The world has been bereft of new Pulp music for nearly a quarter century, but the beloved Sheffield, U.K.-reared, Jarvis Cocker-fronted band couldn’t have chosen a more apropos time to return than when life on Earth seems like one big, never-ending WTF. On More (Rough Trade), the wordplay is wondrous (“Grown Ups” rhymes “vicar” with…
The Reconstruction period immediately following the American Civil War was a time of change in the South; when the former Confederate states worked on reintegrating into the Union, Black slaves adjusted to life as newly-freed slaves, and new constitutional amendments were put in place to guarantee citizenship and voting rights for men, regardless of race. …
On the fifth-floor terrace of a Hollywood hotel, Röyksopp’s Torbjørn Brundtland brandishes a large bottle of Panna water like a magnum of champagne. He fills the plastic cups held out by his musical other half, Svein Berge, and me. We gulp it down. It’s brutally hot during this short break before their DJ gig at…
Legendary musician Sly Stone, who broke down racial barriers while leading Sly & the Family Stone to worldwide success in the 1960s and 1970s before largely disappearing from music in the 1980s amid drug. mental and financial problems, has died at the age of 82. “After a prolonged battle with COPD and other underlying health…
Jeff Goldblum is not your typical song and dance man. He’s still best known as an actor, playing roles both quirky and intelligent, as leading man or eccentric supporting player, in anything from serious dramas to popcorn epics like Jurassic Park and Independence Day. But when he’s away from the cameras, he loves to sit…
Alanis Nadine Morissette was born in Ottawa in 1974 and began her career in show business at 12, appearing on a few episodes of the sketch comedy series You Can’t Do That on Television. A year later, she recorded her first demo, and within a few years she’d become a teen pop star in Canada,…
Spacehog’s Royston Langdon is a tremendous frontperson. He comes across as 10 feet tall, tendons taut in his neck, playing out of his skin. Offstage, he’s shy, quiet, sensitive, kind, and humble. More from Spin: Every Alanis Morissette Album, Ranked Jeff Goldblum’s Jazz Renaissance Olivia Rodrigo Goes ‘House’ Shopping With David Byrne Royston is iconic…
Bruce Springsteen sure picked the most appropriate place for a Paul McCartney surprise appearance by bringing out the Beatles legend last night (June 7) during the second of two shows in the Fab Four’s Liverpool, England, hometown. “You’re lucky tonight,” Springsteen told the crowd at Anfield. “We have a young man, a local young man…
Tame Impala leader Kevin Parker gave fans quite the thrill last night (June 7) during a DJ set at Barcelona’s Nitsa Club, when he debuted a song from what’s expected to be the group’s first new album since early 2020. A major Tame Impala tour is also in the works, with details expected in the…
Olivia Rodrigo once again crossed the generational divide by welcoming Talking Heads frontman David Byrne onstage last night (June 7) during her Governors Ball headlining set in New York for a performance of his vintage band’s “Burning Down the House.” Talking Heads celebrated the 50th anniversary of their first show two days earlier. For the…
