On this week’s episode of SPIN Presents Lipps Service, host Scott Lipps caught up with Vernon Reid and Corey Glover of Living Colour. In their conversation, Lipps, Glover and Reid discussed the band’s lengthy history and origins. Glover and Reid also gave Lipps an update on the current state of the band as they discuss […]
By 1990, New York City’s Living Colour were one of the hottest new rock bands in America following the success of their debut LP, 1988’s Vivid, and a cherished opening stint on the Rolling Stones’ Steel Wheels tour. “When we got to Time’s Up, we could reach out to all sorts of people and it […]
In the 1980s, music and film collided for cross-promotional blockbusters both transcendent (Purple Rain) and transcendently cheesy (Footloose). In the ‘90s, soundtracks continued to sell in the millions, capturing cultural moments like the Seattle grunge of Singles or the Britpop and electronica of Trainspotting. Auteurs like Quentin Tarantino and Wes Anderson reached deep into their […]
Every decade takes a couple of years to feel like itself, but the 1990s, in particular, had a soft launch. While 1991 would bring a bumper crop of era-defining albums from the likes of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, U2, and Red Hot Chili Peppers that would set the tone for alternative rock for the rest of […]
Rock legends Living Colour dropped their sophomore effort Times Up nearly 30 years ago, but an updated video for one of their songs from it makes the collection feel just as relevant today. Over the weekend, the group released a live video for their 1990 track “This Is The Life,” pairing it with recent footage of […]