Name Katherine Turman Best known for Writing for SPIN first in 1992/3… and then again, again starting in 2020! A book in-between: Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal. Other writing. Lots of it. Radio producing. Current city Brooklyn, New York. Los Angeles native. Really want to be in A quiet beach, a […]
Jon Hassell, the influential composer and trumpet player who pioneered the “fourth world” has died at the age of 84. His family confirmed the news of his death in a statement on his social media platforms. “After a little more than a year of fighting through health complications, Jon died peacefully in the early morning […]
In the past year or so, Nandi Bushell has captured the hearts and minds of both major rock stars and rock fans with her outstanding takes on classics. The 11-year-old though has a lot more to come, especially if her latest collaboration is to be released in the near future. In an Instagram Story posted […]
This article originally appeared in the August 1996 edition of SPIN. With Biography: KISStory airing tonight, we’re republishing the story here. Whoo-hoo, it’s a firehouse inside Gold’s Gym, a Hollywood sweatbox packed with waiters looking to be actors, actors looking to be bodybuilders, and bodybuilders looking at their reflection in the mirrored walls. In one corner, […]
Her upcoming album may be titled Solar Power, but Lorde doesn’t want people to think it’s a grand statement about global warming. During a recent interview with the Guardian, she clarified that the project is not a “big climate change record.” “I’m not a climate activist, I’m a pop star. I stoke the fire of a […]
To celebrate the release of her latest EP, Our Extended Play, Beabadoobee performed the album’s single “Last Day on Earth” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. When she originally released the song, the UK-based singer-songwriter explained its meaning in a statement: “’Last Day On Earth’ is about all the things I would have done had […]
Marilyn Manson will turn himself in to the Los Angeles Police Department as part of an agreement between the Gilford Police Department and Manson’s camp, according to Gilford Police Chief Anthony Bean Burpee. “What this all means for us is that – thanks to over 300,000 FB comments and shares (many besmirching our agency for even […]
A couple of months back, RZA announced both a brand new Bobby Digital album (called Bobby Digital: Digital Potions) as well as his new weekly screening of martial arts movies on his 36 Cinema platform, “Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater.” Now, he’s got another announcement that involves both Bobby Digital and “Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater,” […]
Hollis is an incredibly conscious artist and wordsmith that uses her voice literally and metaphorically. In reality, her artistic identity barely even begins to scratch the surface of the entire inner workings going on behind the scenes. She’s dedicated to the ever-evolving journey that really defines itself as the human experience, expressing her perspective through […]
The White Stripes’ landmark 2001 album, White Blood Cells, has a new digital deluxe edition that’s out now in honor of its 20th anniversary, which was earlier this month. It’s available for streaming now features HD audio remasters of all the original songs joined by a full-length live performance of the album recorded at Detroit’s […]