Concert industry legend Ron Delsener, who turns 90 next year, is the subject of the upcoming documentary Ron Delsener Presents, which peels back the curtain on his remarkable career in music. The film was directed by Jake Sumner, produced by RadicalMedia and will be released in theaters May 30 through Abramorama. SPIN exclusively premieres the…
In 2011, pioneering Washington, D.C., underground rock quarter Fugazi began making their professionally recorded concert archive available via the name-your-own-price Fugazi Live Series on Dischord.com, which has since surfaced nearly 1,000 full shows spanning 1987-2002. To date, the material has not been available for purchase or streaming through any other services, but that will change…
Metallica’s chart-topping 1996 album Load is coming back to life this summer. Due June 13 from the band’s Blackened Recordings, the project will be available in both remastered and limited-edition deluxe boxed set formats, the latter boasting a wealth of previously unreleased material. Click here to preorder. The 10-pound deluxe edition includes an astonishing 301…
Green Day and Hozier will headline the 2025 Ohana Festival alongside event co-founder Eddie Vedder and his side band Earthlings from Sept. 26-28 at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, Ca. Ohana, which began in 2016 and has gone on to win Pollstar‘s Music Festival of the Year (under 30K attendance) award three times, will…
Beyoncé began her North American stadium tour in support of the album Cowboy Carter last night (April 28) at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium, performing 17 songs from the Grammy-nominated project across a nearly three-hour show. A whopping 13 of those Cowboy Carter songs were live debuts, including opener “American Requiem,” “Alligator Tears,” “Flamenco,” “Desert Eagle,”…
The Circle Jerks have not released a new studio album in 30 years, and singer Keith Morris says he knows exactly what the band must do as it begins a new project. “We’ve gotta put out a fuckin’ ripper that just blazes your ears,” he says in his signature rasp. The hardcore originators last released…
Sting returned to his rock roots last year on his back-to-basics 3.0 Tour. Though former comrades Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland didn’t join the erstwhile King of Pain on the road, Police songs made up more than half of the 20-plus song setlists, evened out with solo favorites and deep cuts. More from Spin: 40…
Earlier this month at the airport, Erasure’s irresistible earworm “A Little Respect” drifted through the departure lounge, subtly lifting the mood of weary travelers. I mention this to Andy Bell, the synth-pop duo’s magnetic frontman, whose third solo album Ten Crowns arrives May 2. He isn’t surprised. After decades of success, Bell is used to…
Death is an old and familiar concept in the films of David Cronenberg. There have been many casualties from murder, disease, and misadventure in his 50 years as a director, exploring grim corners of psychological and biological horror, crime, and madness. His newest film, The Shrouds, considers the aftermath of death and where grief can…
Strange bedfellows are common at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s annual induction ceremony, and this year’s will be no different thanks to a class including Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, Soundgarden and the White Stripes. The event will be held Nov. 8 at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater and will…
