The Strokes will be playing a fundraiser in Chicago on May 30 in support of Democratic congressional candidate Kina Collins. The show will take place at the Metro, which will be the band’s first appearance at the venue in 20 years. “Kina Collins has lived the challenges on the ground in IL-7 and she’s exactly […]
Flannel Nation, the new ’90s alternative-focused festival that will take place this August, has finally announced its hyped-up “special guest” headliner. The festival was marketed to the old souls and former grunge kids looking to re-live their heyday. Today, the headliner has been announced— and its… Sugar Ray. Maybe some dreams are too good to […]
Influential Greek composer and electronic music pioneer Vangelis died May 17 in a French hospital due to complications from COVID-19, according to Greek media reports. He was 79. Vangelis won the Academy Award for best original score for his work on 1981’s Chariots of Fire, the theme song from which was a rare instrumental to […]
As tipped here last week, Diana Ross and Tame Impala lead the star-studded list of contributors to the soundtrack for Minions: The Rise of Gru, and their collaboration, “Turn Up the Sunshine,” is out now, ahead of the album’s July 1 release via Decca. A clear homage to Ross’ ‘70s and ‘80s disco-driven pop hits, […]
Pearl Jam has been forced to cancel the final two shows of its spring U.S. tour tonight (May 18) in Sacramento, Calif., and Friday in Las Vegas after bassist Jeff Ament tested positive this morning for COVID-19. Drummer Matt Cameron had already missed the last three shows due to COVID, requiring Pearl Jam to rely […]
Rina Sawayama has announced her sophomore album, Hold The Girl, which is set to be released September 2 via Dirty Hit. The breakout pop-R&B singer previewed the upcoming LP with a new single, “This Hell.” [embedded content][embedded content] According to a press release, Hold The Girl will “once again juxtapose intimate storytelling with arena-sized songs […]
Yungblud has had quite a few weeks. He was featured in SPIN‘s April cover story. Then he released a new single with WILLOW and yesterday, announced that his third album would arrive this September. On the latest edition of SPIN Presents Lipps Service, the 24-year-old sat down with host Scott Lipps for a second time […]
When SPIN spoke with Roosevelt’s Marius Lauber in February, he teased an upcoming track featuring “a big hero” of his. That song, “Passion,” is out now and sports the signature guitar work of legendary musician/producer Nile Rodgers, as well as vocals from Bim Amoako-Gyampah. “Nile has been one of my biggest influences over the years, […]
The Welcome to Rockville festival is slated to take place this weekend in Daytona Beach. Foo Fighters previously dropped off the bill and were replaced by Nine Inch Nails. Today, another change took place to the lineup and it’s an interesting one. Swapping one Perry Farrell-fronted band for the other, Porno for Pyros will replace […]
Ahead of the June 24 release of her next Loma Vista album, Sometimes, Forever, Soccer Mommy has dropped a new single, “Bones.” The song was originally written for an unnamed romantic comedy but frontwoman Sophie Allison decided to hold it back for Sometimes, Forever, which was produced by Oneohtrix Point Never’s Daniel Lopatin. “‘Bones’ is […]