Arcade Fire just announced their first new single in five years, “The Lightning I, II” to be released on Thursday, March, 17. The announcement comes after the band sent fans a series of postcards that said “We missed you” with a color graphic of the chords for the new song, with other doodles in the […]
More than two years after becoming the first major artist to postpone a tour at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pearl Jam has rescheduled North American shows in support of their 2020 album Gigaton as part of a two-leg trek, the first of which will begin May 3 in San Diego and wrap May […]
On Friday, alt-pop singer-songwriter Mothica unveiled her latest single, “SENSITIVE.” The track (which takes an introspective look at her mental health and personality) released via Heavy Heart Records, the singer’s imprint with Rise Records/BMG. Check out the video below. [embedded content][embedded content] “I wanted to make the most upbeat and aggressive song about being an […]
Dolly Parton tweeted today that she is dropping herself out of consideration of this year’s Rock and Rock Hall of Fame nominees. Parton explained that she is “extremely flattered and grateful” to be nominated for the massive music industry honoring, but that she doesn’t “feel that I have earned that right.” “I really do not […]
Emerging as one of 11 members of a hip-hop collective in his native Richmond, Virginia, collaboration has always been central to rapper-producer Fly Anakin’s work. Now, with the release of his solo debut album, he showcases the talents that brought the spotlight on him and his local scene. Like Danny Brown’s Bruiser Brigade, Mutant Academy […]
Bikini Kill is kicking off their long-awaited international tour next month. The run was initially set for 2020, but the rescheduled run has a handful of new shows throughout the U.S. and Europe. Fans can purchase tour tickets now. Kathleen Hanna, Tobi Vail, Kathi Wilcox, and guitarist Erica DawnLyle are returning to where they first […]
Probably not even The Rolling Stones would’ve believed you if you said in 1962 that they would be embarking on their 60th-anniversary tour in 2022. Steve Jordan will fill in for the late, great Charlie Watts on drums. [embedded content] [embedded content] The Stones are performing in 14 European cities this June and July. Kicking […]
SPIN unveiled its NFT marketplace at SXSW today, with an inaugural auction featuring covers of Machine Gun Kelly and Perry Farrell of Jane’s Addiction, Porno for Pyros and founder of legendary music festival Lollapalooza. The iconic publication is the first to make its covers available to fans in this revolutionary format. The NFTs are limited, with […]
Thom Yorke has been focusing efforts on his Radiohead side project The Smile, which made it that much more surprising when he released a new solo track called “5.17” without warning this morning. Though it’s unclear why the song came out today, it may not be a coincidence that its arrival coincides with the third […]
This article originally appeared in the April 1993 issue of SPIN. In honor of The Lemonheads’ It’s a Shame About Ray turning 30 and the band’s set at our SXSW event, we’ve republished it here. IT’S FAST APPROACHING 5:00 A.M. IN THE WANE OF A BREEZY AUSTRALIAN SUMMER NIGHT, and Evan Dando is sitting on the […]