnie Starr	"La Le La La"	''In the Eyes of Strangers''
Rachael Cantu	"Saturday"	''Run All Night''
2007	Against Me!	"Borne on the FM Waves of the Heart"
2008	Alkaline Trio	"Wake Up Exhausted"	''Agony & Irony''
		"Broken Songs"	''In The Valley, On The Shores'' EP
	"Saturday"
"Thieves and Their Hands"
"Blue House Baby"
2011	Astronautalis	"Contrails"	''This Is Our Science''
			"We're So Beyond This"	''Things Couldn't Be Better''
Ted Gowans and Kaki King	"Sweetness Follows" (R.E.M. cover)	''Drive XV: A Tribute to Automatic for the People''
Vivek Shraya	"Your Name"	''If We're Not Talking''
2009	Dragonette	"Okay Dolore"	''Fixin to Thrill''
2010	Emm Gryner	"Top Speed"	''Gem and I''
	Theophilus London	"Why Even Try"	''Lovers Holiday''
Jonathan Coulton	"Still Alive"

Television and film[link]

Tegan and Sara have appeared on American, Canadian, and European television shows, including ''Jimmy Kimmel Live'' (2005), ''Jonovision'', ''The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn'' (2004), ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' (2005, 2007, 2009), ''The Late Show with David Letterman'' (2000, 2008), ''The NewMusic'', ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' (2008), and ''ZeD''. In 2010, Tegan and Sara performed a version of their song "Alligator" on Canadian Broadcasting Corporation children's television program Mamma Yamma.

Tegan and Sara songs have been featured in the films ''Monster-in-Law'', ''Sweet November'', and ''These Girls'', and in the television shows ''90210'', ''Being Erica'', ''Ghost Whisperer'', ''Grey's Anatomy'', ''The Hills'', ''Hollyoaks'', ''jPod'', ''The L Word'', ''Life Unexpected'', ''Melrose Place'' (2009 series), ''One Tree Hill'', ''Parenthood'', ''Rookie Blue'', ''Vampire Diaries'', ''Veronica Mars'', ''Waterloo Road'' (2011) and ''What's New, Scooby-Doo?''.

In 2006, Tegan and Sara performed in ''The L Word'' episode "Last Dance" (season 3, episode 11). In 2008, they appeared on the kids music television show ''Pancake Mountain'' where they acted in a skit and performed their songs "Back in Your Head", "Hop a Plane", and an acoustic version of "Walking with a Ghost". In 2010, they appeared on CBC's ''Mamma Yamma'', revising their single "Alligator" into a children's song.

In 2011, Sara Quin was a panelist on Canada Reads defending Jeff Lemire's graphic novel ''Essex County''. The book, the first graphic novel to be featured as part of Canada Reads, was voted off after the first round.

Band members[link]

Tegan Quin – vocals, guitar, keyboards

Sara Quin – vocals, guitar, keyboards

;Backing musicians

Ted Gowans – guitar, keyboards

;Former backing musicians

Johnny "Five" Andrews – drums

Shaun Huberts – bass guitar

Dan Kelly – bass guitar

Chris Carlson – bass guitar

Rob Chursinoff – drums

Discography[link]

''Under Feet Like Ours'' (1999)

''This Business of Art'' (2000)

''If It Was You'' (2002)

''So Jealous'' (2004)

''The Con'' (2007)

''Sainthood'' (2009)

''Get Along'' - (Live Album/DVD) (2011)

Awards and nominations[link]

{|class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Nominated work !! Award !! Result |- | 2000 || — || YTV Band/Musical Group Achievement Award || |- | 2003 || ''If It Was You'' || Western Canadian Music Awards, Outstanding Pop Recording || |- | 2006 || ''So Jealous'' || Juno Awards Alternative Album of the Year || |- | 2007 || ''It's Not Fun Don't Do It'' || Juno Awards Music DVD of the Year || |- | 2008 || ''The Con'' || Juno Awards Alternative Album of the Year || |- | 2009 || "The Con" || Studio8 Song of August 2009 || |- | 2010 || ''Sainthood'' || Juno Awards Alternative Album of the Year || |- | 2010 || ''Sainthood'' || Polaris Music Prize || |- | 2010 || — || Western Canadian Music Awards, International Achievement Award || |- | 2011 || — || Indie Awards, Group or Duo of the Year || |- | 2012 || ''Get Along'' || Juno Awards Music DVD of the Year || |}

References[link]

;Citations

External links[link]

Tegan and Sara Official website

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Name	Jenny Lewis
Birth name	Jennifer Diane Lewis
Background	solo_singer
Genre	Indie rock, alternative country, indie folk
Birth date	January 08, 1976
Birth place	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Origin	San Fernando Valley, California, U.S.
Instrument	Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Bass, Harmonica
Years active	1985–present (acting) 1998–present (music)
Label	Team Love, Warner Bros., Brute/Beaute, Saddle Creek, Barsuk
associated acts	Rilo KileyThe Postal ServiceThe Watson TwinsJenny and Johnny
Current members	}}

Jennifer Diane "Jenny" Lewis (born January 8, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter musician and actress. She was the primary vocalist of the indie rock band Rilo Kiley, and has released two solo albums. She currently performs as part of the duo Jenny & Johnny with boyfriend Johnathan Rice. She was born in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Personal life[link]

Lewis was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her mother, Linda, was a professional singer, and her father, Eddie, was a member of the Harmonica Gang. Lewis is Jewish.

Acting career[link]

Lewis made her professional debut in a Jell-O commercial. She was featured in the short-lived 1986 Lucille Ball sitcom ''Life With Lucy'', where she was cast as one of Lucy's grandchildren. She also had small roles on TV shows, such as ''The New Twilight Zone'', ''Baywatch'', ''Golden Girls'', ''Growing Pains'', ''Just the Ten of Us'', ''Roseanne'', ''Mr. Belvedere'', and ''Brooklyn Bridge''.

Lewis appeared in over a dozen teen-themed movies, such as ''Troop Beverly Hills'', and in 1989 starred in ''The Wizard''. She was featured in the 1996 made-for-TV movie ''Talk to Me'' with Yasmine Bleeth, as well as the films ''Foxfire'', ''Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even'', and ''Pleasantville''. She played the part of Evangeline "Eva" Saint Claire in the 1987 film version of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel ''Uncle Tom's Cabin''. She played Beverly D'Angelo's daughter in the 1996 made-for-tv film, ''Sweet Temptation''. She continued acting until 1998, although the last released film – ''Don's Plum'', filmed 1995–6 – was not released until 2001.

Music[link]

Rilo Kiley [link]

In 1998, Lewis and friends Pierre De Reeder, Dave Rock and then-boyfriend Blake Sennett formed the band Rilo Kiley. (Rock was eventually replaced by Jason Boesel.) In an interview with NPR's ''All Songs Considered'', Lewis remarked that she wanted to name the group Love's Way (after her parents' lounge act in Las Vegas), but Sennett "didn't go for it."

Beginning with a country sound, Rilo Kiley gravitated toward a downbeat indie rock sound, gaining the attention of Warner Bros., who signed the band for the release (via its own imprint, Brute/Beaute Records) of their 2004 album ''More Adventurous,'' which gained the band some success. Critics such as Pitchfork attributed this to the "wise" decision to emphasize Lewis's voice and presence more so than in previous albums. The song "Portions for Foxes" was a hit. The band opened for Coldplay on its U.S. tour in 2005. Rilo Kiley's 2007 album ''Under the Blacklight'' was released directly by Warner Bros.

It was announced on July 14, 2011 that Rilo Kiley had officially split up, with guitarist Blake Sennett attributing "deception, greed and betrayal" as the factors behind the end of the band, while others speculate the loss of Jason Boesel to Bright Eyes and Jenny Lewis' other projects meant the band just fell apart.

Solo career[link]

In 2004, Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes invited Lewis to record a solo record for record label Team Love. Described by Lewis as "a kind of soul record", ''Rabbit Fur Coat'' (released January 24, 2006) features contributions from Oberst, M. Ward, and Maroon 5 guitarist James Valentine. Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie guests on a cover of The Traveling Wilburys' "Handle With Care." The Watson Twins provide accompaniment on the album, billed as Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins. Lewis toured with the Watson Twins in support of the album three times in 2006 and appeared with her band on ''The Late Show With David Letterman'', ''The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson'', ''Late Night With Conan O'Brien'' and ''Later with Jools Holland''. They also appeared on a Washington, D.C.-based children's music program called ''Pancake Mountain'', performing the song "Fernando". The album received positive reviews, with ''Entertainment Weekly'' writing, "Consider Lewis the Emmylou Harris of the Silverlake set" and ''Rolling Stone'' commenting that "her girlishly seductive vocals are more versatile than ever". The Onion AV Club, ''Spin'', and NPR music critic Meredith Ochs named it among the best albums of the year.

In 2008, Lewis released a second solo album, this time without the Watson Twins, titled ''Acid Tongue''.

Jenny and Johnny[link]

In 2010, Lewis released the song "Scissor Runner" with her boyfriend Johnathan Rice under the moniker Jenny and Johnny. The song was made available for free download from the duo's official website, and is taken from their first studio album ''I'm Having Fun Now''.

Other musical projects[link]

In 2002, Lewis was asked to contribute vocals for The Postal Service. Lewis performed in the video for the hit "We Will Become Silhouettes", and toured with the band in 2003. Lewis contributed vocals to several tracks on the 2004 Cursive album ''The Ugly Organ''.

In 2005, Lewis contributed to the UNICEF benefit song "Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?", along with Sennett and Jimmy Tamborello.

In 2006, Lewis made a cameo in Episode 25, Season 1 of Bob Dylan's ''Theme Time Radio Hour'', and six of her songs (three with the Watson Twins and three with Rilo Kiley) were featured in various episodes of the show.

In 2007, Lewis contributed vocals to various songs on Johnathan Rice's album ''Further North'', and she appeared in the music video for "We're All Stuck Out In The Desert (And We're Gonna Die)". She provided vocals for a track on Dntel's ''Dumb Luck'' LP.

In 2008, Lewis contributed backing vocals to several songs on the Elvis Costello and the Imposters album ''Momofuku''.

In 2008, Lewis voiced the role of the Assistant Director for Walt Disney Pictures ''Bolt'' and provided the song "Barking at the Moon."

In March and April 2009, Lewis traveled to Australia for the first time, as an act for the V Festival, as well as a supporting act for Snow Patrol and performing one solo Sydney show.

On April 18, 2009, Lewis performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California.

On May 5, 2009, Lewis performed on ''The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson''.

Lewis makes an appearance on the track "Hard Enough", taken from the 2010 album ''Flamingo'' by fellow Las Vegas resident Brandon Flowers.

Filmography[link]

{|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes |- | 1985 | ''The Twilight Zone'' Segment "If She Dies" (1 Episode) | Sarah (ghost child) | TV |- | 1986 | ''Convicted'' | Shelley Forbes | TV |- | 1986 | ''Life with Lucy'' | Becky McGibbon | TV series |- | 1987 | ''Trading Hearts'' | Yvonne Rhonda Nottingham | |- | 1987 | ''The Golden Girls'' | Daisy (A Girl Scout) |TV Series |- | 1987 | ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' | Evangeline 'Little Eva' St. Claire | TV |- | 1988 | ''A Friendship in Vienna'' | Inge Dournenvald | TV |- | 1988 | ''Baby M'' | Tuesday | TV |- | 1988 | ''My Father, My Son'' | Maya | TV |- | 1988 | ''Who Gets the Friends?'' | | TV |- | 1989 | ''Shannon's Deal'' | Neala Shannon | TV |- | 1989 | ''The Wizard'' | Haley | Film |- | 1989 | ''Troop Beverly Hills'' | Hannah Nefler | Film |- | 1990 | ''Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter'' | Melanie Benson | TV |- | 1991 | ''Brooklyn Bridge'' | Katie Monahan | TV series |- | 1991 | ''Daddy'' | Melissa Watson | TV |- | 1991 | ''Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story'' | Ellie | TV |- | 1991 | ''Runaway Father'' | Marcia | TV |- | 1992 | ''Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even'' | Corinne | |- | 1994 | ''Runaway Daughters'' | Laura Cahn | TV |- | 1996 | ''Foxfire'' | Rita Faldes | |- | 1996 | ''Sweet Temptation'' | Jade Larson | TV |- | 1996 | ''Talk to Me'' | Kelly Reilly | TV |- | 1997 | ''Little Boy Blue'' | Traci Connor | |- | 1998 | ''Pleasantville'' | Christin | |- | 2001 | ''Don's Plum'' | Sara | Filmed 1995–96 |- | 2008 | ''Bolt'' | Assistant Director | Voice |}

Discography[link]

Rilo Kiley[link]

''The Initial Friend'' (1999)

''Take-Offs and Landings'' (2001)

''The Execution of All Things'' (2002)

''More Adventurous'' (2004)

''Under the Blacklight'' (2007)

Solo[link]

''Rabbit Fur Coat'' (2006) (with The Watson Twins)

''Acid Tongue'' (2008)

Jenny & Johnny[link]

''I'm Having Fun Now'' (2010)

Other appearances[link]

Bright Eyes – ''Lifted or The Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground'' (2002 · Saddle Creek)

Cursive – ''The Ugly Organ'' (2003, Saddle Creek)

The Postal Service – ''Give Up'' (2003, Sub Pop)

The Good Life – ''Album of the Year'' (2004, Saddle Creek)

The Watson Twins – ''Southern Manners'' (2006)

Dntel – ''Dumb Luck'' (2007, Sub Pop)

Whispertown 2000 – ''Livin' in a Dream'' (2007)

Elvis Costello and the Imposters – ''Momofuku'' (2008, Lost Highway Records)

Whispertown 2000 – ''Swim'' (2009)

Brandon Flowers – ''Flamingo'' (2010, Island/Vertigo)

Videography[link]

Rilo Kiley – "The Frug" (1999)

Rilo Kiley – "Wires and Waves" (2002, unreleased)

Rilo Kiley – "Portions for Foxes" (2003)

The Postal Service – "We Will Become Silhouettes" (2005, directed by Jared Hess)

Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins – "Rise Up with Fists" (2006)

Rilo Kiley – "The Moneymaker" (2007)

Rilo Kiley – "Silver Lining" (2007)

Jenny Lewis – "Blacksand" (2009)

Jenny Lewis – "See Fernando" (2009)

References[link]

External links[link]

Jenny Lewis at TV.com

Jenny Lewis at NPR Music

Strangers Almanac Column on Glide Magazine

October 2008 interview on Bob Edwards Weekend

"The Magic of the Moment", April 2009 interview in Submerge Magazine

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