U2 is roaring back with the surprise release today (Feb. 18) of Days of Ash, a six-track Interscope EP that will presage a separate new studio album in late 2026. It is described as “an immediate response to current events and inspired by the many extraordinary and courageous people fighting on the frontlines of freedom.” […]
Foo Fighters, Mumford & Sons, Chris Stapleton and Dave Matthews Band will anchor the 2026 edition of Bourbon & Beyond on Sept. 24-27 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky. The top of the bill also features Queens of the Stone Age, Goose, Kacey Musgraves, Foster the People, the Red Clay Strays, Jason Isbell […]
As expected, American Football has confirmed its fourth studio album, LP4, which will be released May 1 on Polyvinyl Records. For now, there’s no additional information about the long-awaited follow-up to 2019’s LP3, although the group recently posted a video on Instagram showing members Steve Lamos and Nate Kinsella working through what appears to be […]
Gogol Bordello celebrated the drop date of their new album ‘We Mean It, Man!’ with a full-tilt blow-out of a record release party in downtown NYC last Friday (February 13th). Spin aligned with the band’s Casa Gogol Records at Silver Lining Lounge for the sweat-soaked affair, which felt less like an industry party and more […]
Paul McCartney will reveal “the most extensive collection” of items from his personal archive for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s upcoming exhibit Paul McCartney and Wings, which will open on May 15. The news comes in tandem with the impending release of Morgan Neville’s Wings documentary, Man on the Run, which premieres Feb. […]
As the only son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Sean Ono Lennon bears great responsibility. He curates his late father’s work as a solo artist and as part of the Beatles’ (see this winter’s expanded Anthology collection) and has acted as his mother’s principle musical and activist collaborator, and defended her role as an […]
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are returning to the road this spring for the Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour, which will begin March 31 in Minneapolis. The Boss recently released a new protest song, “Streets of Minneapolis,” decrying violence at the hands of federal immigration officers that left two people dead […]
As the 2026 music calendar fills with tour dates and long-awaited releases, a fresh wave of artists are setting their sights on New York City stages. From breakout tracks to defining performances, these are some of the most compelling acts making their mark, along with where you can catch them live this spring. Quarters (f/k/a […]
Alex Ridha, the Berlin-based producer who performs as Boys Noize, has had an unusually varied year. He’s been opening for Nine Inch Nails on the Peel It Back tour (hailed as one of the best live shows of 2025), co-produced the Grammy-winning TRON: Ares soundtrack alongside Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, and still manages to […]
Thundercat again pays tribute to his late friend Mac Miller on “She Knows Too Much,” the latest song to emerge from his upcoming Brainfeeder album, Distracted. The song is accompanied by a heartwarming and hilarious animated video directed by Léa Esmaili and produced by Blinkink. “She Knows Too Much” finds Thundercat in a familiar predicament: […]