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Top 10 Rock 'n' Roll Landmarks: Spin has the inside story on places made famous by musicians from Bruce Springsteen to the Beastie Boys.

The Battle Of The Beard-Rapping Ballers: Only one will survive in Seattle.

The Best Of What's Next: Paste Magazine comes clean with early 2009 picks.

Something to ToST: Legendary Woodstock drummer Michael Shrieve now plays in Fremont.

Makes Sense: Kill Rock Stars label will reissue postpunk originators the Raincoats ' self-titled first album. Raincoats probably served as direct inspiration for something like half the bands on KRS.