A version of this article originally appeared in the March 1990 issue of SPIN. In honor of The B-52’s announcing their farewell tour, we’re republishing it here. December 29, 10:15 pm. The stage lights are all the colors in the B-52’s rainbow: housedress orange, linoleum yellow, jellybean green, oxygen blue, posey purple. Three microphones stand at the […]
It’s the collaboration we never saw coming. Coachella is usually the hotspot for surprise appearances, but last night, Carrie Underwood surprised fans during her headlining set at Stagecoach by bringing out none other than Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose. “Welcome to the greatest night of my life,” Underwood yelled to the crowd. “Give it […]
Naomi Judd has died at the age of 76. Her daughters Wynonna and Ashley broke the news through a statement via Associated Press that reads: “Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness. We are shattered. We are navigating profound grief and know that as we loved her, […]
Olivia Rodrigo has been covering “Complicated” by Avril Lavigne during all the stops of her Sour tour, but last night was different. During the Toronto show, Lavigne joined her onstage to perform her debut single. The pop star introduced Lavigne as someone “who broke down so many barriers, and opened so many doors for girls […]
Almost Famous, the stage musical adaptation of Cameron Crowe’s iconic rock & roll movie, is coming to Broadway. “It’s All Happening…Broadway 2022,” reads the production’s official Twitter page, and as Deadline points out, the spring season is almost over, which means Almost Famous is most likely debuting in fall. Like the film, the musical is based on Crowe’s younger […]
Electronic artist SOHMI moved to LA six years ago and soon attended her first festival ever – Coachella. It not only changed her perspective on what live music performance could be, it changed her life. She quit her tech job a year later and devoted herself to music full time. To be on stage in […]
The comedian Joe List is set to premiere his newest special, entitled This Year’s Material, on his popular YouTube channel, continuing a trend of DIY releases, such as Mark Normand’s Out to Lunch, Shane Gillis’s Live in Austin, as well as List’s own excellent 2020 set I Hate Myself. Each of those specials have garnered […]
The emotion started welling up during, of all songs, “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da.” Something about the sight of a gaggle of teen girls, singing the nonsense chorus of that White Album classic started to crack my critical resolve. By the time Paul McCartney hit the chords of “Hey Jude,” already two-plus hours into the opening night of […]
The Vatican’s former soprano soloist for two popes. A contestant on season nine of American Idol. The CEO of STARROCK Productions. An autism advocate. Singer-songwriter. Wife. Mother of three. Claire Khodara might be among the busiest people in music. Now, the multifaceted musician, mom and master-multitasker is set to release her newest project, Modern Lullaby […]
Blue Chips is a monthly rap column that highlights exceptional rising rappers. To read previous columns, click here. T.F’s memoir could open in a blazing Southern California wildfire. At 18, he and fellow incarcerated firefighters cut smoldering brush and dug parched soil to prevent towering flames from incinerating more acres of hillsides and mountains. He […]