Boulevards, the project of Jamil Rashad, is paying tribute to his roots in his forthcoming Electric Cowboy: Born in Carolina Mud, out on February 11, 2022. “I was born in the North Carolina mud,” Rashad said in a statement. “That’s where I have my roots. I’ve lived in Los Angeles and New York, but I […]
The indie-pop duo Diet Cig have announced a January 2022 tour. Diet Cig—Alex Luciano and Noah Bowman—will kick off the run of shows in Pittsburgh, PA at the Andy Warhol Museum, then hit Lakewood and Columbia, Ohio, Chicago, and finish up in Minneapolis, MN at the 7th St. Entry. Tickets go on sale on October […]
Parquet Courts channel the Animals as a punk band on their new song “Homo Sapien.” [embedded content][embedded content] Off their upcoming Sympathy for Life, out October 22, “Homo Sapien” shoots off like a bullet, as lead singer Andrew Savage gives a near monotone, humor-filled rant on human evolution. “The spice we died to trade / […]
Next April, the granddaddy of all American music festivals, Coachella, is set to return. The festival usually announces its lineup at some point during the first week of January (usually on Tuesday night), but, on Wednesday, Coachella‘s official Twitter account revealed that the reunited Swedish House Mafia will be performing. See it yourself. ⚫️⚫️⚫️ pic.twitter.com/ovK0xEu7Ln […]
Animal Collective are back. The group announced their first new album in five years, titled Time Skiffs, and shared a video for the first single “Prester John.” The colorfully cloudy “Prester John” video is reminiscent of the infamous Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd light shows. With pitter-pattering percussions, a bumping bassline, and swirlingly smooth vocals, Animal […]
Jeff Tweedy is releasing a deluxe edition of his record from last year, Love Is The King/Live Is The King out digitally on December 10 via dBpm Records. Additionally, Tweedy announced a slew of shows taking place this winter. The expanded package features all 11 original Love Is The King tracks, a bonus disc with live versions […]
Kevin Whelan of The Wrens announced his newest project Aeon Station last month. Aeon Station just released another track off their upcoming debut Observatory, “Leaves.” While the first track released last month, “Queens,” captures a refreshing essence of ’90s alt-rock, “Leaves” is a heart-wrenching ballad of self-enduring trials and defeat that a vulnerable Whelan sings […]
Public Enemy rapper Flavor Flav was arrested earlier this month in Henderson, Nevada. The alleged incident occurred on the evening of October 4, a representative from the Henderson Police Department confirms to SPIN. Flav was arrested on October 5 and was charged with one count of Domestic Battery. First reported by TMZ, Flav allegedly “poked […]
Willow and Avril Lavigne dressed to the punk-nines in their new video for “G R O W.” [embedded content] Hailing from Willow’s recently debuted lately I feel EVERYTHING, the pop-punk idols of today and the ’00s unite and further the genre with sound, looks, and the fight to allow us all to have a little more […]
On this week’s episode of SPIN Presents Lipps Service, host Scott Lipps caught up with his longtime friend Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue. The bassist has a new memoir, THE FIRST 21: How I Became Nikki Sixx, that he gets into detail about how it came together. They also touch on how Sixx got into […]