Smashing Pumpkins have already reissued their 1995 double album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness on several occasions, but another version will emerge Nov. 21 from UMe to celebrate the project’s 30th birthday. Available digitally and in CD and vinyl incarnations, the anniversary set is highlighted by 80 minutes of previously unreleased live recordings from […]
Ascendant rock quartet Momma are expanding their acclaimed latest Polyvinyl album, Welcome to My Blue Sky, on Nov. 14 with four outtakes and a cover of “Christian Brothers” by the late Elliott Smith’s pre-fame band Heatmiser. A head-nodding new single, “Cross Your Heart,” is out now in tandem with a video directed by Prophet Media’s […]
It’s a bright weekday morning in Los Angeles as the singer-songwriters of Folk Bitch Trio roll up to the Laurel Canyon Country Store. This isn’t exactly a pilgrimage for them, but these young Australian folkies fully understand where they’re at, and have a sense of the profound musical history that has unfolded on these winding […]
Before Good Neighbours’ Oli Fox and Scott Verrill arrive at their “Burgers + Bangers” album listening party at Clark Street Diner in Hollywood—dubbed “Blue Sky Café” for the evening in honor of their upcoming album Blue Sky Mentality—the mood is already set by the select group of fans in attendance. Fashion ranges from the ’70s […]
“See you next year.” These were the last words Liam Gallagher delivered to some 90,000 fans at London’s Wembley Stadium on September 28, a show that was widely expected to be a grand farewell to their homeland. The ongoing Live ’25 world tour has been a monumental success by any metric—and there are plenty of […]
Today’s live music industry is at an inflection point. Global acts that once sold out stadiums in mere seconds, like Beyoncé and Katy Perry, seem to be facing unexpected ticket sales challenges, such as sluggish demand. Beloved bands like the All-American Rejects are opting to play backyard gigs in the heart of their communities rather […]
Stranger Things star and musician Finn Wolfhard is adapting the acclaimed 2016 Replacements biography Trouble Boys into a feature film, SPIN can confirm. Wolfhard has been working for several months with his father Eric and Neighborhood Watch producer Rich Peete to co-write a screenplay based on the book, which was written by journalist Bob Mehr. […]
Nine Inch Nails will reprise their dazzling Peel It Back tour in U.S. arenas next year, beginning Feb. 5 in New Orleans and concluding March 16 in Sacramento, Ca. The opening act will again be electronic musician Boys Noize, who also performed during portions of Nine Inch Nails’ sets at the recent shows. The two […]
Mike Frazier doesn’t waste time. A title card flashes over footage of him opening a garage door: “The Belly Is In the Brain.” It immediately cuts to Frazier, now seated and centered in the frame. “For two years I felt debilitating nausea, chronic pain, and the worst mental health crisis of my life.” As he […]
It’s an eventful day in the world of North Carolina indie duo Sylvan Esso, who have released their first single in three years, “WDID,” and pledged to remove their digital catalog from Spotify. The confrontational cut is the first to be released on their own label, Psychic Hotline. “As we prepare to release new music, […]