With Hangout Fest fast approaching, we caught up with one of the festival’s major acts, Madeon, for an epic summertime playlist. We present Madeon’s Beach Essentials: Men I Trust – LaurenThat bassline is too infectious ! Perfect 2pm beach lounging music. Toro y Moi – MississippiI could put that entire album as this playlist, I’m such a […]
In SPIN‘s new festival-based video series, “Walk With Me,” we take a stroll through festival grounds, cities, venues and more with some of our favorite artists. For the first episode, we went for a quick walk around Coachella with Missy from Mannequin Pussy to chat about the band’s two-year wait to perform, discuss punk rock at […]
I don’t want to hear about your local comedy scene. Honestly, it just doesn’t compare. You don’t have people who scrape ice off of their cars and slide out in brown slush just to try out five minutes of new material. If you’re talking about Chicago, it’s expected. When you’re talking about Des Moines, Iowa, […]
(Editor’s note: SPIN contributor Marissa R. Moss’s book, Her Country: How the Women of Country Music Became the Success They Were Never Supposed, is out today. Moss interviewed 70 sources for it, which traces how difficult it is to win when there are so many obstacles to clear. In this exclusive excerpt from Her Country, […]
Toro y Moi insists that the most important aspect of his newest album, Mahal, is an obscure eBay purchase he made after months of deliberation. The purchase? A Filipino public transportation vehicle. “I have to say the jeepney is probably the coolest aspect,” Chaz Bear says over Zoom. His eyes light up immediately as he […]
Name Jacoby Shaddix, Papa Roach Best known for Cutting lives into pieces since 2000. Current city Sacramento, CA, but actually currently shooting a new music video at the Salton Sea, CA. Really want to be in Sayulita, MX eating tacos on the beach. Excited about Ego trippin’ with my bandmates all year long. My current music […]
On Wednesday morning, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced the seven artists who will be inducted this November in Los Angeles: Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, and Carly Simon. Eminem is the only artist who just became eligible this year, although Duran Duran, Parton, Richie and Simon were […]
In this new feature, some of our favorite artists give us an insider look at how they travel to a city near you. Date April 20, 2022 Current city Kansas City, MO On our way to Des Moines, IA Come see us until June 25, 2022 Promoting Conspiranoid EP as part of the Tribute to Kings Tour, […]
The comedian Joe List is set to premiere his newest special, entitled This Year’s Material, on his popular YouTube channel, continuing a trend of DIY releases, such as Mark Normand’s Out to Lunch, Shane Gillis’s Live in Austin, as well as List’s own excellent 2020 set I Hate Myself. Each of those specials have garnered […]
Your “It’s Gonna Be May” Forecast: Ice Cube’s “Your Money or Your Life” is the theme song this month. May opens right after the first eclipse of 2022 and we are deep into Taurus bull territory. It’s all about values: skills, talents and how to use yours. After all, Taurus is the original show-me-the-money sign. Time […]