Teddy Swims is just back from the gym. Freshly showered in a sleeveless black T-shirt that shows off even more of his tattoos, the man born Jaten Dimsdale still has endorphins pumping when he sits down to talk with me. He’s midway through a European tour, having just wrapped up a show in Manchester, England,…
Stephan Jenkins has a cold. More from Spin: Kelp Me If You Can: Talking Reef Reforestation with Stephan Jenkins The ‘Cult’ of Third Eye Blind: Out of the Vein Turns 20 5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind Well, he had a cold. He feels better today. It was more…
“Surfing has been in my life since before I can remember. The ocean, waves and music are really closely tied together for me,” says Australian acoustic folk-pop singer-songwriter Ziggy Alberts. “They belong to each other. Surfing is a perfect mix of challenge and serenity. It’s a way to clear my head, push myself, and connect…
Turkish producer, performer, DJ and visual artist, SISSY MISFIT hails from Istanbul’s vibrant underground music scene. Though she originally crafted her sound there – a mashup of electronic, industrial, hardcore and pop – she now resides in London, where she’s been tapped for collaborations with Rick Owens, Dr. Martens and others in the scene. Her…
2000s-era emo/rock outfit Brand New will tour for the first time in eight years this summer, when the Jesse Lacey-led group will visit a combination of ballrooms, arenas, amphitheaters and stadiums. Dates begin May 30 in Seattle and run through June 25 in Pittsburgh. Brand New played a private warmup show in December in Nashville…
Billy Corgan will celebrate multiple Smashing Pumpkins milestones with concerts and reissues this year, but, for no apparent reason, he’s doing it without his longtime bandmates. Instead, Corgan will launch the solo endeavor Billy Corgan and the Machines of God, which will be rounded out by drummer Jake Hayden, bassist Jenna Fournier (also known as…
The Killers and Hozier will top the bill for the 2025 edition of the Soundside Music Festival, which returns to Seaside Park in Bridgeport, Ct., on Sept. 27-28. The lineup will also feature Weezer, Vampire Weekend, the Backseat Lovers, Djo, Remi Wolf, Japanese Breakfast, the Last Dinner Party, Chelsea Cutler, Inhaler and Alex Warren, who is having…
Experimental music veterans Tortoise are teasing their first new album since 2016’s The Catastrophist with the single “Oganesson,” which is out now. The gently chugging song includes Jeff Parker on guitar, Dan Bitney on synths, Doug McCombs on bass, John Herndon on acoustic and electronic percussion and John McEntire on drums. It was recorded by…
Name Michael Amott More from Spin: Dua Lipa Welcomes Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker In Sydney Mumford & Sons Announce Summer North American Tour Sex Pistols Reload For First North American Tour Since 2003 Best known for Making a lot of strange faces while soloing? Basically, I turned making noise into a career. Current city Tokyo, Japan on a…
Never mind that there’s no Johnny Rotten, but the Sex Pistols will later this year tour North America for the first time since 2003. The group, which currently finds core members Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock fronted by vocalist Frank Carter, will play their 1977 album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex…
