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Watch Spoon Perform “The Hardest Cut” on Kimmel
Spoon were the musical guests on last night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! The band performed “The Hardest Cut,” a track from the new album Lucifer on the Sofa. Watch it happen below. Plus, find unaired performances of “Wild,” “Small Stakes,” and “Inside Out.” Prior to the album’s release, Spoon shared multiple singles from the album including “The Hardest Cut,” “Wild,” and “My Babe.” The band will soon head across the U.S. on a spring tour that kicks off this April. Learn more about Spoon’s new album in Pitchfork’s interview “How Spoon Beat the Devil.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Can’t Shake the Stranger Out of Lavender Country
“People always ask me why I chose country music,” Lavender Country’s Patrick Haggerty says. “The truth is, there wasn’t any genre in 1973 that was ready to embrace a queer Marxist!” Lavender Country, his self-titled debut, was the first-ever country record by a gay artist. Selling only 1,000 records at the time, a copy now hangs in the Country Music Hall of Fame library. Almost five decades later, the long-awaited follow-up is due from New Jersey-based label Don Giovanni: Blackberry Rose. I’ve reached Haggerty by phone at his home in Seattle, late enough in the evening that we remark to each other our time to talk is limited: both of our respective partners are in the process of making dinner and eventually will demand we get off the phone and come and eat. Humble and affable during what t...
Don’t Call It a Comeback (Yet): How 2022 Could Determine the CD’s Fate
Two years ago, the long-running New England comic book and music retail chain Newbury Comics made an unexpected change: They created more space for CDs. “It was right before the pandemic started, after the 2019 holidays,” Newbury Comics senior buyer Larry Mansdorf tells Billboard on the decision to increase their in-store square footage dedicated to CD space. At that point, U.S. CD sales were steadily plummeting — as they had been for a decade and a half — but Mansdorf saw clear evidence of growing interest in compact discs. “We reacted to the previous 18 months’ worth of sales data to see what people were responding to,” says Mansdorf. Newbury began a process of increasing their CD inventory by 13% across their 30 locations, making sure stores that were primarily selling vinyl records fea...
BMG Goes ‘Boom Boom,’ Acquires John Lee Hooker Music Assets
BMG and its partner FujiPacific Music have acquired the music publishing catalog of John Lee Hooker, the companies announced on Wednesday. In addition, BMG alone has purchased his recorded masters royalties and some of the late blues master’s recorded masters spanning from 1980’s Alone Vol. 1 through 2020’s Black Night Is Falling. Terms of the deals with Hooker’s estate remain undisclosed, but the publishing catalog includes such classic tunes as “Boom Boom,” “One Scotch, One Beer” and “Boogie Chillen’.” BMG says that while some of the Hooker rights will still remain with third parties, the German company will now take the lead role in promoting the artist’s catalog. “As the longtime managers of the John Lee Hooker Estate, JAM, Inc. was happy to help the Estate and BMG conclude this transa...
Eddie Vedder Postpones Solo Shows Due to COVID-19 Cases in Camp
Eddie Vedder was forced to postpone two California dates on his solo tour this week after discovering positive COVID-19 cases in his touring team. Vedder made the announcement on Monday (Feb. 14), writing on Facebook that shows scheduled for Tuesday (Feb. 15) at the Magnolia in San Diego and the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles on Thursday (Feb. 17) were being postponed until later this month. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “We have been following Covid protocols but still had a positive test in our touring party. The appropriate response is to postpone the next two shows. Everyone, please take care,” Vedder wrote. The rescheduled dates for the show are, respectively, Feb. 25 for the L.A. show and Feb. 27 for the San Diego gig. Previously purchased tickets will be valid for the n...
Splice Staffer Christina Lee Remembered After New York Murder: ‘Our Hearts Are Broken’
Christina Yuna Lee, a senior creative producer at Splice, was found dead in her Lower Manhattan apartment on Sunday after she was fatally stabbed by a stranger who followed her from the street, up six flights of stairs and into her home. As news spread of the horrific event, friends and co-workers took to social media to remember the 35-year-old. “Over the weekend out beloved Christina Lee was senselessly murdered in her home. Our hearts are broken,” said Splice in a company statement, posted to its social media channels. “Always dedicated to making beautiful and inclusive artwork, Christina is irreplaceable. As we start to process this tragedy, we ask that you remember Christina Lee as the magical person she was, always filled with joy. We wish peace upon her family in their grief.” A gra...
A Day in the Life of…Carissa Johnson
“I went to my first concert when I was in third grade, I saw Avril Lavigne and Simple Plan,” recalls synth-rock artist Carissa Johnson. “The energy of being at a live show stuck with me and I knew I wanted to play music and start writing my own songs.” The Boston native released her newest and fifth album, Blue Hour, last November, her first non-acoustic solo record since 2016’s Only Roses. “I recently learned my genre is ‘bubblegrunge’ and I laughed out loud when I heard that,” she says. “I also used to define my music as ‘trashglam.’ My influences span a wide amount of genres these days. I’d probably say something like power pop/new wave meets folk but with synths.” She also garnered inspiration from her hometown:“I’ve always been fascinated with Boston’s history, and its music history. ...
See Turnstile’s MMORPG-Animated Video for ‘Underwater Boi’
Last month’s SPIN cover star, Turnstile, shared the video-game-inspired video for “Underwater Boi.” [embedded content][embedded content] “Underwater Boi” is off the band’s latest, GLOW ON. The video was directed and edited by Turnstile’s own drummer, Daniel Fang, and it’s animation was influenced by the realm of 2003’s MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game). The hardcore punkers are slated to kick off a sold-out stint throughout North America this month. “The Turnstile Love Connection Tour” will support GLOW ON, and will feature opening acts Citizen, Ceremony, Ekulu, Truth Cult, and Coco & Clair Clair. The spring trek includes two performances during both weekends of Coachella in April. Even though all dates are sold-out, maybe you can get lucky searchin...
Future Islands Perform New Song ‘King of Sweden’ on ‘Colbert’
The synth-pop group Future Islands debuted their newest single, “King of Sweden” last night on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. “I’m always flyin’ / So I’m always cryin’ / Losing my emotions / On a desert island,” frontman Samuel Herring dreamily sings atop the band’s synthy beats. “King of Sweden” is available now. The Baltimore-based band is gearing up for an extensive tour. Future Islands is set to perform nine shows in the UK (four are already sold-out), and Dan Deacon is slated to support. Their Canada and U.S. legs will follow, and their rescheduled European dates are for several shows in August. Tickets for their “Calling Out in Space” tour are available on Future Island’s website. Future Islands Tour Dates UK Live Dates: March 23 – MANCHESTER, GB, Academy 1 SOLD OUT * March...
Azealia Banks Flames Up Kanye West’s Ex Julia Fox, Twitter Is Astonished
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Rachpoot/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Azealia Banks is known more for her razor-sharp tongue and wit more than music these days and when she decides to use her powers for destruction, it typically causes fireworks online. The latest missive from the talented Bronx rapper occurred when she shared a text message exchange and fight between her and Ye aka Kanye West‘s ex Julia Fox, which has Twitter talking. From what we can determine, it appears that Fox, 32 was running around saying Banks, 30, was a “junkie” after sharing a text message exchange between the pair when they were friendly. In the exchange, it looks like Banks was asking Fox if she knew anyone who sold a particular type of drug and promised she’d look around. For some reason, things went left wh...
Dave Grohl: Rock God, Workaholic, Movie Demon
“Let me just play this for you — I recorded it the other day,” says an enthusiastic Dave Grohl. It’s late January, and he’s sitting in his home studio, gearing up for the release of yet another project — one that’s different than anything he’s done before. Over Zoom, he fiddles around with knobs on his speakers. Seconds later, some demonic, bone-crunching riffs are blasting (or as loud as they can through my measly MacBook Air speaker), and the sounds of doom and gloom emanate. “I’m recording the lost album that they were making before the singer kills them,” Grohl says of the fictional Dream Widow, a band whose spirit looms large in his first feature film, Studio 666. He adds that he came up with the idea days before and now has a few weeks to finish the “album” before the movie hits...
You’ll Be Able to Play the New ‘Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’ Maps Without Buying the DLC
During the last Nintendo Direct event earlier this month, Nintendo announced that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe will be receiving a whole roster of new tracks and circuits via an upcoming paid DLC, but now it appears players will be able to access those maps as well even without paying. According to Eurogamer, the Japanese gaming giant’s U.K. website revealed that those on Mario Kart 8 will be able to race others on the upcoming maps even if they don’t own the DLC themselves, but the feature comes with a few caveats. To experience these new tracks, you’ll have to select a Random map when playing Global or Regional races, and they’ll pop up by chance starting from March 22. Alternatively, you can also play Friends and Rivals modes with a companion who has paid for the Booster Course Pass, a...
