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South by Southwest is expanding to London in June 2025. The week-long conference will take over dozens of venues, galleries, clubs, and other spaces in Shoreditch, east London, with a program that promises music showcases, keynote speeches, and exhibits on tech and gaming. SXSW launched in Austin, Texas in 1987, and has staged annual music,

Jessica Pratt – Here in the Pitch (Mexican Summer) Jessica Pratt‘s albums are like recurring dreams—hypnagogic visitors that come bearing uncertainty, comfort, and wonder, though maybe not as often as you’d like. On Here in the Pitch, her fourth LP over 12 years (and first in five), the L.A. singer-songwriter expands her sound ever so

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Oren Ambarchi, Johan Berthling, Andreas Werliin – Ghosted IIDrag City You’d be forgiven for thinking that, on the second outing of his Ghosted trio, Oren Ambarchi had ditched his guitar.  Ghosted II—which also features Swedes Johan Berthling (bass) and Andreas Werliin (drums)—maintains the rhythm section’s crispy minimalism, groovy succulence, and repetitive polyrhythmic flair. But the

Drake has returned fire at Kendrick Lamar with the Sunday night drop of a new diss track called “The Heart Part 6.” The song’s title is a reference to Lamar’s own single series of the same name. The track mostly finds Drake on the defensive, as he disputes allegations made by Lamar that he has

Taylor Swift’s 11th album, The Tortured Poets Department, just became the first in eight years to sell more than two million album-equivalent units in a week, thus setting a variety of Billboard records, including being the first album whose songs occupied the top 14 spots of the Hot 100. But at this point, it almost

Madonna brought her “Celebration Tour” to a close with the biggest show of her career. The pop icon held a free concert on Saturday, May 4th, at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, drawing upwards an estimated 1.5 million attendees. Madonna’s performance spanned 26 songs and included guest appearances from Brazilian pop stars Anitta (who

The feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake continues to grow at a rapid pace, with each rapper releasing diss tracks directed at the other last night (May 3). The flurry of activity followed Lamar having dropped the song “6:16 in L.A.” earlier in the day, furthering a weeks-long dispute. Drake’s “Family Matters” arrived first, with

It’s probably a good thing Drake is taking a vacation. No less than 30 minutes after Drake dropped his latest Kendrick Lamar diss track, “Family Matters,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper has returned the fire with “Meet the Grahams.” “Dear Adonis, I’m sorry that that man is your father, let me be honest,” Lamar raps to

Photography by Khris Cowley @asianprovocateur for Here & Now @wearehereandnow Whether joining forces on producing a track or sharing the decks on a live improvisational b2b (back to back) set, collaboration is definitely one of the most unique (and coolest) things about dance music. It speaks to the true community vibes that have largely defined

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Anita Pallenberg is the personification of the saying, “Behind every man is an even greater woman.” The Italian-born German actor was muse to three different members of the Rolling Stones, influencing their style and sound. She started with Brian Jones, with whom she had a violent relationship, then Keith Richards—with whom she had a long-term

Universal Music Group and TikTok have come to terms on a new licensing agreement, ending a three-month stalemate that saw the world’s biggest record label pull its vast musical catalog from the social media platform. According to a press release, the deal will “deliver improved remuneration for UMG’s songwriters and artists, new promotional and engagement

This article originally appeared in the December 1998 edition of SPIN. It’s been four years since the Offspring brought punk-rock and Mohawks to Main Street. Nowadays it’s getting a little lonely in the mosh pit. Fast-and-furious is about as fashionable as Doc Martens at a Cherry Poppin’ Daddies concert, and most alt-rock hits of late

Summer concert season is upon us, and to celebrate the occasion, Live Nation has unveiled the details for its Concert Week 2024, which will offer $25 all-in tickets for over 5,000 shows. From May 8th through May 14th, tickets for shows by over 900 participating performers will become available for a flat $25, with no

The vibes are always high at Coachella’s Do LaB stage – and with Azzecca taking to the decks on a sunny saturday afternoon, all is right in the dance world. From the drop, the Chicago-based DJ and producer brought the crowd to another level, pumping out her signature dark house and techno sounds, with deep

Siouxsie Sioux (photo by Burak Cingi) / Iggy Pop (photo by Philip Cosores) and Iggy Pop have loaned their voices to a new advertisement for Magnum ice cream, teaming up for a duet version of Pop’s 1977 hit, “The Passenger.” Arranged by composer Sarah deCourcy, the new take on “The Passenger” reimagines the song in

Mandy, Indiana don’t get around as much as they’d like. They’re a noise band out of Manchester, England, and it’s where they spend most of their days working real jobs between live gigs while letting their songs of distortion, electronics and a searing, often frantic energy do the traveling. “We don’t play all that much,”

The Rolling Stones kicked off their “’24 Hackney Diamonds” tour at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas on Sunday night, playing an 18-song set that mixed greatest hits, fan favorites, and material from their latest album. The night appropriately kicked off with “Strat Me Up,” followed by “Get Off My Cloud,” “Rocks Off,” and “Angry” from

With 10 minutes until Justice’s first show in six years, a swarm of devotees were camped at Coachella’s Outdoor Theater, and more were filing in. Anticipation heavied the air with super fans showing off their † tattoos (Justice’s logo) and homemade Justice tees, as well as a pre-show soundtrack of…the Doobie Brothers, 10cc, and Spandau

Drew Carey compared seeing Phish at the Sphere in Las Vegas as akin to “being edged for four days straight. And then right before the face-melting climax at the end of the fourth day, an angel comes down from heaven, Gabriel, and he shoots f–king heroin in your arm, and he says, ‘Good luck now

There aren’t many rock ‘n roll drummers who are recognized names in the average household. Some exceptions to this are Ringo Starr, Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Travis Barker, and the most talked about them all, Tommy Lee. Lee’s life has been unintentionally public, and, in the process, people have built a character around him. It’s

The Rolling Stones will embark on a North American stadium tour in 2024. The “Stones Tour ’24 Hackney Diamonds” visits 16 cities beginning in April — all in support of the band’s latest album, Hackney Diamonds, which features their first new, original material in 18 years. Find tickets here, and read on for more details,

Thom Yorke – Confidenza OSTXL Recordings Thom Yorke’s latest soundtrack opens with “The Big City,” an electro-symphonic slumber of synth bleeps and vocal blips. The album ends with “On the Ledge,” which evokes the sublime nightmare of a free-jazz brass band strutting down a portal into hell. If you could time travel back to the strained,

There’s a rebus in this weekend’s Consequence Crossword, “Phish Food.” Inspired by Phish, who expand on the studio versions of songs in their live shows, a rebus expands a small number of crossword squares to contain more than one letter. Here’s an example chosen in honor of Ben Kaye, who came up with the pencil

On the March-issued Image Issues LP, Brittany Davis explores the reality of navigating a visual world while blind. Sitting down with SPIN at SXSW, the singer-songwriter explains the album’s concept and how blind people can participate in visual art. “Image Issues, as a title, refers to not only my body dysmorphic type of view of

Charley Crockett – $10 CowboySon of Davy/Thirty Tigers There’s always someone who’s shit out of luck in Charley Crockett’s songs, but the desperation is especially palpable on $10 Cowboy, his 13th studio album in nine years.  He populates these songs with the usual assortment of ramblers and gamblers, roustabouts and rounders, but these hard-livin’ folks