Record Store Day has just released the list of exclusive pressings that will be available on April 23. In case supply chain issues get in the way of the planned date in April, a safety net’ date of June 18th was established as a backup. This year returns to the normal Record Store Day format […]
Dynamic, genre-bending musician Yves Tumor revealed a striking video for “Secrecy Is Incredibly Important To The Both of Them,” from his 2021 EP The Asymptotical World. The video, directed by frequent visual collaborator and art director Jordan Hemingway, furthers Tumor’s artistic vision of pushing genre boundaries with vibrant songs with visuals to match. The video […]
“People always ask me why I chose country music,” Lavender Country’s Patrick Haggerty says. “The truth is, there wasn’t any genre in 1973 that was ready to embrace a queer Marxist!” Lavender Country, his self-titled debut, was the first-ever country record by a gay artist. Selling only 1,000 records at the time, a copy now […]
“I went to my first concert when I was in third grade, I saw Avril Lavigne and Simple Plan,” recalls synth-rock artist Carissa Johnson. “The energy of being at a live show stuck with me and I knew I wanted to play music and start writing my own songs.” The Boston native released her newest […]
Last month’s SPIN cover star, Turnstile, shared the video-game-inspired video for “Underwater Boi.” [embedded content][embedded content] “Underwater Boi” is off the band’s latest, GLOW ON. The video was directed and edited by Turnstile’s own drummer, Daniel Fang, and it’s animation was influenced by the realm of 2003’s MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game). The hardcore punkers are […]
The synth-pop group Future Islands debuted their newest single, “King of Sweden” last night on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. “I’m always flyin’ / So I’m always cryin’ / Losing my emotions / On a desert island,” frontman Samuel Herring dreamily sings atop the band’s synthy beats. “King of Sweden” is available now. The Baltimore-based […]
“Let me just play this for you — I recorded it the other day,” says an enthusiastic Dave Grohl. It’s late January, and he’s sitting in his home studio, gearing up for the release of yet another project — one that’s different than anything he’s done before. Over Zoom, he fiddles around with knobs on his […]
Stagecoach has changed its COVID regulations. In a statement on Twitter, the festival announced that it will not be requiring COVID-19 vaccinations, testing, or masking at its 2022 festival. This new policy also extends to Coachella as both festivals are promoted by Goldenvoice and owned by AEG. While Coachella has not formally tweeted a statement, […]
My Morning Jacket will be hitting the road in 2022, headlining a U.S. tour that kicks off on April 19. The list of openers is impressive with Madison Cunningham, Joy Oladokun and Indigo de Souza heading out on the road with the Kentucky rockers. One of the tour’s highlights includes a stop in Louisville, their […]
The other morning I found a proposition waiting for me in my inbox, courtesy of my trusted SPIN editor. It was an assignment to look over a dating website’s list of the 25 Sexiest Movies of All Time. Maybe I could do a small write-up about the films they found to be most ooh-la-la. Some […]