Yes, you’re reading this correctly: the Avett Brothers have teamed with eclectic Faith No More/Mr. Bungle vocalist Mike Patton to form AVTT/PTTN, whose self-titled debut album will be released Nov. 14 through Thirty Tigers in association with Ramseur Records and Ipecac Recordings. The lead single, “Eternal Love,” can be sampled below. The musicians are said […]
After their final shows as a unit in December. the four members of Refused will all remain together in a brand new band. Drummer David Sandström broke the news on Instagram while announcing details of their last gigs in their native Sweden before the end of the year. “We ([guitarist] Mattias [Bärjed], [bassist] Magnus [Flagge], […]
Acclaimed Stockholm-based artist/producer/composer Joel Danell, who records as Sven Wunder, is rarely absent from his studio without good reason. But for the past several weeks, he’s dedicated nearly every day to preparing for his first live performances in the U.S., which begin Saturday (Sept. 20) in Philadelphia as part of Freddie Gibbs and the Alchemist’s […]
“Cool. Wow. Being interviewed by SPIN, full circle,” gushes filmmaker and former SPIN intern Chandler Levack while sitting in an empty office of Toronto’s Elevation Pictures. The Canadian company is distributing her new film, Mile End Kicks, which just had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Toronto-born Levack went from music […]
What happens in Quebec too often stays in Quebec. A case in point: Viviane Audet. Actress, singer-songwriter, musician, composer — she’d be a big fish in any-sized pond. But as Steve Martin once observed, “It’s like those French have a different word for everything.” The upshot: Her amazing projects have received decidedly limited coverage in […]
Often, people become acquainted with musical instruments in childhood through Christmas presents, music school, or lessons from friends. But it also happens differently, when the instrument itself finds its musician, sometimes after many years of searching. This emotional phenomenon was experienced by double bass player, arranger, and music teacher Valentyn Korniienko. The musician, who discovered […]
When B.B. King passed away in 2015 at the age of 89, he left behind a challenge. “Do what you can to keep the blues alive,” he often told those who crossed his path. Today, on what would have been King’s 100th birthday, a new collaborative album launches with the ambition to do exactly that. […]
Was there ever a time before Margaret Cho? For as long as I can remember, the ever-relevant, effortlessly funny comedian—who also counts actor, musician, and entrepreneur on her résumé—has been part of the zeitgeist. A five-time Grammy and Emmy nominee, Cho leaves an impression any time she appears. My personal favorite is Cho as Lynne, […]
Director Lee Kirk is hoping you’ll have the time of your life watching his new film, New Years Rev—we’ve seen it with an apostrophe, too, though we’re told it doesn’t have one—the Green Day collaboration which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) September 13. The title doesn’t convey that it’s […]
Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G will headline the 2026 edition of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, which descends on Empire Polo Field in Indio, Ca., from April 10-12 and 17-19. See the complete poster below. The always-eclectic lineup pulls from nearly every music genre and era imaginable, with Italian DJ Anyma […]