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1. Humdrum Book Club’s Andrew Ross on Tape, Texture and Truth

   In an age of AI and ever-advancing technology, Andrew Ross still believes in the value of the authentic, tangible, and affecting.  Over the past few decades, entertainment, whether movies, TV, or music, has become increasingly dictated by corporate mechanics and algorithms. What were once thought of as pure artistic expressions, acts of creativity that took […]

2. Horse Lords’ Heaven Can’t Wait

   By the time of the release of Horse Lords’ last proper album, 2022’s Comradely Objects, three-fourths of the group—saxophonist Andrew Bernstein, bassist Max Eilbacher and guitarist Owen Gardner—had left their native Baltimore for Germany, leaving only drummer Sam Haberman in Charm City. Such a fracture would normally sink a band, especially one that had been […]

3. Deep Cut Friday: “By-Tor and the Snow Dog” by Rush

   Each week, SPIN digs into the catalogs of great artists and highlights songs you might not know for our Deep Cut Friday series. Bassist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson formed Rush in 1968 with drummer John Rutsey completing the original lineup. After releasing the band’s heavy, blues-based 1974 self-titled debut, though, Rutsey left the […]

4. 5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Mark O’Connell of ME.

   Name  Mark O’Connell from the band ME. Best known for be  Drummer, Taking Back Sunday. Current city  Long Island, New York. Really want to be  Hanging out with my girl and kids in London and playing a show with ME. Excited about  All Good Things, the album by my new band ME., and easily the best music Eddie and I have […]

5. 40 Shows in 40 Days ⚽

   This week kicks off the FIFA World Cup, arguably the biggest sporting spectacle on the planet. With 48 teams and 104 matches, cities across North America are about to become one giant, global stage. From now until July 19, soccer is going to take over culture in a way most Americans might not quite comprehend. […]

6. The Strokes Set Massive Queens Gig In October

   When The Strokes unveiled their 2026 world tour earlier this spring, New York fans immediately noticed one glaring omission: no hometown show.

7. Chamberlain’s Adam Rubenstein Readies New Solo LP

   Chamberlain guitarist/songwriter Adam Rubenstein will end a 10-year hiatus from solo releases this summer with the Aug. 14 arrival...

8. Nina Nastasia and Jim White Make Brittle Magic on ‘You Follow Me’

   You Follow Me’s elusiveness for LP collectors feels appropriate. Released in 2007 by FatCat and featuring lithe production by Steve Albini, this collaboration saw a limited run on vinyl, making it expensive today for collectors to find a copy. Featuring Nina Nastasia’s deeply emotional and spare songwriting, You Follow Me is bolstered by Jim White’s […]

9. STARS ALIGN: AVTT/PTTN

   Scott and Seth Avett, the core of the Avett Brothers, have had their career obsessively stickered with the a-word — Americana. But they wouldn’t let that get in the way of working with their hero-cum-friend Mike Patton, fearless frontman for Faith No More and co-founder of Ipecac Recordings.  The trio doesn’t remember how its collaboration, […]

10. Lincoln Parish and the Long Road From Band Member to Auteur Producer

    After helping shape Cage the Elephant’s early sound, Parish found a second act in Nashville studios, where he now works with emerging artists as a producer, mixer, and mentor. For a lot of fans, Lincoln Parish will always be tied to the early years of Cage the Elephant, the loud, unpredictable stretch when the Kentucky […]