Born in Hong Kong to British and Filipino parents, 25-year-old singer-songwriter Towa Bird first picked up a guitar when she was 12. Realizing early on that she was queer and living in culturally conservative countries, she found music to be an outlet and a solace. She formed her first band, the Glass Onions, (“We were…
Updating a story first posted here on Feb. 4, after announcing appearances at the Just Like Heaven and Kilby Block Party festivals this spring, Rilo Kiley have added a host of dates to their first tour in 17 years. The Jenny Lewis-led group will return to the stage May 5 in San Diego and has…
New Zealand artist Marlon Williams has enlisted fellow native Lorde for “Kāhore He Manu E,” the latest single from his first album in the Māori language, Te Whare Tīwekaweka. The project will be released April 4 in tandem with a documentary about its creation dubbed Marlon Williams: Ngā Ao E Rua – Two Worlds. Williams…
“I’ll show you this,” says country music superstar Dierks Bentley as he walks me through his Nashville home to his bedroom closet. When we arrive in his bedroom, he holds up a gray and white check-print flannel shirt. In his closet, he shows off more. He’s not wearing a flannel right now but a green,…
Iggy Pop, Devo, Death Cab for Cutie and Japanese Breakfast lead the lineup for the 2025 edition of the Project Pabst festival, which returned last year after a seven-year break. The event, which is sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon beer, will be held July 26-27 at Waterfront Park in Portland, Or. Also set to appear…
Ozzy Osbourne‘s recent struggles with significant health issues are at the forefront of the in-production documentary No Escape From Now, which will also chronicle his preparations for Black Sabbath’s final performance on July 5 in Birmingham, England. Directed by Tania Alexander, the film will air later this year on Paramount+. “This film is an honest…
Tears For Fears co-founders Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith named their band after a phrase from the writings of Arthur Janov, the psychologist who popularized primal scream therapy. The British duo’s songs were also defined by emotional catharsis, drawing on childhood trauma and nightmares to produce big, hooky synth pop anthems that quickly took over…
Shinedown’s Brent Smith is the latest guest on the SPIN Presents Lipps Service podcast, during which he and host Scott Lipps discuss the Grammys and the state of rock’n’roll, getting his first major-label contract, the emergence of acts such as Spiritbox, Benson Boone and Teddy Swims and Shinedown’s enduring success at rock radio. Smith also talks about the…
* After scrapping a tour with Crazy Horse last year, Neil Young is returning to the road this summer with the Chrome Hearts for a two-leg visit to Europe and North America. Dates begin June 18 in Rättvik, Sweden, and will pick up across the Atlantic on Aug. 8 in Charlotte, N.C. Tickets go on…
Rap legends the Wu-Tang Clan will embark on their last tour, dubbed The Final Chamber, beginning June 6 in Baltimore. Original members RZA, GZA, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Inspectah Deck, U-God and Masta Killa, plus Cappadonna and the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s son Young Dirty Bastard, will all be on hand for the shows….
