As the original thrash generation’s feistiest and most outspoken bandleader, Dave Mustaine has left a defining mark on heavy metal. After being fired as Metallica’s founding lead guitarist on the eve of the band’s 1983 debut album, he went on to form the unlikely rival powerhouse Megadeth, a platinum-selling thrash-metal act that has remained his…
Kid Capri had a serious wake-up call in 2023. He was 56 years old and had just been diagnosed with thyroid cancer—yet he kept it to himself. That year marked the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, a culture the Bronx native helped pioneer, and there was work to do. He curated the BET Awards, introduced Derek…
Each week, SPIN digs into the catalogs of great artists and highlights songs you might not know for our Deep Cut Friday series. Tori Amos’s third album Boys for Pele, released in January 1996, represented a particularly prolific period for the singer and pianist. The sprawling opus included 18 tracks, and a dozen more songs…
Singer/songwriter Mitski has set a Feb. 27 release for her eighth studio album, Nothing’s About To Happen To Me (Dead Oceans), which is previewed by first single “Where’s My Phone.” The track is accompanied by a video directed by Noel Paul and based on the Shirley Jackson novel We Have Always Lived in the Castle….
Second week of January. Year of the Horse. Back in the saddle. As I point my GPS toward a familiar constellation of pursuits, here’s a topline look at what I’m watching and where I think the music business is headed in 2026. These aren’t predictions, they’re signals. Conferences → The Real Intelligence Layer The conference…
The BeachLife Festival ’26 line-up is out. Duran Duran, The Offspring and James Taylor and His All-Star Band will take the stage in Redondo Beach on May 1 – 3 as headliners. Additional acts confirmed for Southern California’s premier live music weekend include The Chainsmokers, My Morning Jacket, Slightly Stoopid, Sheryl Crow, Ben Harper &…
Name Ryan Key / Yellowcard Best known for Singing Ocean Avenue and loving Star Wars. Current city Orlando, FL. Really want to be in Tokyo, Japan. Omakase experience with sake tasting, or one million other amazing things one can do in Tokyo. Excited about Our new music video for “Bedroom Posters” that I directed. My current music collection has a lot of Ambient electronic…
The way we see it, 2026 is going to be a monumental battle with AI for the music industry’s soul. As it seemingly seeps into every nook and cranny of the business, its use is controversial, to put it mildly. Some see it as a force for good, others see it as pure evil. And…
The Sha La Das' new album, 'Your Picture.' When the Sha La Das released their 2018 debut, Love in the Wind, it was a bit like the discovery of an animal long thought extinct. A doo wop group releasing new music in the 21st century? Sure, Frankie Valli’s still hanging on, and close-harmony crooning can…
It only takes 33 seconds for Jason Williamson to drop an F-bomb on “The Good Life,” the first track from The Demise of Planet X, Sleaford Mods’ first record in three years. This latest record, released January 16, isn’t much of a departure from the duo’s signature sound: Williamson furiously yelping and rapping over Andrew…
