San Franciscan quartet Girls perform the hit tune off their stellar debut, 'Album' at the SPIN Office in NYC

Paramore tour-mates the Swellers stopped by the SPIN office for an acoustic set featuring this stripped down version of the title track off their 2007 release 'My Everest.'

Lou Barlow plays an acoustic cover of "Bulletproof" by La Roux during his SPIN Session on October 5, 2009

Portland, OR, foursome Hockey recently dropped by SPIN's Manhattan offices for a rooftop set of tunes from their debut album, Mind Chaos, during CMJ 2009. The show -- the latest edition in the SPINHouse Live series, sponsored by Newcastle Brown Ale and VTech -- saw the band rip through the record's highly danceable New Wave-tinged tracks, including "Work," "Put the Game Down," and "Too Fake."

Kelley James, host and MC of SPIN's SXSW '09 bash at Stubb's BBQ, chats up Scottish rockers Glasvegas and Atlanta's crazy punks, Black Lips.

SPIN editor Doug Brod chats backstage with Echo & the Bunnymen's Will Sergeant at SPIN's SXSW '09 party at Stubb's BBQ.

Passion Pit and the Crystal Method, both performers at SPIN's SXSW bash at Stubb's BBQ, chat backstage with the party's MC, Kelley James.

From the SPIN/MySpace Music Loft on 6th in Austin, Texas, powered by Flip, host John Norris chats with To Write Love on Her Arms founder Jamie Tworkowski at South by Southwest.

The hotly tipped Brooklynites stopped by the SPIN/MySpace Music Loft on 6th, powered by Flip, to talk with host John Norris about their SXSW experience and their fantastic year.

From the SPIN/MySpace Music Loft on 6th in Austin, Texas, powered by Flip, host John Norris chats up the New Zealand-born popstress at South by Southwest.

From the SPIN/MySpace Music Loft on 6th in Austin, Texas, powered by Flip, Kelley James strums out an acoustic version of "Once I Was Her Boy" at South by Southwest.

From the SPIN/MySpace Music Loft on 6th in Austin, Texas, powered by Flip, host Kelley James chats with the Utah bred rockers at South by Southwest.

From the SPIN/MySpace Music Loft on 6th in Austin, Texas, powered by Flip, host John Norris chats with the L.A. based songstress at South by Southwest.

From the SPIN/MySpace Music Loft on 6th in Austin, Texas, powered by Flip, host John Norris chats up the music and media renaissance man at South by Southwest.

From the SPIN/MySpace Music Loft on 6th in Austin, Texas, powered by Flip, host John Norris talks Dinosaur Jr.'s Murph and J Mascis at South by Southwest.

From the SPIN/MySpace Music Loft on 6th in Austin, Texas, powered by Flip, host John Norris chats up Burke at South by Southwest.

From the SPIN/MySpace Music Loft on 6th in Austin, Texas, powered by Flip, the Soft Pack plays a stripped down version of "On My Time" at South by Southwest.

From the SPIN/MySpace Music Loft on 6th in Austin, Texas, powered by Flip, Burke plays an acoustic version of his song, "Gabrielle" at South by Southwest 2009. [less]

From the SPIN/MySpace Music Loft on 6th in Austin, Texas, powered by Flip, host John Norris talks to one of his favorite bands, The Thermals at South by Southwest.

From the SPIN/MySpace Music Loft on 6th in Austin, Texas, powered by Flip, The Thermals play an acoustic version of their song, "Now We Can See" at South by Southwest 2009.