Three of the 100 are in this picture! The Rolling Stones, in 1964, from left to right: Bill Wyman, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Brian Jones. The problem with lists like this is they are invariably bullshit. So our prime objective was to make sure we didn’t do a bullshit list. I’m not saying we did a scientific one […]
Damon Albarn has released the second song off his upcoming solo album, The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows. Titled “Polaris,” the song comes with a live performance clip that is shot in black-and-white and sees the Blur/Gorillaz musician perform with a string quartet. The video is the first in a series of short […]
Name Daniel Kohn Best known for Taking a photo of Prince Harry and Afrika Bambaataa backstage at Wireless Festival in 2009 (and SPIN’s Editorial Director). Current city San Fernando Valley. Really want to be in Tokyo – name a cooler city, I dare you. Excited about Being able to go to live shows again. My […]
The concert industry exploded in the 1970s, and the live album, a stopgap project once reserved for only the biggest artists, became a compulsory ritual and a pivotal moment for many artists. Live albums captured legendarily loud bands like The Who and The Ramones in their natural element. Once obscure regional acts like Bob Seger, […]
Lana Del Rey fans are going to have to find another soundtrack for their 4th of July festivities this year. After revealing that her upcoming album, Blue Banisters, was slated for a July 4 release, the singer-songwriter took to Instagram on Saturday night to break the news that it’s now “TBD.” But it wasn’t all […]
Yesterday, the New Yorker published an extensive investigative piece about Britney Spears’ conservatorship. Courtney Love spoke to journalist Ronan Farrow about her encounters with the infamous Hollywood figure Sam Lutfi (she calls him a “street hustler” in the article) and business manager Lou Taylor. “An honor to speak to an honorable man. Speak again soon,” she tweeted […]
Dave Grohl and his mom’s unscripted reality series From Cradle to Stage has given us a lot of insight into famous musicians and their mothers, but during an interview with Pharrell Williams, Grohl dropped a bombshell that will forever change how you listen to Nirvana’s Nevermind. After refuting Pharrell’s comment that he’s a great drummer (“I’m the […]
In the fourth and final installment of her weeklong series in which she hangs out and performs music with Matt Helders, Nandi Bushell sat down with the Arctic Monkeys drummer to conduct the very first interview of her young career. Helders and the 11-year-old rock prodigy discussed poignant topics like their top five favorite bands, […]
Ahead of this holiday weekend, we welcome you back with open arms as we get ready to light up the night with pretty patriotic explosions. Aside from including a stellar group of artists who are on the brink, this week’s roundup captures the lively spirit of the summer heat. With colorful sound textures, soulful sonic […]
This week’s edition of 15 Minute Live Performances (watch previous sets from UPSAHL, KANDLE, Cha Wa, Rozzi and Nick Waterhouse) features Dominique Fils-Aimé. Earlier this year, Fils-Aimé gave us a peek into her daily routine in our A Day in the Life feature and released her third album, Three Little Words. The future is mighty bright for Dominique. In 2018, she released her debut album, Nameless, […]