Spend a few hours with Die Spitz and you’ll realize a bit of chaos follows the band wherever they go. Not that it’s a bad thing. In three years since releasing their debut EP, this ad hoc group of 22-year-old friends and sometimes roommates who meld punk, metal, hardcore, ’90s alt rock (and melody when […]
For one cruel moment it felt like we had David Bowie back. He went silent for nearly a decade after suffering a heart attack during a performance in Prague in 2004, resurfacing in 2013 with The Next Day, a strong collection of songs that felt like a comfortable, but not revelatory, coda to a multi-decade-long […]
Virginia rapper J.R.Clark celebrates a decade in the game with the release of his tenth studio album, 10 Years Later. Known for his sharp lyricism and entrepreneurial spirit, J.R.Clark uses this milestone project to double down on themes of authenticity, independence, and resilience. Throughout the album, he delivers bars that reflect on the importance of […]
Foo Fighters were supposed to return to the road for the first time in more than a year — and with brand new drummer Ilan Rubin — on Oct. 2 in Jakarta. But Dave Grohl and company clearly couldn’t wait to get back onstage, which they’ll do tomorrow (Sept. 13) at the 900-capacity Fremont Theater […]
Name Seán Griffin Best known for I’m best known for being the lead singer of the Ruffians and also that guy with a pile of kids. Current city Kingston, NY. Really want to be in I’m pretty happy here in the Hudson Valley, but I wouldn’t mind being in Galway city, and since we are dreaming I’d be turning […]
Pink Floyd are expanding their 1975 album Wish You Were Here for a 50th anniversary deluxe edition due Dec. 12 from Sony Music. The collection is led by six previously unreleased alternate versions and 16 live recordings sourced from a bootleg of an April 26, 1975, concert at Los Angeles Sports Arena. The first song […]
Amid starring in a Tame Impala video and preparing for the launch of an extensive fall tour, Joe Keery also found time to finish his second new album of 2025. The actor/musician, who records as Djo, today (Sept. 12) surprise released The Crux Deluxe, a 12-song companion to April’s The Crux. The project is described […]
Each week, SPIN digs into the catalogs of great artists and highlights songs you might not know for our Deep Cut Friday series. The members of the Beatles were early champions of Harry Nilsson’s music, and the Brooklyn-born singer-songwriter’s early albums spun off massive chart hits like 1969’s “Everybody’s Talkin’” and 1971’s “Without You.” Over […]
Extending a New York-area tradition since 2017, LCD Soundsystem will be back in action this winter with another residency, this time comprising 12 shows across three weekends at Knockdown Center in Maspeth, Queens. Dates for the Bowery Presents-produced run begin Nov. 20 and conclude Dec. 13. Although the James Murphy-led group has previously anchored its […]
The kids are not all right, according to the internet. Gen Z, and I suppose now Gen Alpha, is/are experiencing anxiety and depression at unprecedented levels. Most of this is a reasonable reaction to the fact that we are inhabitants of a self-immolating rock hurtling towards extinction; and to the latest terrible news about (please […]