Since the pandemic, NPR’s Tiny Desk (Home) concerts have taken on all kinds of forms. But for hers, Lucy Dacus took us back to her high school in Richmond, Virginia — where she went with two members of her band, guitarist Jacob Blizard and audio engineer, Collin Pastore. The band played four songs from Dacus’s recently-released […]
New Tom Petty Video Features the Venus de Milo in Joshua Tree | SPIN
In 1996, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers provided the soundtrack for the John Mahoney and Jennifer Anniston-starring rom-com, She’s the One. But in Saturday Night Fever-fashion, the film was instantly dwarfed by the songs — many of which came from the prolific period when Petty was recording his solo folk-rock masterpiece, Wildflowers, with producer Rick […]
Jeff LaBar, Cinderella Guitarist, Dies at 58 | SPIN
Jeff LaBar, the guitarist best known for his work in the glam metal band Cinderella, has died at the age of 58. He died in his apartment in Nashville. LaBar’s publicist confirmed the news in a statement following an Instagram post by LaBar’s son, Tantric guitarist Sebastian LaBar. “My father, my hero, my idol, passed […]
Cuffed Up Deliver Gut-Punching New Song 'Canaries' | SPIN
“Canaries” is the guitar-pounding new single by Los Angeles-based post-punk band, Cuffed Up, led by their Fender-slinging vocalist, Sapphire Jewell. The music video, which she directed, is grainy and off-kilter — just like the song. “The nature of the beast, you choose to say the least,” Jewell sings tremulously over the crooked chaos provided by […]
Hear Kurt Vile and the Violators' Fuzzed Up Velvet Underground Cover | SPIN
In an early glimpse at a forthcoming Velvet Underground tribute album, indie rockers Kurt Vile and the Violators released their souped-up rendition of “Run Run Run,” the 1967 song Lou Reed penned on the back of a napkin. The song is a personal favorite of Vile’s, who mimicked Reed’s needling guitar solo in the song […]
The Wild Feathers Share New Single, Announce 'Alvarado'
The Wild Feathers are back. After releasing an odds-and-ends compilation last year, the quartet have a new album on the way. Titled Alvarado, the record is out on Oct. 8 through New West Records. Today, they’ve shared a foot-tappin’ new tune in the form of “Ain’t Lookin.” “We’ve always written and demoed new songs in […]
SPIN Presents Lipps Service With Guest Danny Clinch | SPIN
On this week’s episode of SPIN Presents Lipps Service, host Scott Lipps caught up with legendary photographer/director Danny Clinch. In their conversation, the two discussed Clinch’s beginnings as a photographer (which included smuggling cameras into shows), his history with this publication and how the New Jersey native got to work with the Garden State’s favorite son: none other […]
Tycho and Benjamin Gibbard Join Forces on 'Only Love' | SPIN
The two Grammy-nominated artists, Tycho and Benjamin Gibbard, best known as the frontman of Death Cab for Cutie, have teamed for the new song “Only Love.” The track is out now via Mom + Pop/Ninja Tune. This is the first major electronic collaboration Gibbard has done since his RIAA platinum-certified work with The Postal Service […]
Thom Yorke Releases a Very 2021 Remix of Radiohead's 'Creep' | SPIN
Whether you know “Creep” from being a Radiohead fan or from all of the copyright controversies it has been involved in over the years, it is indisputably one of both the band’s and Thom Yorke’s most well-known works. Now, nearly 30 years after the song’s original release, Yorke has shared this remix of the tune. […]
Stagecoach 2022: Brandi Carlile, Black Crowes, Margo Price, Yola, Maren Morris to Perform | SPIN
Though it’s probably at least five months until Coachella reveals its lineup, its sister festival, Stagecoach, unveiled its bill and it’s pretty great. Brandi Carlile, Black Crowes, Margo Price, Yola, Maren Morris, Orville Peck and Hailey Whitters are among the non-headlining highlights, which is great from an alt-country perspective. As for the headliners, those will […]