Dave Grohl and his wife, Jordyn Blum, are seemingly working things out despite being part of one of the most notable scandals of the last year. The 56-year-old rock star and Blum, 48, were photographed on Sunday, March 16, as they were headed to meet a friend for lunch, according to a report by Page…
Will Smith is best known for his acting career in Hollywood over the past 35 years, but what most folks forget is that he actually started off as a rapper in a hip-hop duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff — and he’s seemingly coming back to his roots. The 56-year-old actor/rapper recently announced that he will…
Kwame Ametepee Tsikata—better known as Ghanaian hip-hop artist M.anifest—is smiling ear-to-ear from his home in Accra, Ghana, when he hops on Zoom. Despite being more than 6,000 miles away, his warm presence is palpable. On this particular day, M.anifest was supposed to be in New York City, where he was scheduled for a press run…
Neal Francis sent me a thoughtful note a few days after our SPIN interview. It was like getting a response to a fan letter from one of the Cassidys—Shaun or David—in the ’70s. Francis brings the musical and cultural excitement of that decade to the present with all the analog warmth, sonic sensibility, and enviable…
Daru Jones, who’s been one of Jack White’s tour drummers for more than a decade, is on his way to Fort Wayne, Indiana, to meet Bootsy Collins, legendary Parliament-Funkadelic bassist and one-time member of James Brown’s backing band, The JBs. Daru played on Bootsy’s new record, Album of the Year. “I’m shooting a video for…
Fans at Jack White‘s show today (March 15) at Tokyo’s Toyosu PIT certainly got more than they bargained for, as the former White Stripes frontman welcomed Pearl Jam‘s Eddie Vedder for a surprise cover of Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World” during the encore. The seemingly random team-up follows White’s performance of the song…
Insomniac’s storied 2025 Skyline Festival recently landed its fourth festival edition and second year at Gloria Molina Grand Park in Los Angeles. With an eye towards blending many of dance music’s most notable artists with an incredible range LA’s local underground talent, Skyline’s East Side, West Side and Arts District stages did not disappoint. Skyline…
To mark the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the New York City Public Schools system asked Walter Greason, Ph.D., the leading historian of Afrofuturism and the Black Speculative Arts, if he would produce a comic book on the evolution of hip hop for its students. Greason teamed up with illustrator Tim Fielder to create The Graphic…
Assistants vs. Agents, Afters Club, and Aviator Nation Dreamland have partnered with MusiCares to present Live From Los Angeles: A Fire Relief Benefit—a fundraising concert for members of the music community affected by area wildfires earlier this year. The event will feature performances from Diplo, Poolside, Noizu, SIDEPIECE, DRAMA, Aluna, Night Tales, Phantoms, STARRZA, Leisan,…
Name The Faint (Todd Fink)Best known for Human synthpunk.Current city Our home base is now Twentynine Palms, CA (Joshua Tree).Really want to be in TokyoExcited about Psyched to be touring and ironing out our new album.My current music collection has a lot of Minor key melodic cold-wave. And a little bit of Psychological techno. More from Spin: Mariners, Padres To Inaugurate ‘Vedder Cup’ Series Indy Yelich is…
