Randy Bradbury’s life changed at 15. After being raised on a steady headbanging diet of Foghat, Black Sabbath, and Ted Nugent, he discovered a dangerous new sound called punk rock. It was the end of the ’70s, and many years before he would become the bassist for melodic hardcore heroes Pennywise, but that first taste […]
Fresh off playing a friendly game of soccer with his labelmates like Rauw Alejandro the night before the Latin Grammys, Trueno casually strolls into a hotel room with yerba mate, a popular herbal drink from his native Argentina, in hand. Unphased by the push and pull of the industry around him, the rapper sees the […]
If the name of the band Man/Woman/Chainsaw sounds familiar, that’s because its members took inspiration from Carol J. Clover’s 1992 book, Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film, which explores the “final girl” horror film trope. “Completely stolen,” says Emmie-Mae Avery (vocals, keys, synths), referring to the band’s name during a […]
Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold once lost a high school talent show after performing an Elliott Smith cover, but audiences are sure to be more accepting of his lovely, just-released take on the late singer/songwriter’s “Angel in the Snow,” which can be found on the soundtrack to the Amazon MGM holiday movie Oh. What. Fun. As previously […]
Fellow buzzy singer/songwriters MJ Lenderman and Role Model share the stage on the next episode of PBS’ Austin City Limits, which premieres tomorrow (Nov. 22) at 8pm ET. Backed by this band the Wind, Lenderman makes his program debut with a six-song set heavy on material from his acclaimed album Manning Fireworks. SPIN premieres a […]
Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska has been getting a lot of attention lately, with the Scott Cooper-helmed biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere and Nebraska ‘82: Expanded Edition both released in October. In 1984, Springsteen released Born in the U.S.A., his first political album, a commentary on national identity, disillusionment, and patriotism through the eyes of Vietnam […]
Name Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte of 3OH!3. Best known for Being one of two dudes who can’t really dance, sings just OK, used to be slightly handsome, but can still rock a fuckin’ party. — Nat Current city Los Angeles. — Sean Boulder, CO. — Nat Really want to be in Margeritaville. — Sean Anglet, […]
I bought my first copy of Let It Be when I was 15 and it unlocked my lifelong love of the Replacements. Soon I was hunting down albums, bootlegs, zines, T-shirts—I even agreed to clean my high school biology teacher’s snake and guinea pig tanks for several weeks to borrow his VHS tape 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. Beyoncé got a prestigious co-sign from Prince early in her career, when they performed the opening medley together at the 2004 Grammys. The most Prince-influenced music of her career came later, though, […]
In business, growth is a continuous game. Where is the blue sky? Where is the next opportunity to put points on the board? One reliable answer to both questions is…sports! The sports industry as a whole is growing both horizontally and vertically. It’s an exciting time for fans. There are a lot of learnings for […]