In 2014, Atina Brown and John Swilley met at a recording session. Swilley was already in a band while Brown was a curious spectator who initiated the symposium. They recorded a song together that night and, as they say, the rest was history. Today, they’re the two parts that make up the Atlanta-based band Mattiel […]
In this week’s episode of SPIN Presents Lipps Service, host Scott Lipps sat down with Julian Lennon. In their conversation, Lennon told Lipps about his lengthy career, growing up Lennon and his new NFT collection. He also reflected on how AC/DC and Steely Dan influenced his music career and his take on the Get Back documentary. […]
Wet Leg has released their last single before their self-titled debut album. The group has been building up a strong catalog of singles since last June for their forthcoming project. “Ur Mom” is available along with an accompanying video before the full album’s release on Friday. The Isle of Wight band brings in feelings of […]
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And here we have it, gather around, gather around, for the new American Dream — no no, you’ve not misheard, it is not dead, it has just been repackaged, refreshed and is still equally out of reach for most. Lean in, and listen up: all you do is take a company with an ad agency […]
In a recent scouring of ’70s archives, Minneapolis’ WCCO television station unearthed a compelling video with an all-too-familiar face — an 11-year-old Prince vouching for higher pay for educators. [embedded content][embedded content] The station’s production manager Matt Liddy came across the clip while reporting on a recent teacher’s strike that occurred in the city earlier […]
A day after winning a pair of Grammys for Donda, Kanye West has pulled out of his much-anticipated Coachella headlining slot. TMZ was the first outlet to report the news of Kanye’s withdrawal. A source confirmed to Variety that West is no longer playing as well. SPIN has reached out to reps for both West and Coachella […]
The 2022 Grammy Awards were finally held on Sunday night, two months and 300 miles removed from the original plan. The 64th annual ceremony, originally set for late January in Los Angeles, was pushed back after COVID-19 cases spiked in early 2022. It was also moved to Las Vegas for the first time, held in […]
Father John Misty unveiled a surreal, seven-minute single, “The Next 20th Century.” The title track is one of two off his upcoming Chloë And The Next 20th Century. [embedded content][embedded content] “The Next 20th Century” initially brings a spacey, sprawling aura. Its light, searing strings invite in Tillman’s soft plea, but just a little before the […]
H.E.R. may be best known for her pop-friendly R&B sound, but on Sunday night (April 3) at the 64th Grammy awards, she showed off impressive rock and roll chops during a performance medley with high-profile guests Lenny Kravitz and Blink-182 drummer/producer Travis Barker. The performance began with H.E.R. (real name: Gabriella Wilson) joined by Minneapolis […]