Some people win Oscars. Diane Warren collects nominations. The 68-year-old contemporary songwriter lost yet again on Sunday, March 2, marking her 16th Academy Award snub. This time, her track “The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight lost to “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez in the Best Original Song category. More from Spin: ‘Wicked,’ ‘A Complete…
A rising star in the music industry, Michelle Langone shows once again how captivating she is on her latest single, ‘Home Reimagined’. The Florida artist’s latest single offers alook at what happens when a classically trained artist dabbles in dance music; ‘Home Reimagined’ seamlessly blends classical pop with EDM elements. More from Spin: Kerry King’s…
Just a month after Los Angeles and its creative community were devastated by widespread fires, the Slamdance Film Festival arrived last week for its first-ever edition in the city to uplift a new generation of filmmakers, following three decades in Park City, Utah. At the opening night event at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, festival…
Luxury cars — a Lamborghini, a Porsche, a Karma — line the driveway of a spacious two-story home, secluded at the top of a private road in Los Angeles. Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, Vince Neil and John 5 of Mötley Crüe are camped out here for the day, talking about tour dates and their Cancelled…
Angie Stone, a veteran R&B and soul singer who first rose to fame in the 1980s with the South Carolina trio the Sequence, has died in a Sprinter van accident while traveling from Alabama, according to reports. She was 63. No further details about the circumstances were available at deadline, although reports suggest the van…
David Johansen, whose flamboyant style turned glam-punk progenitors the New York Dolls into ’70s underground rock sensations and who later had an improbable second act as faux lounge singer Buster Poindexter, died yesterday (Feb. 28) in New York after a years-long battle with cancer. He was 75. In recent weeks, Johansen went public with a…
Conceived by visionary British songwriter, DJ, and producer Gareth Emery, LSR/CITY is now in its fourth iteration, staking its claim as one of the most impactful experiences in dance music. Set against the backdrop of a future world where human connection has been lost to technology, the show posits questions about where humanity is going,…
R.E.M.‘s four original members took the stage once again last night (Feb. 27) at the 40 Watt Club in their former Athens, Ga., stomping grounds, joining actor-singer Michael Shannon and guitarist Jason Narducy as part of their current tour performing R.E.M.’s 1985 album Fables of the Reconstruction in its entirety. Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills…
Name Gary Louris Best known for Being a founding member of The Jayhawks. We are sometimes called one of the pioneers of Americana or alt country and for that I sincerely apologize! More from Spin: BLOND:ISH Releases Second Album on BioVinyl Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson Re-Team For Outlaw Music Tour Timothée Chalamet Unearths Obscure Dylan Songs On…
Cymande is a band made for our current moment — as they’ve been for 50 years. Decade after decade, new listeners wake up to the music, one album-reissue, hip-hop sample, dance-floor drop or soundtrack sync at a time, and their lives are changed. And the world? We’d all like to believe it has changed too…
