Jimmy “Super Rhymes” Spicer, whose 15-minute single “Adventure of Super Rhymes” is widely considered hip-hop’s first storytelling rap, died from cancer in 2019 in financial peril. As Russell Simmons’s flagship artist at Rush Management, Spicer helped lay the foundation for what would eventually become Def Jam Recordings. His music has been sampled by the Wu-Tang Clan, 2Pac, De […]
Wednesday, November 5 Laugavegur, the main street of downtown Reykjavik, is a long artery vibrating with action during the festival. It overflows with gift shops, pathways to a Rainbow Street full of tourists and record stores that double as DIY venues, 10/11 convenience stores, and the Icelandic Punk Museum. “It’s just some weirdo in a […]
Sabrina Carpenter will return to her acting roots by starring and producing in an as-yet-untitled musical inspired by the Lewis Carroll classic Alice in Wonderland. The project will be released by Universal Pictures and both directed and adapted for film by Lorene Scafaria. Carpenter has never been the top-billed star of a major movie, but […]
Masked South African-reared country artist Orville Peck is the guest on the newest installment of the Lipps Service podcast, speaking with host Scott Lipps about his new EP, Appaloosa, the evolution of his look and persona and the challenges of sobriety, fame and reading social media comments. Peck also gets into the business side of music, making […]
Gina Birch never thought of calling herself an artist. Which seems like a strange attitude for this restless musician, painter, and filmmaker who first made her mark as a founding member of the Raincoats, a lasting spark from London’s musical underground of the late 1970s and a personal favorite band of Kurt Cobain and Kathleen […]
Sublime will honor the 30th anniversary of their classic self-titled third album during an April 17-18 stand at Red Rocks Amphitheatre outside Denver, and will perform the LP in its entirety for the first time ever at the first of the two gigs, SPIN can exclusively reveal. Tickets go on sale Friday (Nov. 14). Sublime […]
London-reared, L.A.-based musician Arlo Parks will play her first shows in more than a year next month, during which she plans to debut some fresh songs and other surprises. “I’ve spent the past few years in the studio exploring new sonic palettes, world building and experimenting,” she wrote on Instagram. “I’ve always wanted to show […]
“And” is the first word Rise Against frontman Tim McIlrath sings on “Nod,” the opening track from Ricochet, released in August. It’s also the first word he sings on the next song, “I Want It All.” But that wasn’t a deliberate strategy, judging from McIlrath’s surprise when I point it out. “Oh yeah, I didn’t […]
Once Upstate New York locals sense that an early winter is on its way, they can count on a few short weeks of spectacular weather, where amber-leafed sugar maples and auburn birches sway in the warm breeze. At the end of a rocky dirt road, surrounded by this cinematic countryside, is the bright blue barn […]
Soundgarden, the White Stripes, Outkast, Cyndi Lauper, Bad Company, Joe Cocker and Chubby Checker were enshrined in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last night (Nov. 8) during a Los Angeles ceremony flecked with superstar contributions from Olivia Rodrigo, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Chappell Roan and Missy Elliott. “When the Seattle music scene exploded, […]