On Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Offset filed a lawsuit against his longtime record label, Quality Control. In the complaint, Offset, born Kiari Cephus, claims that Quality Control has ownership of his music despite a deal the rapper made with the label that he could release it independently. According to the suit, Offset claims […]
The Decemberists fans got quite a surprise last night (Aug. 23) during the band’s show at New York’s Central Park SummerStage, as Colin Meloy and company brought out Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda to join in on “Ben Franklin’s Song.” [embedded content][embedded content] Miranda helped The Decemberists build the track back in 2017. Miranda had some […]
Model, dancer and Madonna offspring Lourdes Leon has unveiled her debut single, “Lock&Key” under the moniker Lolahol. The track’s accompanying video finds Leon taking rapid trip throughout New York City. [embedded content][embedded content] The futuristic clip was directed by Eartheater, shot and edited by Moshpit and choreographed by Lolahol. She most recently collaborated with Eartheater, […]
The first time Hayley Kiyoko performed on a two-foot-wide stage, she was playing at a mall in Oregon for five people. It was around 2013 and she was promoting one of her earliest records, A Belle to Remember. The night before Kiyoko speaks with SPIN, however, was notably the first time since then that she […]
Gogol Bordello played a secret gig last week for Ukrainian soldiers at an undisclosed location in the war-torn country, a performance chronicled by Vice World News. The band’s frontman, Eugene Hutz, was born in Ukraine in 1972 and emigrated to America 20 years later. We had an opportunity to support our fighters, defenders, border guards […]
When people talk about “video games as art” or “video games for people who don’t play video games,” they’re usually referring to high-concept titles that involve little gameplay while focusing on an emotional narrative and well-developed characters. We Are OFK is just that in a lot of ways, except it’s all focused around the origin […]
Arctic Monkeys will release their seventh album, The Car, on Oct. 21 via Domino, on which the band runs “wild in a new and sumptuous musical landscape,” according to a statement. The 10-track project is the follow up to 2018’s Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino, Arctic Monkeys’ sixth-straight No. 1 debut in the U.K. and […]
“Creativity is something I’ve learned needs to be nurtured like a baby bird,” electronic artist Tara Klein–who goes by the stage name Doll Machine–explains somewhat sagely. “It can’t be forced and it must be authentic. So, keeping my phone or notebook on me at all times to write down and record ideas is vital.” Her […]
Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger has paid tribute to the band’s late drummer Charlie Watts, who died a year ago today (Aug. 24) at age 80. In a video montage posted on Twitter and set to the Stones’ 1974 track “Till the Next Goodbye,” Jagger says in voiceover, “I miss Charlie, because he had a […]
Pussy Riot has come with a full agenda to Los Angeles’ El Rey Theater, ready to bounce and rage to a soundtrack of sultry pop hooks and noisy, glitchy electronics. And yet nothing onstage is more essential to the night’s purpose than the confrontational words and graphics flashing on the big screen behind them. “Vasectomy […]