Texas rapper S7GMA puts his life into his work with ‘Now’
SAN MARCOS, Tex. — Texas rapper S7GMA knew at a young age that he needed to get away from his birthplace if he was going to survive, and he’s putting…
Snapped: Mochakk Calling, Sao Paulo (A Photo Essay)
To date, Brazilian DJ/producer Mochakk has clocked over 160 shows in 29 countries, including a DC-10 residency and a 5000 capacity sold out Cercle show at the Plaza de España…
To the Moon Unit Zappa and Back
When Moon Zappa and I arrange a place to meet to discuss her memoir, Earth to Moon, she requests the San Fernando Valley, which I wasn’t expecting. This is the…
Ed Kowalczyk Talks Live Reunion On ‘Lipps Service’
Live frontman Ed Kowalczyk is the latest guest on the SPIN Presents Lipps Service podcast, during which he discusses the veteran band’s return to touring and reflects on the 30 years since the…
Every Smashing Pumpkins Album, Ranked
The Smashing Pumpkins, the Chicago quartet comprised originally of singer/guitarist Billy Corgan, guitarist James Iha, bassist D’arcy Wretzky, and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, were one of the most exciting bands in…
Bob Dylan Covers Cole Porter For ‘Reagan’ Biopic
Bob Dylan has recorded a cover of Cole Porte’s “Don’t Fence Me In” for the end title credits to the upcoming biopic Reagan, in which Dennis Quad portrays the former…
Tinashe Continues Her Winning Streak With ‘Quantum Baby’
Apt to mix the erotic and the romantic, a woman for whom an empty bed is an existential hostility, Tinashe Jorgensen Kachingwe is the Christine McVie of modern R&B. The…
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Mark Tremonti of Creed
More from Spin: Creed’s Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti on the ‘Goosebump Moment’ of Writing 2001’s ‘One Last Breath’ Riot Fest Moves Venues, Drafts Fall Out Boy, Beck, Slayer For…
Horse Jumper of Love Are Hitting Their Stride
It’s fitting that when Dimitri Giannopoulos calls me to discuss Horse Jumper of Love’s latest album, Disaster Trick, he’s outside the monolithic store Whole Foods. He’s taking a moment before…
Jack Russell, Ex-Great White Singer, Dies at 63
Jack Russell, the founding singer of ’80s hair metal band Great White has died at the age of 63. The news was confirmed in an Instagram post on the official…