By the time you read this, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard will have sold more than 240,000 tickets from the 40 shows on their 2024 North American tour — by far the largest and most successful outing of their utterly unique 14-year career to date. The Australian sextet is as bemused and slightly freaked…
Rising singer-songwriter Syante moved to the U.S. from India two years ago, knowing no one. When she found herself stranded with a dead cell phone battery in Los Angeles, a stranger offered her a ride. This unexpected act of kindness inspired “A Little Sunshine,” a song about the strength of community and compassion. The song,…
Rising singer-songwriter Syante moved to the U.S. from India two years ago, knowing no one. When she found herself stranded with a dead cell phone battery in Los Angeles, a stranger offered her a ride. This unexpected act of kindness inspired “A Little Sunshine,” a song about the strength of community and compassion. The song,…
There is an everlasting dance between music and technology. As one steps, the other follows in a constant exchange of rhythm and groove. It’s a tango. It’s a waltz. It’s a moshpit. It’s whatever the culture wants it to be. A piano in a 19th century Parisian parlor. A turntable in a late 20th century…
Jason Isbell didn’t make Foxes in the Snow—his first solo effort in 10 years without his trusty 400 Unit band—because he knew it would be easy. In fact, he was well aware of how hard it would be. “I don’t want to keep doing stuff that’s easy,” he says. “A lot of the stories on…
Two days after Mastodon shocked fans with the announcement that they’d parted ways with co-founding vocalist/guitarist Brent Hinds, the group played their first show without him last night (March 9) in the Dominican Republic as part of Tool’s Live in the Sand destination festival. Hinds’ role was filled by Tennessee musician Ben Eller, although his…
More from Spin: Soundtracking Our Digital Descent Lady Gaga Dazzles During ‘SNL’ Double Duty Michael Stipe Surprises At R.E.M. Tribute In NYC Matthew Sweet was born in Nebraska in 1964, and drew inspiration from the British Invasion bands dominating the charts just as he came into the world. Sweet went to college in Athens, Georgia,…
The Police drummer Stewart Copeland is the latest guest on the SPIN Presents Lipps Service podcast, during which he and host Scott Lipps discuss the legendary band’s formation, quick rise to fame and unfortunate dissolution, as well as Copeland’s international upbringing as the son of an American intelligence officer. Copeland also talks about the Police’s volatile interpersonal dynamic,…
Following an ultra-rare, impromptu full-band reunion of R.E.M.‘s original four members last month in Athens, Ga., as part of actor-singer Michael Shannon and guitarist Jason Narducy’s tour performing the band’s 1985 album Fables of the Reconstruction in its entirety, frontman Michael Stipe reappeared again last night (March 8) to sing “Pretty Persuasion” during the last song of a…
Lady Gaga brought down the proverbial house last night (March 8) while both hosting and serving as the musical guest on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, as she dazzled with heavily choreographed performances of “Abracadabra” and “Killah” from her new album MAYHEM and appeared in several music-minded sketches. Gaga set a playful tone during her monologue,…
