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MACHINE HEAD: CHRIS KONTOS Drum-Cam Video Of ‘The Rage To Overcome’ From Montreal
Drum-cam video of MACHINE HEAD drummer Chris Kontos performing the song “The Rage To Overcome” with his bandmates on February 5 at Théâtre Corona in Montreal, Quebec, Canada can be seen below. The North American leg of MACHINE HEAD‘s 25th-anniversary tour for the band’s debut album, “Burn My Eyes”, kicked off in Phoenix on January 16 and wrapped up on February 22 at the House Of Blues in Anaheim, California. Each show on the trek consisted of two parts: part one saw frontman Robb Flynn and bassist Jared MacEachern performing alongside new recruits, Polish guitarist Wacław “Vogg” Kiełtyka (DECAPITATED) and British drummer Matt Alston (DEVILMENT, EASTERN FRONT); while part two features “Burn My Eyes” played in its entirety for the f...
Oneohtrix Point Never Performs “I Don’t Love Me Anymore” on Fallon: Watch
Oneohtrix Point Never made his television debut by delivering a psychedelic performance of “I Don’t Love Me Anymore” on Friday’s night episode of The Tonight Show.The track is a highlight from his new album Magic Oneohtrix Point Never. As has become custom in pandemic times, the performance looked like a cross between a late-night set and a music video. Daniel Lopatin and his bandmates played the song in front of a colorful backdrop of lush greenery and otherworldly lights, and Lopatin even donned a guitar in addition to his synth for this shoegazy tune. That part wasn’t out of the ordinary for live performances, but the set was interspersed with footage of bleak cityscapes and the lyrics of the song popped up on the screen as they would in a lyric video. The experimentation with the ...
iDKHOW Have No Rules
I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME — otherwise known as iDKHOW — were actually in hiding at the beginning. While Dallon Weekes was playing bass for Panic! at the Disco and Ryan Seaman was drumming for Falling in Reverse, the two would share musical rendezvous every now and then, quietly booking shows at small venues without letting anyone know. “From the get-go, there have been no rules other than to have fun doing this,” Weekes tells SPIN days after the releasing their debut album, RAZZMATAZZ. “It was our way, at least at first, of reminding ourselves why we got into [playing music] in the first place.” CREDIT: Lauren Watson Perry The secrecy eventually crumbled, and the duo devoted themselves to this project — to finally crystallize it, make it real. And now it’s hard to believe tha...
The Canonization of Saint Sinead
“Children say that people are hung sometimes for speaking the truth.”Joan of Arc, 1400s “Put your fucking seatbelts on ’cause I haven’t finished yet.”Sinead O’Connor, SPIN 1992 Sometime in Fall 1987, in the dark, late night of a Manhattan short-term office rental, SPIN founder and editor-in-chief Bob Guccione Jr. was digging through trash. This was a common occurrence. Once his editors had gone home he’d rummage for promo cassettes of new music discarded as actual, literal rubbish. He played one particular tape, The Lion and The Cobra, its title taken from Psalm 19:13: “You will tread upon the lion and the cobra, you will trample the great lion and the serpent,” all night long while he worked, till five in the morning. The artist was a complete unknown named Sinead O’Connor. The next ...
The Most Influential Artists: #28 Lady Gaga
As part of our 35th-anniversary, we’re naming the most influential artists of the past 35 years. Today, we’re at #28. From New York, New York here is Lady Gaga. CREDIT: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Lady Gaga could have been just another pop star. But she’s also become a boundary-pushing icon, an advocate using her platform for social justice, LGBTQ+ rights and sexual assault survivors. Like Madonna, Cher and other legends before her, Gaga has become a master at reinvention — from the ‘80s-saturated Born This Way era, filled with leather jackets and big hair, to the nu-country phase of Joanne, with her millennial pink cowboy gear. And her latest work was no different: 2020’s Chormatica brought introspection to the bombastic dance-pop songs that helped cultivate her fanbase. No one can ever s...
Yungblud Gets Airborne for ‘Cotton Candy,’ ‘Strawberry Lipstick’ at 2020 EMAs
Genre-blurring U.K. singer-songwriter Yungblud delivered a high-flying, memorable performance at the 2020 MTV EMAs on Sunday (Nov. 8). Busting out the cupid/women’s tennis pro outfit from his “Cotton Candy” video, Yungblud crooned that sweet, earnest ode to sexual liberation while flying through the air and miming shooting arrows at unsuspecting lovers. When he got grounded, Yungblud tore off his white skirt to reveal Union Jack shorts as he ripped through a blistering live version of “Strawberry Lipstick” with his band. “MTV I love you!” he screamed as the performance wrapped. 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 p...
24kGoldn & Iann Dior Are in a Colorful ‘Mood’ for Their 2020 MTV EMAs Performance
Nothing drab about this! Though 24kGoldn and collaborator Iann Dior performed in what appeared to be a pretty empty warehouse for the 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards preshow on Sunday (Nov. 8), the set was far from drab. As the two performed their hit song “Mood,” they danced among colorful banners that hung from an upper walkway and high bars all the way to the floor level where they were. There was also a stage with its edges lit up in neon pink lights. “Why you always in a mood? F–kin’ ’round, actin’ brand new/ I ain’t tryna tell you what to do/ But try to play it cool/ Baby, I ain’t playing by your rules/ Everything look better with a view,” the two sang coolly as light from high windows streamed into the open space. You Deserve ...
Why Don’t We Bring the Rock to 2020 MTV EMA With ‘Fallin”
If you had filed Why Don’t We into the boy band category, you might have been surprised by their performance Sunday (Nov. 8) at the 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards. The band was still intact, but the boys have grown up into full-blown rockers, with each member playing an instrument for their run through “Fallin’.” The fivesome kept things straightforward, performing on a light-up stage while each showcasing their vocals and their musical chops on their respective instruments. Daniel Seavey even pulled a Phil Collins, banging away on the drums while turning in a flawless falsetto simultaneously. 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 peopl...
Lil Nas X Teases New Single ‘Holiday’
Lil Nas X embraces a little “Holiday” magic in the comedic trailer for his new single, which first aired during the New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers game Sunday night (Nov. 8). The teaser clip for “Holiday” — the title of the song that will be released on Friday (Nov. 13) — brings Lil Nas X back to an “Old Town Road” setting, but takes him to new places. “You are the new Santa,” he reads on the tag of a fallen Santa’s hat, as some new music kicks 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 a...
2020 MTV EMA Winners: See The Full List
By not being centrally located in a single city, the 2020 MTV EMA were able to spread the party out all over the world. From Budapest, David Guetta and Raye brought a night-sky, laser-filled rendition of “Let’s Love,” while Maluma steamed up London with a neon-purple medley of “Djadja” and “Hawái.” The winners list, too, saw artists from across the globe honored and celebrated as the show aired on Sunday (November 8). Heading into the ceremony, Lady Gaga led the nominations by earning six in total, while BTS and Justin Bieber weren’t far behind with five each. During the show, BTS took home four in total — Best Song, Best Group, Biggest Fans, and Best Virtual Live. Gaga walked away with Best Artist and Best US Act, while Bieber won for his st...
DAVID COVERDALE Says Working With RITCHIE BLACKMORE For First Time Was A ‘Mindblowing’ Experience
In a new interview with Jenn of Rock Classics Radio on Apple Music Hits, former DEEP PURPLE and current WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale was asked to name the top three songs that he is most proud of from his career. He responded (hear audio below): “It’s the old cliché of they’re all your children. One of the questions I was asked at the management meeting for DEEP PURPLE was do I write. And I could honestly say yes, because I’d been encouraged by local musicians. We never announced them as written by me; we’d say, ‘This is a song by STEPPENWOLF.’ [Laughs] “So the first thing I had to do was go down to Ritchie Blackmore‘s house and see if we connected,” he continued. “And it was mindblowing to work with this guy who was ...
MASTODON Has Demoed 30 Songs For Next Album: ‘We Have Way Too Much Material,’ Says BRANN DAILOR
MASTODON drummer Brann Dailor has confirmed to the 100.3 The X Rocks radio station that the band will enter the studio around mid-November to begin recording its next album. The follow-up to 2017’s “Emperor Of Sand” will mark MASTODON‘s first collection of new material since the death of longtime manager Nick John and the passing of tour manager Bob Dallas. “We have way too much material, which I guess is a good thing, but also it’s very difficult for us to narrow it down at this point,” Brann said (see video below). “We’ve had so much time — as everyone has [during the coronavirus pandemic] — to be creative and be in the studio and write new stuff that now we have, like, 30 songs demoed, and we need to pare it down to about 12.” ...
