Inside the Frolic Room in Hollywood, a small crowd of early drinkers leans up against the bar as an old Rolling Stones song blares overhead. It’s another hot day outside on the boulevard, but in here, it’s all shadowy glamour and laughter as the locals knock back one drink after another. It’s not where the […]
Taylor Momsen sits at a desk in her New York City apartment, the place she’s called home since she was 12, a sign hangs just beyond her right shoulder: “love” written in cursive pink neon. “Welcome to my home,” she says, fresh faced and smiling, a natural beauty in black wide-rimmed glasses. In August, her […]
No Doubt will reassemble for their first proper run of shows since 2015 with a six-date residency next May at Sphere in Las Vegas. The extravaganza is set for May 6, 8-9, 13, 15-16, with tickets going on sale Oct. 17 to the general public. The Gwen Stefani-led group reunited for two Coachella sets in […]
Name Kyle Stoopid Best known for Singer-songwriter-performer of Slightly Stoopid. Current city: Ocean Beach, San Diego, California. Really want to be in Home is where your heart is. As long as you’re surrounded by love and good people, it’s where you should be. That could be anywhere. That being said, we grew up close to Mexico by the beach, so […]
Walking up to DJ Jazzy Jeff’s Delaware home, it’s nearly impossible not to recall a scene in the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” where his character, Jazz, gets tossed out of Uncle Phil’s house—by Uncle Phil. More than three decades have passed since the beloved ’90s sitcom’s debut and in that time, Jazzy Jeff has established […]
Each week, SPIN digs into the catalogs of great artists and highlights songs you might not know for our Deep Cut Friday series. The Cranberries’ 1994 album No Need to Argue is their most popular release, selling seven million copies in the U.S. alone. And it’s been expanded multiple times with the addition of demos, […]
When Walt Disney died in 1966, his creative vision did too. The studio that had produced the animated classics Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Sleeping Beauty, Dumbo, and Fantasia began focusing on live action, leading the company into genres that it had never approached before. Escape to Witch Mountain (1975), The Black Hole (1979), […]
The A24 film The Moment, which is based on an original idea by Charli XCX and will also star the U.K. pop maven, has revealed its additional cast. Due in theaters next year, the movie will feature Alexander Skarsgård, Rosanna Arquette, Jamie Demetriou, Kylie Jenner, Rachel Sennott, Kate Berlant, Arielle Dombasle and Hailey Benton Gates. […]
Dua Lipa has been peppering her in-progress North American arena tour with surprise guests and covers, and her just-concluded four-night run at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum was no different. At the final show last night (Oct. 8), the artist welcomed Gwen Stefani for a duet on No Doubt’s “Don’t Speak,” and the night before, she […]
Independent artists often spend countless hours trying to “crack the Spotify code.” Many experiment with the DIY route, plead with curators for playlist placements, or turn to third-party promotion services, only to end up with inflated numbers and little real engagement. In such a crowded space, skepticism toward music marketing services is understandable. The industry […]