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Ashe Is So Over It On New Single “Save Myself”: Stream
If you’ve been on Spotify, Netflix, or TikTok at any point within the last year, chances are you heard and bobbed your head to Ashe. The San Jose indie pop artist’s breakout single, 2019’s “Moral of the Story”, was featured in the film To All the Boys: P.S. I Love You, as well as in over 900,000 TikTok videos. Today, Ashe is back with a follow-up song titled “Save Myself”. “Save Myself” was technically recorded after “Moral of the Story”, but their backstories are closely linked — both are tied to a failed relationship and its messy aftermath. “I look at ‘Save Myself’ as the precursor to ‘Moral of the Story’ instead of the follow up,” Ashe explained in a statement. “People say there are five stages of grief; I wrote ‘Moral of the Story’ in the fifth stage of grieving my relationship: accep...
Dawes Prep New LP, Share Playful Green Screen Video for New Song
Dawes will release their seventh studio album, Good Luck With Whatever, on Oct. 2 via Rounder Records. They previewed the LP with lead single “Who Do You Think You’re Talking To?,” a reliably steady rocker built on a new wave-y bass pulse, chiming piano, and cleanly arranged vocal harmonies. “Who do you think you’re talking to? / Is it the man that was here before me?” frontman Taylor Goldsmith sings on the track. “The one that wrecked your heart and walked? / ‘Cause if it is then I’ll let you talk / It’s clear that’s something you’re still working through / But who, who do you think you’re talking to?” They paired the tune with a playful video that makes creative use of green screen, showing the singer as he drives down the highway, pilots a plane into the clouds, launches into space, and...
Senators Introduce Bill to Aid Indie Music Venues During Pandemic
Two U.S. Senators, Democrat Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Republican John Cornyn of Texas, introduced a new bill designed to aid independent music and entertainment venues impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The “Save Our Stages Act,” rolled out Wednesday, would offer six months of financial support to help “keep venues afloat, pay employees, and preserve a critical economic sector for communities across America,” according to a press release. The coronavirus has derailed the live music business, with any indie venues temporarily closed given the higher probability of transmission in small, crowded indoor areas. As the bill notes, and as previously reported, 90% of owners, promoters and bookers are at risk of permanently closing within a few months without financial assistance. “Minnesota’...
Smash Mouth, Trapt, Buckcherry to Play August Festival in South Dakota
Like Shrek’s outhouse door when he busted it down to the tune of “All Star,” nothing seems to be getting in the way of South Dakota residents seeing Smash Mouth live in August — not even a pandemic. The band, along with Buckcherry, Trapt and several others, are currently booked to perform at the annual Sturgis Buffalo Chip motorcycle rally and concert series. This year’s amphitheater capacity has been reduced to 50 percent for the multi-day festival. Still, organizers are letting attendees decide if they want to wear face masks or socially distance from others, although they’re encouraging concert-goers to follow CDC guidelines and providing hand sanitizer and useful signage on site. Masks will also be available for purchase at the entry point. Guests will also need to have a mas...
‘Total F*cking Godhead’ Author Corbin Reiff Details the Origins of Soundgarden’s ‘Black Hole Sun’
In his most recent book, TOTAL F*CKING GODHEAD: THE BIOGRAPHY OF CHRIS CORNELL (Out July 28), author Corbin Reiff presents the comprehensive life story of one of the most celebrated singers and songwriters in rock history — from his beginnings in Soundgarden, through Temple Of The Dog, Audioslave and beyond. In this exclusive excerpt, Reiff recounts the story behind the creation of one of Cornell’s most celebrated songs: “Black Hole Sun.” Chris had secured his place as the preeminent screamer in rock, but as he wrote this latest batch of songs, he tried to explore the full dynamic range of his voice. He went deeper, and remained more subdued in spots, which only made the moments when he took off into the stratosphere that much more explosive. Each of the tracks on Superunknown has it...
Porter Robinson Drops a Shimmering Remix of His Own ‘Get Your Wish’
Porter Robinson fans are today (July 22) getting a double dose of the producer, with Robinson dropping a remix of his own “Get Your Wish.” The edit is a sped-up, tricked-out take on the original, with violins and drums traded for shimmery, glitchy effects and the already pitched up vocals pitched up even higher. The remix — the first work Robinson has released under his DJ Not Porter Robinson alias — follows another official edit of the track by Anamanaguchi that was released last week. Hear both “Get Your Wish” edits below. “Get your wish is a song about finding a reason to keep going, even if it’s not for your own sake,” Robinson wrote of the original song upon its release in January. “Get Your Wish” is the lead single fro...
Academy of Country Music Launches ACM:The Hub Site With Artist Chats & At-Home Performances
The site features new series “ACM Wine Down Wednesday” and “The ACM Weekly.” The Academy of Country Music has launched a new website called ACM: The Hub, which features artist conversations, at-home acoustic performances, access to artist merchandise and weekly ACM-curated playlists. ACM: The Hub was developed in response to COVID-19 freezing the concert and festival world. When the academy recognized that artists were turning to live performances via web streams to stay connected with their fans, it developed The Hub to curate artist content in one place. “The academy’s goal is to help fans and artists connect during these quarantined times [in which there are] no live shows.” said Damon Whiteside, the academy’s CEO. “We want to provide fans with a dedicated place to see t...
Kyle Dishes on His Duty to Make ‘Happy’ Music, Favorite Games & More During Billboard Reddit AMA
Sure, Kyle admitted in his hit “iSpy,” that “when you text me, girl, I don’t always reply.” But regardless of his texting habits, the rapper did reply to a lot of fan questions during Billboard’s Reddit AMA on Wednesday (July 22). He kicked things off by answering a super important question: “Least favorite cereal?” Kyle quickly replied that “with out [sic] a doubt,” he does not love Frosted Flakes. Kyle then got a bit deep with his fans, responding to a question about the pros and cons about having a “huge smash hit like iSpy a while into your career?” “This is a good question,” he replied. “Def felt like I needed to match that level of a mega hit.. what it also did is take my very small bu...
Ice-T: Our 1991 Interview
This article originally appeared in the May 1991 issue of SPIN. Ice-T’s first acting experience came in front of security cameras—as a street hustler playing the part of a yuppie. He’d walk into a jewelry store and say to the salesman: “My father’s in the area buying land—he’s a real-estate developer—and I’m going to UCLA to be a lawyer. My mom and dad have been together twenty-five years, and I’m interested in buying them a 3.2-karat, flawless, emerald-cut diamond.” Then as soon as the salesman handed him the ring, he’d be out the door. “Being an actor,” says Ice, “is really being a liar—a professional liar.” Now the rapper is a star in the new shoot-‘em-up drug war movie New Jack City. The hardest part about making this career move was having to play a cop. “I was uptight with that,” Ice...
Ty Segall’s FUZZ Announce First New Album in 5 Years, Share New Track
Nobody knows how to kick off their band’s return quite like FUZZ frontman Ty Segall. The San Francisco hard-rock trio released their latest track, the appropriately titled “Returning,” on Wednesday. They also announced that their upcoming third studio album, III, is out October 23 via In the Red Recordings. The eight-track project, which follows 2015’s II, features Segall on drums, Chad Ubovich on bass, Charles Moothart on guitar, and all three splitting vocals throughout. The group recorded and mixed the album at United Recording with engineer Steve Albini, who has previously worked with bands like Nirvana, the Breeders, and Pixies. And if it’s anything like the group’s latest single, it’ll be full of some heavy, distorted jams. The new project keeps “the focus on the ...
Stone Temple Pilots to Play Core LP in Full During Livestream
Stone Temple Pilots will play their debut LP, 1993’s Core, in full during a nugs.tv livestream set for Friday, July 31 at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET. Tickets for the event are $9.99 and can be purchased via the Nugs site. The show will be available for replay “within 48 hours from pressing play,” according to a press release. The multi-platinum Core remains one of the definitive grunge albums, spawning three of Stone Temple Pilots’ most popular singles: “Sex Type Thing,” “Creep,” and “Plush,” the latter of which earned Best Hard Rock Performance at the 1994 Grammys. In 2017, the band marked the record’s 25th anniversary with a Super Deluxe reissue featuring remastered audio, live material, demos, and B-sides. The quartet also announced they will release past concert audio on Nugs.net, starting ...
Watch the Weeknd’s Career-Spanning Anime Video For ‘Snowchild’
If you forgot about The Weeknd’s come-up, consider his latest video a reminder. The Canadian R&B-pop superstar dropped the visual for After Hours cut “Snowchild” Wednesday, complete with anime-styled imagery charting the singer’s career trajectory. The clip — created by D’ART Shtajio studio, the first Black-owned animation studio in Japan — takes viewers through Abel Tesfaye’s journey: walking through his city’s snowy streets, looking out the window of a house filled with balloons and being decked out in his now-iconic After Hours suit. While this isn’t the Weeknd’s first venture into animation — his appearances on Robot Chicken and American Dad remain close to our hearts — the clip hammers in the immensity of his 2020 LP: Single “Blinding Lights” spent four weeks at No....
