If anything, Sister Midnight will destroy preconceived notions of arranged marriage on film. From The World of Apu (1959) to Monsoon Wedding (2001), American audiences have seen Indian brides exist without agency, floating in a strange demure stasis. But not Sister Midnight, an offbeat and often profane fantasia that looks to break both social and…
In July 2024, Queens of the Stone Age became the first band ever permitted to perform in the underground Catacombs of Paris, an experience soon to be chronicled on the aptly named film Alive in the Catacombs. The project is due for purchase or rental June 7 from Matador, and will be released in a…
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard soar heavenward with the smily, major-key jam “Grow Wings and Fly,” which is the final track on and the third pre-release single from the Australian group’s 27th album, Phantom Island. The 10-track set is due June 13 from (p)doom records. Filmed at Melbourne’s Flinders Beach, the Hayden Somerville-directed video…
** Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds will assemble Sept. 20 for the 40th anniversary of Farm Aid, which will take place Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Billy Strings, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Trampled by Turtles, Waxahatchee, Black Pumas‘ Eric Burton, Jesse Welles, Madeline Edwards and Margo…
After more than 30 years together, Wilco still puts on a hell of a live show. Waxahatchee opened the concert with a full backing band, including Jeff Tweedy’s son, Spencer, on drums. Her 45-minute set included songs from her last two studio albums, Saint Cloud and Tiger’s Blood, though she did throw in her newest…
“I never, never, never saw so many people in my whole life.”This is what Jenny Lewis said after singing “I Never” about halfway through Rilo Kiley’s set Saturday night, and yeah, it makes sense. The last time the L.A. natives played their hometown was the summer of 2008, for what turned out to be their…
In this series, we highlight independent radio stations across America which are keeping alive the dream of human DJs, unpredictable playlists, and free airwaves. “Raised By Sound” is WYXR’s tagline, but it could also be the mantra for Memphis, Tennessee as a whole. This is a city best known for being home to Beale Street,…
Esteemed singer/songwriter Yusuf/Cat Stevens will tell his fascinating life story in the memoir Cat on the Road to Findout, which will be released Sept. 18 in the U.K. through Constable and Oct. 7 in North America through Genesis Publications. After a decade of massive success thanks to such generation-defining songs as “Father and Son,” “Wild…
Måneskin frontman Damiano David is the latest guest on the SPIN Presents Lipps Service podcast, during which he joins host Scott Lipps for a discussion about his May 16 solo debut album, FUNNY little FEARS, which he will support with a global tour and appearances at such festivals as Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza. David also talks about recruiting his Måneskin…
To commemorate one year since the passing of beloved musician/engineer Steve Albini, his estate has launched a web site dubbed Steve Albini’s Closet to sell highlights from his vast collection of vinyl, CDs, original art and books, plus yet-to-be-detailed books, zines, t-shirts, posters, “enthusiasms” and “mysterious bargains.” “Steve pursued many fields of interest, and most…
