Tenacious D is set to hit the road for a North American summer stint in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their self-titled debut. The comedy rock duo—comprised of Jack Black and Kyle Gass—will embark on a short, seven-date tour that kicks off on June 16 at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Colorado. Their following […]
After hitting the road (for the first time in over a decade) in support of last year’s Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was this summer, Bright Eyes are heading back out on tour in March. The trio of Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nathaniel Walcott just put out a baker’s dozen dates throughout […]
Tame Impala just released “No Choice” off the forthcoming The Slow Rush Deluxe Box Set. The face of Tame, Kevin Parker, also announced the band will be hitting the road in North American beginning next February. [embedded content][embedded content] The box set features B-sides (including “No Choice”) and remixes of Tame’s Grammy-nominated 2020 release. It is […]
Superchunk are back with an announcement of a forthcoming record, Wild Loneliness, and the release of its first single, “Endless Summer.” Wild Loneliness is out on February 25. The album was recorded in the band’s home state of North Carolina during the COVID lockdown, and mixed by Wally Gagel, who also mixed Superchunk’s 1995 Here’s Where […]
The guy I remember from an album that boasted of being a 30-something “best 17-year old ever” making about $13,000 a year greets me showered and blue-blazered, sporting a white oxford and an equally bright smile. Kevin Whelan calls his Zoom profile picture his “LinkedIn look,” and it betrays an unexpected quirk of a Google […]
Mitski unveiled the latest single from Laurel Hell in the form of “Heat Lightning.” The brooding song is three minutes of the artist ruminating about the perils of insomnia (we’ve all been there before). “Heat Lightning” was originally written by Mitski on piano, where she sings “And there’s nothing I can do // Not much I can […]
Drake has withdrawn his two Grammy nominations from contention at the upcoming awards show. According to Variety, Drake and his management made that decision and relayed it to the Recording Academy, which honored the request. The categories he withdrew from were Best Rap Performance for “Way 2 Sexy” and Best Rap Album for Certified Lover […]
This week’s episode of SPIN Presents Lipps Service is a bit different than usual. SPIN editorial director Daniel Kohn is the guest host and on the episode, he spoke with acclaimed author and SPIN contributor Dan Ozzi. Ozzi’s new book, Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007), is in out […]
The European festival Primavera Sound is finally debuting in the United States next September in Los Angeles. After two years since the initial announcement of the festival hitting the States, but canceled and rescheduled due to the pandemic, Primavera is set to take place the weekend of September 16-18 at the L.A. State Historic State […]
Directed and edited by Eilish herself, the video is an all-too-exact portrayal of what someone is up to after a heartbreak—sitting on the bathroom floor, eating alone, and uncomfortably rolling around in bed. The video comes ahead of the Grammy-winning artist’s appearance on Saturday Night Live, where she will host and perform on the show’s second-to-last episode […]