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Paramount+’s Ozzy Osbourne Doc Arriving Oct. 7

Ozzy Osbourne and his family pull back the curtain on the final years of his life in the Paramount+ documentary...
The Avett Brothers, Mike Patton Team For First Album

Yes, you're reading this correctly: the Avett Brothers have teamed with eclectic Faith No More/Mr. Bungle vocalist Mike Patton to form AVTT/PTTN.
Refused Forming New Band With Same Members After Last Shows

After their final shows as a unit in December. the four members of Refused will all remain together in a brand new band.
Sven Wunder Suits Up For First U.S. Tour

Wunder remains unsure how exactly he got booked with Gibbs and the Alchemist, but having grown up as a hip-hop fan in the '90s while...
Based on a True ‘SPIN’ Intern Story…

“Cool. Wow. Being interviewed by SPIN, full circle,” gushes filmmaker and former SPIN intern Chandler Levack while sitting in an empty office of Toronto’s Elevation Pictures. The Canadian company is distributing her new film, Mile End Kicks, which just had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Toronto-born Levack went from music […]
OH, CANADA!

What happens in Quebec too often stays in Quebec. A case in point: Viviane Audet. Actress, singer-songwriter, musician, composer — she’d be a big fish in any-sized pond. But as Steve Martin once observed, “It’s like those French have a different word for everything.” The upshot: Her amazing projects have received decidedly limited coverage in […]
When the Instrument Chooses You: How Emotional Connection Influences Performance Quality

Often, people become acquainted with musical instruments in childhood through Christmas presents, music school, or lessons from friends. But it also happens differently, when the instrument itself finds its musician, sometimes after many years of searching. This emotional phenomenon was experienced by double bass player, arranger, and music teacher Valentyn Korniienko. The musician, who...
B.B. King Would Have Been 100 Today. A New Generation of Blues Musicians Are Making Sure We Don’t Forget It.

When B.B. King passed away in 2015 at the age of 89, he left behind a challenge. “Do what you can to keep the blues alive,” he often told those who crossed his path. Today, on what would have been King’s 100th birthday, a new collaborative album launches with the ambition to do exactly that. […]
Dogs, Dildos, and Double Neck Guitars: 10 Items Margaret Cho Can’t Live Without

Was there ever a time before Margaret Cho? For as long as I can remember, the ever-relevant, effortlessly funny comedian—who also counts actor, musician, and entrepreneur on her résumé—has been part of the zeitgeist. A five-time Grammy and Emmy nominee, Cho leaves an impression any time she appears. My personal favorite is Cho as Lynne, […]
Three Kids, One Ice Cream Truck, and Green Day’s Biggest Joke

Director Lee Kirk is hoping you’ll have the time of your life watching his new film, New Years Rev—we’ve seen it with an apostrophe, too, though we’re told it doesn’t have one—the Green Day collaboration which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) September 13. The title doesn’t convey that it’s […]