This article originally appeared in the March 2002 issue of SPIN. Alanis Morissette is at one with the universe. Thank you, Canada. She wrote her new album, Under Rug Swept, in her native land on electric guitar in addition to her usual piano, and it’s a welcome return to pop after 1998’s murky, PMS-ing Supposed […]
Hours after unveiling the star-packed lineup for a Taylor Hawkins tribute concert on Sept. 3 at London’s Wembley Stadium, Foo Fighters have revealed the guest artists for a second Hawkins celebration on Sept. 27 at the KIA Forum in Los Angeles. Tickets for both shows go on sale Friday (June 17) at 9 a.m. local […]
After singing “Complicated” with Avril Lavigne last month in Toronto, Olivia Rodrigo once again nodded to her musical roots last night (May 24) during the first of two shows at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre, bringing out Alanis Morissette for a duet on the latter’s 1995 classic “You Oughta Know.” Morissette sang the first verse of […]
In the belated celebration of Jagged Little Pill‘s 25th birthday (alongside a Broadway musical, HBO documentary series, and remastering), Alanis Morissette announced North American dates for its anniversary tour. The album’s anniversary was actually in 2020, but…you know. The dates follow her sold-out 2021 run, and this year’s tour will kick off on July 10 in […]
As the concert industry starts seeing signs of life after a harrowing year, Alanis Morissette has released a new song and video to raise money for her road crew, and others who lost work due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tribute is called, “I Miss The Band,” and arrives with a black-and-white music video directed […]
Now that Thanksgiving is over, Alanis Morissette is getting into the Christmas spirit by sharing her version of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over).” The new version stays true to the original including the iconic Lennon-Ono bedroom scene. But in Morissette’s version, you see her cuddled up with her family. The […]
Alanis Morissette is opening up about addiction and therapy. During a recent interview with The Guardian, the singer-songwriter called herself “such an addict,” citing “work addiction, love addiction and food addiction” as her vices and revealing she has suffered from an eating disorder since childhood. Thankfully, the ’90s icon has had a positive experience with therapy throughout the […]
Alanis Morissette’s new single, “Reckoning,” has a darker message than anything that’s been released from Such Pretty Forks in the Road so far. The tune confronts “predators and prey” and has an overall dark vibe that’s accentuated by a string section. Recently, Morissette and the cast of Jagged Little Pill shared an at-home video for “Smiling.” She has also […]
Being stuck in quarantine can really make you focus inward, reflect and sometimes get emotional, and those are just some of the emotions that play out in Alanis Morissette’s new video for “Smiling.” Teaming up with members the Broadway cast of Jagged Little Pill, the visual gives us a deep look into how people are doing […]
Alanis Morissette recently celebrated her birthday and the 25th anniversary of Jagged Little Pill. The latter is getting a 25th-anniversary reissue along with a concert film that was recorded in London just before the coronavirus pandemic took hold of the world. From that collection, Morissette has shared an acoustic version of “Ironic” from that Shepherd’s Bush […]