“We knew that people weren’t going to like it,” says Black Country, New Road‘s Lewis Evans. “And [now] I know that people won’t like it.” It doesn’t read like a ringing endorsement of Ants From Up There, the recently issued second album from the British sextet. But the saxophonist correctly insists it’s the “best thing […]
Pusha T‘s latest single, “Diet Coke” produced by Kanye West and 88 Keys is out now. Yesterday morning, fans were given a snippet of the video featuring West on Steven Victor’s Instagram. Following his production of Pusha T’s last album Daytona way back in 2018, West will be producing the forthcoming album. The single is […]
Neil Young isn’t letting go of his anti-Spotify sentiments just yet. In a post shared on his Neil Young Archives website, the rocker continued to rip Spotify and its CEO, Daniel Ek. He also encouraged Spotify employees to leave the streaming giant. “To the workers at SPOTIFY, I say Daniel Ek is your big problem […]
In this week’s edition of SPIN Presents Lipps Service, host Scott Lipps spoke with singer-songwriter LP. The artist, who appeared on our July 2021 cover, has a great new album out titled Churches. In their conversation, LP and Lipps discussed what it was like growing up in the great New York City area and what […]
In late January, Neil Young issued an ultimatum to Spotify in response to The Joe Rogan Experience’s willful platforming of vaccine misinformation—resulting in Young’s catalog’s swift takedown from the streaming service. His critique quickly snowballed, with other notable artists removing their own music in protest of Spotify’s profit off Rogan’s message via an exclusive, $100 […]
Nine Inch Nails‘ last proper headlining, non-festival performance was all the way back in 2018. With COVID and a few canceled festivals, the band hasn’t performed live in a while, but they just announced that is (thankfully) going to change. The band is scheduled for a hometown performance on September 24 at Blossom Music Center […]
The song isn’t over, and The Who are set to trek across North America on tour for the first time in three years. “Pete and I said we’d be back, but we didn’t think we’d have to wait for two years for the privilege,” Roger Daltrey said in a statement. “This is making the chance […]
Editor’s note: For the past three years, I’ve asked artists to predict the NFL season for their favorite team. Every year, Andy Biersack of Black Veil Brides has been a participant. If we want to roll back the clock even more, the whole “predict the season for your team” idea came from a conversation I […]
Operation Ivy fans have been waiting a long time for a reunion. The influential ska band hasn’t played together since breaking up in 1989, and its members have frequently shot down any hope for a revival; however, that all changed last night. Tim Armstrong (under the name Tim Timebomb) and his band the Interrupters backed the Specials […]
Nandi Bushell is back! We last heard from the 11-year-old prodigy at the end of December, when she dipped her toe into dance music with an improvisation over Fatboy Slim’s “Right Here, Right Now.” Now, she’s getting back into the world of rock with a cover of Rush’s “Tom Sawyer.” “This one is for you […]