Snapped: KLP’s Ibiza Debut at Hï (A Photo Essay)

Snapped: KLP’s Ibiza Debut at Hï (A Photo Essay)

Australian vocalist, producer, DJ and dance music trailblazer KLP recently brought her community vision to Ibiza’s superclub Hï. Her collaborative programming included a “Sweat It Out” writing camp that incorporated 50 international artists as well as a string of night clubs. The Platinum-certified artist has been getting solid rotation on BBC Radio 1, Kiss FM…

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New Butthole Surfers Documentary Cements the Psych-Punk Heroes’ Experimental Legacy

New Butthole Surfers Documentary Cements the Psych-Punk Heroes’ Experimental Legacy

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt, Tom Stern’s bio-doc chronicling the chaotic yet culturally significant career of San Antonio, Texas’ Butthole Surfers, was much-lauded at South By Southwest earlier this year for its revelatory examination of the band—which lives up to its title with a humorous, heartfelt, and unflinchingly honest approach. It’s also…

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Deep Cut Friday: ‘Push’ by the Cure

Deep Cut Friday: ‘Push’ by the Cure

Each week, SPIN digs into the catalogs of great artists and highlights songs you might not know for our Deep Cut Friday series. On later Cure albums, Robert Smith’s songs started getting longer, and so did the instrumental intros, with the band frequently establishing a groove for a minute or two before Smith begins to…

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Bitchin Bajas Switch on and Bitch Out

Bitchin Bajas Switch on and Bitch Out

The list of “bitchin’” things in music is select: Camaros, summers, pretty lives. Meditative, drone-filled music built on synths, drum machines, and woodwinds usually does not fit the bill. Yet the Chicago trio Bitchin Bajas (possibly named after the late, lamented Subaru coupé utility vehicle) makes a strong case for the bitchin-ness of their aggressively…

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Four Indie Artists to Follow This Fall

Four Indie Artists to Follow This Fall

Along with crisp air, colorful leaves, shorter days, and cozy sweaters, the change of season always brings fresh new music. Autumn 2025 is no exception, as we spotlight four rising indie artists carving out their own space with innovative songwriting, distinctive sounds, and tracks you’ll have on repeat well past Thanksgiving. Presented by TuneCore Accelerator,…

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The Brian Jonestown Massacre Rides Again

The Brian Jonestown Massacre Rides Again

“This is hell out here,” Brian Jonestown Massacre frontman Anton Newcombe says over the phone from Nashville. “It’s just so fuckin’ humid. It completely negated my shower.” Despite the sweaty circumstances, Newcombe is otherwise in high spirits a few days into the band’s current U.S. tour. “It’s an opportunity to say hi to old friends,…

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