Gogol Bordello celebrated the drop date of their new album ‘We Mean It, Man!’ with a full-tilt blow-out of a record release party in downtown NYC last Friday (February 13th). Spin aligned with the band’s Casa Gogol Records at Silver Lining Lounge for the sweat-soaked affair, which felt less like an industry party and more […]
Alex Ridha, the Berlin-based producer who performs as Boys Noize, has had an unusually varied year. He’s been opening for Nine Inch Nails on the Peel It Back tour (hailed as one of the best live shows of 2025), co-produced the Grammy-winning TRON: Ares soundtrack alongside Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, and still manages to […]
Real-time online music sessions are here, and they’re starting to have an impact. Musicians of all levels are flocking towards the efficient proposition of doing much of their work online. Music lessons, group rehearsals, onboarding new band members, and even entire band reunions are taking place entirely online using technology that makes it feel like […]
The next great breakout act might not come from a label pipeline. It could come straight from the fans. Which is why SPIN has joined forces with artist-support platform Tipify to launch Road to Austin, a new discovery program spotlighting independent and emerging musicians. The multi-week initiative will culminate in a live SPIN x Tipify […]
When Karen Bella sat down to record “Living on the Great” during the early days of the pandemic, she didn’t set out to create anything grandiose. Her friend and producer, Teddy Kumpel, who has worked with big names like Nine Inch Nails, and Joe Jackson, had casually suggested she send over anything she was working […]
Now Hear This is a monthly A&R column that provides you with exciting new sounds we discovered through the innovative new music discovery platform Groover. Each month, you can expect a varied bouillabaisse of songs from a vast spectrum of artists from all over the globe, regardless of genre or geography. This month, SPIN has […]
If you’ve bought concert tickets anytime in the last few years, you know the drill. You log on early, often taking time off from work mid-weekday to get in a digital line. You refresh obsessively. And more times than not, you watch decent seats vanish in real time. Minutes later you see tickets for your […]
It was an era where musical genres and defiance merged into the distinct sound of a decade, not simply a genre. In the 90’s, culture was defined by musicians who produced a long-lasting tidal wave of reform. Bands like Rage Against the Machine and TOOL shaped the politics and art of the day, while fashion […]
The BeachLife Festival ’26 line-up is out. Duran Duran, The Offspring and James Taylor and His All-Star Band will take the stage in Redondo Beach on May 1 – 3 as headliners. Additional acts confirmed for Southern California’s premier live music weekend include The Chainsmokers, My Morning Jacket, Slightly Stoopid, Sheryl Crow, Ben Harper & […]
It’s an age-old question that is still being answered. Where do the lines between art, technology, and culture begin and end when it comes to creation, enjoyment and distribution? And who gets paid in the end? As 2026 emerges these forces continue to intersect in not just music and entertainment, but also in fine art. […]