When SPIN caught up with Teenage Fanclub songwriter Norman Blake in February to discuss the band’s new album Endless Arcade, the world was in a much more uncertain place than it is today. Prospects on when and how live music would be coming back were still marked with doubt. But Blake, as always, radiates with […]
Twenty One Pilots have released “Choker,” the second track ahead of Scaled And Icy, their first studio album in three years, which arrives May 21 via Fueled By Ramen, “Choker” arrives with a music video directed by Mark Eshleman, shot in the band’s hometown of Columbus, Ohio. “Choker” follows on the heels of Scaled And […]
Sharon Van Etten released a cover of Daniel Johnston’s “Some Things Last A Long Time,” which was recorded for 2020’s Feels Good Man, a documentary about the creator of the internet meme Pepe the Frog. Last year she released an original song, “Let Go,” that was featured in the film. Van Etten’s version of “Some Things Last […]
Name Ken Casey Best known for Holding all Massachusetts high school truancy records and then going on to fake my way through a 25-year-and-counting music career. Current City Boston, Massachusetts. Really Want to Be In Sydney, Australia because it’s the balls. Excited about New Dropkick’s album Turn Up That Dial. My current music collection has […]
As teased on Thursday via Tom Morello’s Instagram, the Rage Against the Machine guitarist just released a brand new track out with Russian protest punks Pussy Riot called “Weather Strike.” The bilingual rock track is just as driven by change and activism as you would expect from the two rebellious collaborators. It carries Morello’s signature guitar […]
One of the most interesting festivals every year is Iceland Airwaves. This year, following an obvious year away physically (the fest still existed virtually), will see the event return to downtown Reykjavík on Nov. 3-6. As usual, the tastemaking festival features a nice blend of international and Icelandic artists, including two of our favorites with Arlo […]
Bob Dylan is being honored with a covers album, and Uncut magazine, which is offering the Dylan Revisited LP with its June issue, has shared The Flaming Lips’ rendition of Dylan’s “Lay Lady Lay” off the collection. Dylan Revisited is in celebration of Dylan’s 80th birthday on May 24 and Dylan himself contributed an acoustic version of “Too Late” that […]
On Tuesday, Billie Eilish revealed that her anticipated sophomore album, Happier Than Ever, would be out later this year. The 18-year-old alt pop star also promised that she’d be releasing a new single on Thursday, aka today. And she did just that. Titled “Your Power,” the song starts off with acoustic strumming and is a tender […]
Tony Banks, Phil Collins, and Mike Rutherford, the prog-rock group collectively known as Genesis, will return to the road in North America for the first time in 14 years with The Last Domino? tour, kicking off Nov. 15 in Chicago and ending Dec. 15 in Boston. Joined by Phil’s son Nic Collins on drums and […]
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds unveiled a new single today, “We’re On Our Way Now,” which the always quotable songwriter dubbed as “a taste of the future-fan-favorites to come.” It’s from the ex-Oasis member’s Back The Way We Came: Vol 1 (2011-2021) greatest hits set to release on June 11 via Sour Mash Records, and also features […]