Smack dab in the middle of the final decade before the millennium—when some truly believed the world would end—chaos and catastrophe marked a year of strong attempts towards peace and world change. The O.J. Simpson murder trial began in January, 1995. The Oklahoma City Bombing took the lives of 168 people in April. The Srebrenica […]
It proved a right perfect evening, as the Brits might say. August 24—Oasis’s first of two sold-out shows at Toronto’s Rogers Stadium—kicked off the North American leg of their reunion tour by bringing the U.K.’s rainy weather, Manchester City’s Poznań tradition, and a two-hour set of Brit-pop classics, all under the watchful eye of a […]
Each week, SPIN digs into the catalogs of great artists and highlights songs you might not know for our Deep Cut Friday series. In the constantly shifting landscape of popular music, headliners and opening acts can trade places in the space of just a couple of years. In fact, that’s exactly what happened to a […]
Name Sam Carter singer for the band Architects. Best known for Being a little gobshite on stage with my band. Current city I’m currently on a plane flying to Nashville. Really want to be in Kyoto Japan. I’d be sat by the river that flows through the center of the city watching the herons and eagles fly about. That […]
For decades, having a signature guitar was reserved for classic rock legends — the Claptons, the Hendrixes, the Pages, the SRVs and EVHs. But that’s no longer the case. From pop-punk to heavy metal, alt-country to neo-soul, modern artists of all genres and backgrounds are getting signature guitars from companies big and small. Among the […]
In celebration of the upcoming 25th anniversary of Oasis‘ third album, Be Here Now, the group’s Big Brother Recordings is planning a limited-edition collectors version of the project. Be Here Now was originally released on Aug. 21, 1997, and the new edition will arrive Aug. 19. The release will be available on silver-colored double-LP, a double picture […]
Liam Gallagher released his third solo album C’mon You Know last week, and to celebrate he’s playing two shows at Knebworth — the site of Oasis’s iconic two-night stand in 1996. During the first performance on Friday night, the singer-songwriter began the set with three Oasis songs (“Hello,” “Rock’n’Roll Star” and “Morning Glory”) before diving into solo […]
This article originally appeared in the September 1999 issue of SPIN. “You must be high.” We heard that a lot during the time we spent preparing this issue. Which is understandable. Pronouncing the 90 greatest albums of the ’90s is a somewhat presumptuous thing to do. When you’re measuring the music this decade is offering to […]
Over the weekend, heavy snowfall throughout the U.K. left tens of thousands of homes without electricity and killed at least two people. But those at the Tan Hill Inn were able to have some moments of levity, despite being trapped inside the bar and pub for three days. The Yorkshire establishment joked that they were […]
The drummer is the job in a rock band with the highest turnover rate — a cliché lampooned memorably in This is Spinal Tap. And if it takes a few albums for a group’s definitive lineup to click into place, the drummer is often the final piece of the puzzle to arrive. But it’s often […]