Lauren Mayberry stirred a bit of concern among CHVRCHES fans last year when she began releasing music ahead of her debut solo album, Vicious Creature. But there’s no need to panic, CHVRCHES remain intact, with Mayberry still front and center. In the meantime, Vicious Creature captures the best of her many influences and marks her…
Keith Moon, drummer for the Who, sprawled across his bed atop a polar bear hide. (Credit: Shepard Sherbell/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) The Who were not the first nor the biggest of the British Invasion bands that captured the imaginations of music lovers on both sides of the Atlantic in the mid-’60s. But they were the…
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A month after he was fired, and then quickly rehired, following a 29-year stint filling the late Keith Moon’s shoes in the Who, Zak Starkey has been let go again — this time for good. He will be replaced by Scott Devours, the longtime drummer for Who frontman Roger Daltrey’s solo band. “After many years…
A day before the eighth anniversary of Chris Cornell’s suicide, Soundgarden bassist Ben Shepherd has written a lengthy Instagram post saluting the vocalist’s enduring influence and also referencing the unfinished album the imminent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees were working on at the time. The message calls out “The Road Less Traveled,” a…
Hard-techno, emerging from Eastern Europe—and cultivated in the underground circuits of Monasterio—marks a defining shift in alternative music. Like the grunge movement of 1990s Seattle, it captures the raw, introspective ethos of its time, offering music’s first authentic response to the present and coming era. Characterized by aggressive beats and a relentless drive for over-stimulation,…
Peter Baumann left Tangerine Dream—the pioneering German electronic group founded by the late Edgar Froese—for good in 1977, after helping shape the emotive synth sound found on albums like Phaedra and the soundtrack to Sorcerer. Since Baumann’s departure, Tangerine Dream went on to release something like 75 more studio albums, not including their abundant soundtrack…
Name JJ Julius Son of KALEO. Best known for My fashion sense, my charming personality, my love of fine wine and Aperol Spritz, plus a tune I wrote called “Way Down We Go.” More from Spin: Foo Fighters Part Ways With Drummer Josh Freese Pavement Reveal ‘Pavements’ Soundtrack, Visit ‘Colbert’ The Black Keys Detail New LP, ‘No Rain, No…
Foo Fighters have parted ways with drummer Josh Freese, who has filled that role since 2023 in the wake of band member Taylor Hawkins’ sudden death in March 2022. Freese revealed the surprising news in a social media post, which Foo Fighters themselves have yet to address in any form. A band spokesperson also declined…
The lead-up to, and content of, the Pavement-focused film Pavements may have been completely baffling, but the beloved rock band is shedding some much-needed light on the proceedings by announcing a May 30 release date for its accompanying soundtrack. The 41-track Matador project includes numerous live and rehearsal recordings from Pavement’s second reunion tour in…
