Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello released a new single off his upcoming album, The Atlas Underground Fire, which arrives October 15. The dreamy, yet hauntingly romantic song “Driving To Texas” features electro-rock duo Phantogram bringing a soft edge to Morello’s rock instrumentals. Sarah Barthel of Phantogram gives off Lana Del Rey vibes while […]
Next month, Nirvana’s Nevermind is set to turn 30. This month, however, the baby whose image was used on the Nirvana album’s now-iconic cover sued the surviving bandmembers, Kurt Cobain’s estate, photographer Kirk Weddle and DGC Records, claiming that the band violated federal child pornography statutes and says that the cover is child sexual exploitation. In the […]
It’s been 25 years since alt-rock legends R.E.M. released their tenth album, New Adventures in Hi-Fi. To celebrate, the band is reissuing the album, featuring b-sides, rarities, previously unreleased video footage, archival photos and more via Craft Recordings. New Adventures is the tenth studio record by R.E.M. and is widely accepted by fans and the band […]
The Rolling Stones’ legendary drummer Charlie Watts has died at age 80. His publicist confirmed to SPIN that he passed away Tuesday morning, August 24, in a London hospital, just weeks after it was announced he would not join his bandmates on the next leg of the No Filter tour. The iconic musician is revered […]
Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has died at the age of 80. A statement obtained by SPIN from a Watts spokesperson can be seen below: “’It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Charlie Watts. He passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family. Charlie […]
Earlier this year, John Lydon threatened to sue so that the Sex Pistols’ music from being used in an upcoming Danny Boyle-directed TV series about the band that would air on FX, which is titled Pistol. What happened was that his former bandmates, Steve Jones and Paul Cook, ended up suing Lydon after he refused […]
As the music industry navigates its rocky return, the alt-rock band Pixies made the decision to scrap its September U.S. tour, fully refunding fans for the tickets. “Regretfully, we announce today that we are canceling our 11-date U.S. September run,” the band said in a statement posted to its social media accounts. “We have determined […]
On this week’s episode of SPIN Presents Lipps Service, host Scott Lipps caught up with The Record Company. In the episode, the trio traces their beginnings how they met in a Craigslist ad to their fairly quick rise which included an opening slot for John Mayer at MSG less than 18 months after their formation. Since its beginnings […]
Brian Travers, the saxophonist and founding member of UB40, died on Sunday at the age of 62 following a lengthy battle with brain cancer. The band released a statement confirming the news on their social media platforms. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our comrade, brother, founding UB40 member and […]
SZA surprise-dropped three new songs today via an anonymous Soundcloud account. The profile is credited to “.” and based in “nowhere, United States;” however, the R&B star share a link to the self-released tracks, titled “Nightbird,” “I Hate You,” and “Joni,” on her official Twitter, writing: “dumping random thoughts” She later revealed that her astrology […]