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The Silly Parties
The 1970 famed Monty Python Flying Circus sketch “Election Night Special” featured political parties ranging in silliness that ran against each other for local elections. The bit had two main parties: the sensible and the silly, but there were also other independents such as the slightly-silly and the very-silly. Full of ridiculously long candidate names and ludicrous costumes, the various parties may have parodied the UK elections, but are just as insightful when looking at the U.S. Over the last 35 years there have been many silly parties and candidates who have run for president of the United States and SPIN is taking you back through some of the absolute silliest! Election of 1988 – Mrs. Foggybottom, Cocktail Party CREDIT: Mrs Foggybottom campaign flyer In 1988, the elegant...
Tori Amos: Loud and Clear
Far out on the rugged English countryside of Cornwall, surrounded by the bright blue Atlantic and the nearby Celtic Sea, known for its powerful wind and stunning beauty, lives a woman almost otherworldly. American born, before the age of three she’d already found her life in music, her gift for the piano so immense and so palpable it earned her acceptance into an exclusive conservatory, at the time the youngest child ever admitted, at the age of five. Her father, a man of God who preached His word, had a vision for his daughter: She was to be the best, the brightest and perform at the greatest music halls — all by the age of 13. The girl had to get to work. And she did. But there was a fire inside her that refused to conform. In her father’s words, she would deny “God’s p...
The Most Influential Artists: #35 No Doubt
As part of our 35th-anniversary, we’re naming the most influential artists of the past 35 years. Today, we’re at #35. From Anaheim, California, here’s No Doubt. CREDIT: Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images Disneyland, the Angels, NAMM, Orange County — for most people, that’s all that came to mind when thinking of Anaheim, and even that was a stretch. Enter No Doubt. Though they’d been peripherally circling the L.A. major label scene for a few years, Gwen Stefani kicked past the Orange Curtain and picked up where Mike Ness and Social Distortion left off, bringing OC to the masses. Stefani introduced a new type of frontwoman that would be often replicated, but never duplicated, in the years to come. Beginning with their third studio album, Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt set the standard for ska-blending p...
The Mandalorian Season 2 Returns with Easter Eggs and Familiar Western Riffs: Review
The Pitch: When we last left Mando (Pedro Pascal), he’d just been tasked with a holy Mandalorian mission to track down Baby Yoda The Child’s species and return him to them — a mighty feat given that no one’s ever seen anything like him. Still, even though he’s left the bounty hunting life behind (for now), his quest will still take him to the farthest corners of the galaxy, righting wrongs along the way. While Season 2 will surely have more answers to the show’s broader, arc-based questions, the series premiere, “The Marshal”, kicks off Disney+’s hit with a no-frills space Western of the classic mold. Seeking a Mandalorian rumored to be on Tatooine (the identity of whom any self-respecting Star Wars fan can piece together), Mando heads to a remote mining settlement on the desert plane...
Superchunk Share Halloween Single “There’s a Ghost”, Cover Sisters of Mercy: Stream
Superchunk have returned with “There’s a Ghost”, their first new music in two years. As an extra Halloween treat, the single is paired with a cover of The Sisters of Mercy’s “Alice”. The band’s first original song since 2018’s “Our Work Is Done” and that same year’s What a Time to Be Alive, “There’s a Ghost” is a bopping punk track built on mirrored acoustic and crunchy electric guitar riffs. It taps into the paranoia of 2020 perfectly, as frontman Mac McCaughan wrestles with being trapped inside alone for far too long. “Now its the end of the season and the last of our supplies/So check your fingernails/ Burning through the calendars and E strings/ Oh yeah, we’re breaking all the scales,” he sings. “I didn’t write a song for probably the first six months of the lockdown,” said McCaughan i...
Concert Review: Mr. Bungle’s Streaming Show Masterfully Blends Comedy and Thrash
Setting the Stage: The reunion of Mr. Bungle has been a journey for both the band and its fans. In what feels like another lifetime, founding members Mike Patton, Trey Spruance, and Trevor Dunn revived Mr. Bungle for a reunion tour in early 2020… with a catch: The band would only be playing material from its 1986 thrash metal demo The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny and hardcore cover songs from the era. Furthermore, they tabbed ex-Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo and Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian to help execute the demo’s blazing tempos and thrash theatrics. The quasi-supergroup went on a brief tour and then entered the studio to record a new version of the demo. As we remarked in our review of the album, the re-recorded Easter Bunny is a modern thrash classic from an unexpected source. ...
Sacha Baron Cohen Donated $100,000 to Borat Babysitter Jeanise Jones’ Church
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm was full of villains, but babysitter Jeanise Jones emerged as a clear hero. Her sympathetic handling of Borat’s “daughter” (actress Maria Bakalova) earned her the adoration of fans but only $3,600 in payment. Those same fans responded by raising over $170,000 on her behalf, and now Borat himself Sacha Baron Cohen donated an additional $100,000 to Jones’ church. As The Los Angeles Times notes, the donation to the Ebenezer Baptist Church was initially made anonymously in Jones’ name. But the size made it conspicuous, and the Times has confirmed Cohen as the source. The money is earmarked for food, shelter, and other essential community needs, and will be distributed by the church at Jones’ discretion. Cohen has declined to comment. Although not bad by babysitt...
Jennifer Lopez Is ‘Like a Virgin’ for Halloween
The series of posts showed Lopez singing as the Material Girl in the first set of images, which were captioned “Crazy for youuuu …,” a lyric from Madonna’s 1985 tune of the same title. In the second set, J. Lo gives the camera a sexy look, captioning the mini gallery, “Didn’t know how lost I was until I found you … @arod,” giving her fiance Alex Rodriguez a shout-out. In the final set of photos, Lopez wrote, “I made it through the wilderness,” referencing the first line of Madonna’s 1984 hit single. In the photo with her — and dressed in as much white, was Nick Silva. The former White Sox pitcher, who is also Rodriguez’s nephew, was costumed as Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny. See J. Lo’s “Like a Virgin”...
Rod Wave Falls as Stage Collapses at Atlanta Concert on Halloween
Rod Wave and several people in his entourage came crashing down when the stage collapsed at a concert in Atlanta on Halloween. The rapper was pulled up with some assistance after the fall, and he seemed to be in good spirits later in that night. “PIMP DOWN I REPEAT PIMP DOWN,” he joked on Instagram, where he shared a video of the incident. A crowd of concertgoers held up their phones and filmed the group on stage going down, with angles that gave a closer look at the stage falling in. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their ...
Here Are All the Livestreams & Virtual Concerts to Watch During the Coronavirus Crisis: Week of Nov. 2
A day earlier, Nine Inch Nails will be reminiscing about the influential band’s decades-long history during a discussion with journalist David Farrier. The event comes ahead of NIN’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. For more events, check out the list below. We’ll update this page as more virtual music events are announced for the week. Nov. 3: Members of both My Morning Jacket and The Decemberists, as well as many other musicians, are participating in the #iVoted virtual Election Day concert. The event begins at noon; RSVP here to watch it. Nov. 5: Ted Leo is performing live from the Columbus Theatre at 9 p.m. ET. Tickets are $15. Nov. 6: Ahead of their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Nine Inch Nails is livestreaming a discussion hosted b...
Trump Campaign Calls Out Lady Gaga for Being an ‘Anti-Fracking Activist’: See the Reactions
The statement continues, “Biden repeatedly promised left-wing activists he would end fracking, which would be an economic death sentence and financial Armageddon for families in Pennsylvania and across the country,” and it and says Trump “supports and defends American energy workers and is the best candidate to make our economy great again. “Joe Biden will always prioritize the desires of the liberal Hollywood elite and the radical left, while President Trump will always put the interests of blue-collar workers first,” Murtaugh said. Murtaugh’s statement caught the attention of many people on social media, who know Lady Gaga for many things — anti-fracking activist not exactly being her most common, or notable, identifier. She seemingly questi...
ANTHRAX’s SCOTT IAN Looks Back On The Day METALLICA Fired DAVE MUSTAINE
In a brand new interview with MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn‘s “No Fuckin’ Regrets With Robb Flynn” podcast, ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian recalled being present at METALLICA‘s rehearsal studios in Jamaica, Queens, New York in April 1983 shortly after the James Hetfield fronted-act fired Dave Mustaine just days before METALLICA began recording its debut album. “They all drank, but Dave drank more than they did,” Scott recalled wit ha laugh (see video below). “And the difference with Dave was, from my memory of that time, ’cause we were there all the time — we were hanging out with them all the time — all those other guys would get drunk and it was always fun, and Dave was kind of the not-fun guy when he would get too drunk. I mean, ever...
