Quantum Leaping with Cigarettes After Sex
Cigarettes After Sex does not exist in space and time the way that most of us do. They are everywhere. They are everywhen. They have their feet in the past,…
Snapped: Reinier Zonneveld’s R² AI Live Music Project (A Photo Essay)
In a world where music and AI are largely at odds, techno DJ/Producer/Instrumentalist Reinier Zonneveld found a way to celebrate and bolster his artistic vision via AI, rather than diminish…
Gentles, Lauder, The Thing Talk NYC Music On ‘Lipps Service’
Music manager Ryan Gentles and artists Bec Lauder and the Thing are the latest guests on the SPIN Presents Lipps Service podcast, during which they discuss with host Scott Lipps their unique experiences in…
Fatman Scoop, Veteran New York Rapper, Dies At 53
New York rapper Fatman Scoop, who scored an unlikely international hit in the early 2000s with “Be Faithful” and won a Grammy for his contribution to Missy Elliott’s hit “Lose…
Desert Daze Cancels 2024 Edition: ‘We Tried Everything’
The beloved Desert Daze festival has canceled its 2024 edition, which was to be its first in two years, due to “rising production costs and the current volatile festival market,”…
Tom Petty’s ‘Long After Dark’ Expanded For Deluxe Reissue
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers‘ 1982 album Long After Dark has been updated with a host of rare material for a deluxe reissue due Oct. 18 from Geffen/UMe. A video…
Laurie Anderson Soars on ‘Amelia’
Laurie Anderson – AmeliaNonesuch “Here come the planes,” intoned Laurie Anderson on “O Superman,” the lead single from her debut album, 1982’s Big Science. Now, 42 years after her narrator…
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Dennis Quaid
Name Dennis Quaid Best known for Babysitter for anyone under 4o. More parents put on Parent Trap for their children to keep the kids occupied. It’s amazing how many generations love that movie. More from…
Every Oasis Album, Ranked
Long before Oasis flamed out in 2009 following nearly a decade of lackluster music, tabloid-fodder soundbites, physical altercations, and competent but predictable live shows, a late ‘90s critic remarked that…
Killer Mike Drops ‘Detonator’ For ‘Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6’
Rapper Killer Mike has penned a new song, “Detonator,” for the highly anticipated Activision video game Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Fans attending the Call of Duty: NEXT event…