Village People’s Victor Willis, The Voice Of ‘Y.M.C.A.,’ Dies At 74 Victor Willis of Village People performs during Riot Fest at Douglas Park on Sept. 15, 2019 in Chicago (photo: Daniel Boczarski / Redferns). Victor Willis, the founding lead singer of the Village People and co-writer of some of disco’s most enduring anthems, including “Y.M.C.A.,” […]

Stick Men Revisit King Crimson’s ‘THRAK’ Era (photo: Jeff Myers) More than 30 years after King Crimson’s THRAK helped nudge progressive rock into a new generation, two of the musicians who made that album (and subsequent tours) such a thrilling exercise in controlled chaos are returning to its DNA. Stick Men, the long-running trio featuring […]

Snow Patrol Begins BMG Chapter With Kylie Minogue Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody in 2012 (photo: Samir Hussein / Getty Images). Nearly three decades after forming in Dundee, Scotland, and two years after returning to the top of the U.K. charts with The Forest Is the Path, Snow Patrol is entering a new era. The Gary […]

A New Dinosaur Jr. Album Is ‘Near’ (photo: Jeff Fowler) Dinosaur Jr.’s first album in five years will be out later this summer, and, if J Mascis is to be believed, it demonstrates a renewed commitment to sounding like the loudest version of themselves. There Near, the influential trio’s sixth studio album since reuniting in […]

Blu DeTiger Makes A Case For Bass On ‘Lipps Service’ Blu DeTiger Makes A Case For Bass On ‘Lipps Service’ Blu DeTiger is the guest on the latest installment of the SPIN Presents Lipps Service podcast, speaking with host Scott Lipps about becoming one of today’s most exciting bass players, growing up in New York, learning from mentor […]

New Order’s Morris, Gilbert Not Touring For ‘Foreseeable Future’ New Order’s Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert, Bertnard Sumner and Peter Hook (photo: Steve Rapport / Getty Images) Founding New Order drummer Stephen Morris and keyboardist Gillian Gilbert, who have been married since 1994, will not be touring with the band “for the foreseeable future,” according to […]

SZA, Doechii Lead Lauryn Hill BET Awards Tribute Ms. Lauryn Hill (photo: Mark Elzey) Few artists have exerted as much influence on popular music with as compact a catalog as Lauryn Hill, a reality underscored last night (June 28) at the BET Awards, where Hill became the first recipient of the ceremony’s newly created Living […]

The Strokes Get Weird With Walton Goggins Walton Goggins and The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas (photo: Johann Rashid), The Strokes get weird and wacky with The White Lotus/The Righteous Gemstones actor Walton Goggins in the video for “Going Shopping,” the heavily AutoTuned lead single from their forthcoming album, Reality Awaits. That project is due July 24 […]

‘Real’ Deal: Future’s New Album Due July 10 Future performs in Atlanta in August 2025 (photo: Prince Williams / WireImage). Future is ready to pull back the curtain — at least a little bit. The Atlanta rap titan has announced that his 10th solo studio album, The Real Me, will arrive July 10 via Freebandz/Epic, […]

Steve Lacy Enlists SZA For ‘Cool’ Duet (photo: Gus Van Sant) Steve Lacy has spent the better part of the past decade blurring the lines between R&B, indie rock and pop, but on his new SZA-featuring single “is it cool?,” he’s doing something even riskier: telling the truth. Out now via RCA Records, the song […]