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Boygenius Unleashes Seamless Emo-Folk on The Record
For indie-rock supergroup Boygenius and the trio’s spectacular debut LP The Record, fascination runs several levels deep. First, there’s the timing. Singer/songwriters Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus all ascended around the same time on the heels of three critically acclaimed debut albums: Baker in 2015 with Sprained Ankle, Dacus with No Burden in …
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Time To Correct Corrections: SPIN Panel at SXSW Urges Music Lovers to Vote for Criminal Justice Reforms
The music industry can help repair America’s broken system of criminal justice, by illuminating injustice and encouraging people to vote for politicians offering more humane and rehabilitation-focused reforms. That was the consensus of “Getting Loud: Music’s Impact on Criminal Justice”, a SXSW panel hosted by SPIN IMPACT which brought music industry figures and criminal justice …
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SPIN SETS Presents: Kaleena Zanders
By the end of 2021, Kaleena Zanders had already clocked over 200 million streams as a top house vocalist, songwriter and producer, working with artists like Chris Lake, AC Slater and countless more. She had also landed her single “Carry Us” with LP Giobbi on Billboard’s 40 Best Dance Songs of 2021 and as one …
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5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: oGre and cEvin Key of Skinny Puppy
Names oGre/Kevin ‘ohGr’ Ogilvie & cEvin Key Best known for Grim yodeling and dumpster theatrics for Skinny Puppy and ohGr. — oGre Playing synthesizers and noisy things. — cEvin Current city Los Angeles — oGre & cEvin Really want to be In the here and now … that’s it, no other big aspirations! — oGre …
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Scott Weiland’s Solo Debut Expanded for 25th Anniversary
Late Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland‘s 1998 solo debut, 12 Bar Blues, will be reissued in expanded form this spring by Rhino in celebration of its 25th anniversary. First up on April 22 (Record Store Day) is a double-vinyl, newly remastered set marking the first edition of 12 Bar Blues in this format. The …
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Watch Tyler, the Creator Frolic With an Invisible Date … and A$AP Rocky
Tyler, the Creator frolics with an invisible date during a picnic and a romantic bike ride before A$AP Rocky makes a well-dressed cameo in the self-directed video for the song “Wharf Talk.” The clip was released today (March 31) in tandem with the expanded Estate Sale edition of the artist’s 2021 album, Call Me if …
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BeachLife 2023: Top 5 Acts To See
The 2023 BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach, Ca. is becoming a major force on the destination concert scene. Each night of the three-night event offers its distinctive vibe based on some of the powerhouse acts slated to perform. The first night, Friday, May 5, features classic alternative rock with performances by Pixies, Modest Mouse and …
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From Retribution to Restoration: The Revivalists Spread the Good Word of Criminal Justice Reform
America’s execution chambers must close, say New Orleans pop-rockers the Revivalists, in a new social covenant embracing all folks as worthy of life, betterment, and safety. “The justice system is based on retribution and punishment, rather than enabling people and actually doing things that improve society and make us safer,” says Rob Ingraham, saxophonist. SPIN …
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Update: AC/DC, Tool, Metallica Set for Debut Power Trip Festival
Update / March 30, 2023, 10:15 AM ET: Updating a story first posted below yesterday, details are now confirmed for the first Power Trip festival, with Guns N’ Roses and Iron Maiden headlining on Oct. 6, AC/DC and Ozzy Osbourne performing on Oct. 7, and Metallica and Tool closing things out on Oct. 8. Fans …
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Metallica Keeps It Dark and Heavy on 72 Seasons Title Track
Metallica‘s upcoming album, 72 Seasons, opens with its seven-and-a-half-minute title track, and its release today (March 30) sets the tone for a project already being described as “expansive and unrelenting.” Frontman James Hetfield sings of wrath, violence, chaos, and paralysis atop dark and heavy riffage, accented by a Tim Saccenti-directed video. “72 seasons. The
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