Madonna spent the first 24 years of her career on Warner Bros. Records, but after nearly two decades with Interscope, the artist is returning to her original home. The first fruit of the deal will be Madonna’s new, as-yet-untitled dance album, which Warner will release at some point in 2026. “From being a struggling artist […]
Annie Kuchenmeister was 16 years old when she and her sister, 11-year-old Nissa, formed the South Minneapolis band Loki’s Folly in 2017. With Annie on guitar and Nissa on drums, the duo started the band out of their love of Green Day and My Chemical Romance. But it was Minneapolis’ own, the Replacements, that was […]
Millions of years ago, a group of monstrous warriors from outer space was banished to Earth, where they proceeded to decimate the dinosaur population, fornicate with apes, and ultimately, create what would come to be the human race. These “Scumdogs of the Universe,” as they call themselves, were then frozen in Antarctica some time during […]
South African-born, Harlem, New York City raised, DJ/producer AQUTIE is unifying the dance world with her signature global African dance sound, incorporating elements of Afro house, AfroTech, gqom (a South African form of dance music), and amapiano, also a South African genre. And she’s about to tour the world. You just played Coachella for the […]
Ozzy Osbourne and his family pull back the curtain on the final years of his life in the Paramount+ documentary OZZY: NO ESCAPE FROM NOW, the first trailer for which is out now. The Tania Alexander-directed film will be released Oct. 7, less than three months after Osbourne’s death at the age of 76. “The […]
Yes, you’re reading this correctly: the Avett Brothers have teamed with eclectic Faith No More/Mr. Bungle vocalist Mike Patton to form AVTT/PTTN, whose self-titled debut album will be released Nov. 14 through Thirty Tigers in association with Ramseur Records and Ipecac Recordings. The lead single, “Eternal Love,” can be sampled below. The musicians are said […]
“Cool. Wow. Being interviewed by SPIN, full circle,” gushes filmmaker and former SPIN intern Chandler Levack while sitting in an empty office of Toronto’s Elevation Pictures. The Canadian company is distributing her new film, Mile End Kicks, which just had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Toronto-born Levack went from music […]
What happens in Quebec too often stays in Quebec. A case in point: Viviane Audet. Actress, singer-songwriter, musician, composer — she’d be a big fish in any-sized pond. But as Steve Martin once observed, “It’s like those French have a different word for everything.” The upshot: Her amazing projects have received decidedly limited coverage in […]
Was there ever a time before Margaret Cho? For as long as I can remember, the ever-relevant, effortlessly funny comedian—who also counts actor, musician, and entrepreneur on her résumé—has been part of the zeitgeist. A five-time Grammy and Emmy nominee, Cho leaves an impression any time she appears. My personal favorite is Cho as Lynne, […]
Director Lee Kirk is hoping you’ll have the time of your life watching his new film, New Years Rev—we’ve seen it with an apostrophe, too, though we’re told it doesn’t have one—the Green Day collaboration which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) September 13. The title doesn’t convey that it’s […]