Why Music Documentaries Keep Getting It Wrong
Op-ed for SPIN: Why Music Documentaries Keep Getting It Wrong As music documentaries go mainstream, they are becoming sanitized. The best stories aren’t curated—they’re cracked open Check out some music … Continue reading
Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Ruban Nielson Channels Sister’s Death Into His Darkest Music Yet
Unknown Mortal Orchestra‘s Ruban Nielson interviewed for his Curse EP for SPIN: Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Ruban Nielson Channels Sister’s Death Into His Darkest Music Yet The six-song release stands as Nielson’s … Continue reading
‘It’s Always on a Fucking Knife Edge’: Inside Blur’s Latest Reunion in ‘To The End’
Blur‘s Alex James and director Toby L. interviewed about Blur‘s documentary, To the End, for SPIN: ‘It’s Always on a Fucking Knife Edge’: Inside Blur’s Latest Reunion in ‘To The End’Bassist … Continue reading
HotWax Delivers A ‘Hot Shock’
HotWax‘s Lola Sam, producers Catherine Marks and Steph Marziano, and mixer Neil Comber interviewed for the album, Hot Shock, for Mix Magazine‘s June 2025 Issue: HotWax Delivers A ‘Hot Shock’ The … Continue reading
Röyksopp’s Freedom Frequency
Röyksopp‘s Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland interviewed about their rework and remix album, True Electric, for SPIN: Röyksopp’s Freedom Frequency The Norwegian electronic duo discusses their prolific creative streak, why they … Continue reading
30 Years Gone By, and in the Meantime, Spacehog is Back
Spacehog‘s Royston Langdon interviewed about his perennial hit, “In the Meantime,” for SPIN‘s “The Why & the How” series: 30 Years Gone By, and in the Meantime, Spacehog is Back … Continue reading
Belinda Gets ‘Indómita’
Belinda interviewed for her album, Indómita, for SPIN: Belinda Gets ‘Indómita’ The Mexican superstar opens up about female empowerment, breaking genre barriers, and why her fifth album is her most personal … Continue reading
Island Time: From Dance Floors to Yacht Rock, the Ting Tings Ride A New Wave
The Ting Tings‘ Katie White and Jules De Martino interviewed about their album, Home, for SPIN: Island Time: From Dance Floors to Yacht Rock, the Ting Tings Ride A New Wave … Continue reading
The Sparks Effect: Ron and Russell Mael’s Enduring Magic
Sparks‘ Ron and Russell Mael interviewed for their album, MAD!, for SPIN: The Sparks Effect: Ron and Russell Mael’s Enduring Magic We spoke with the brothers about continuing their irreverent musical … Continue reading
The Church of BLOND:ISH
BLOND:ISH interviewed ahead of her Abracadabra Pacha residency for the digital cover of SPIN‘s May Issue: The Church of BLOND:ISH For DJ-producer Vivie-ann Bakos, there’s power in numbers
Simple Minds is Alive and Kicking
Simple Minds‘ Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill interviewed about their live album, Live in the City of Diamonds, Ruby Anniversary Edition of their album Once Upon a Time, “Alive and … Continue reading
‘Forever’ Gets An Update
Essay on the recent revival of Judy Blume books in movies and television for Book and Film Globe: ‘Forever’ Gets An Update But Judy Blume adaptations belong in the 70s … Continue reading
Duran Duran’s John Taylor Launches Athleisure Collection Designed With Fans in Mind
Duran Duran‘s John Taylor and Punkmasters‘ Patty Palazzo interviewed about their collaborative fashion venture, JT x PM for The Hollywood Reporter: Duran Duran’s John Taylor Launches Athleisure Collection Designed With … Continue reading
Music Made to Order
Entrepreneur Jordan Passman interviewed about his music licensing company, Score a Score, for The Hollywood Reporter May 7, 2025 Issue: Score a Score Marks 15 Years of Music Made to … Continue reading
SASAMI: A New Kind of Pop Star
Sasami interviewed for her Blood on the Silver Screen album and tour for the digital cover of FLOOD Magazine: Sasami: A New Kind of Pop Star In our latest digital cover … Continue reading
The Song That Connected: Stereo MC’s Reflect on Their ‘92 Global Hit
Stereo MC’s Rob Birch and Nick Hallam interviewed about their song “Connected” for SPIN‘s “The Why & The How” series: The Song That Connected: Stereo MC’s Reflect on Their ‘92 Global … Continue reading
From Notebooks to New Songs: Suzanne Vega’s Creative Compost
Suzanne Vega interviewed for her album, Flying With Angels, for SPIN: From Notebooks to New Songs: Suzanne Vega’s Creative Compost The artist talks about the evergreen, personal, political, and observational songs … Continue reading
‘Thunderbolts*’ Composers Son Lux On the “Leap of Faith” Marvel Took On The Film’s Experimental Score
Son Lux interviewed for their score for Marvel‘s Thunderbolts* for The Hollywood Reporter: ‘Thunderbolts*’ Composers Son Lux On the “Leap of Faith” Marvel Took On The Film’s Experimental Score “We could … Continue reading
40 Years Later, Andy Bell Is Still Lifting People Up
Andy Bell interviewed for his third solo album, , for SPIN: 40 Years Later, Andy Bell Is Still Lifting People Up The Erasure frontman on the making of his solo new … Continue reading
The Many Lives of Domino Kirke
Domino Kirke interviewed for her album, The Most Familiar Star, for SPIN: The Many Lives of Domino Kirke On her new album, motherhood, marriage, and embracing the grief of transformation Watch … Continue reading
Billy Idol On The Rock Hall and “Telling The Story Of My Life” On Upcoming Album ‘Dream Into It’
Billy Idol interviewed about his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nomination and his new album, Dream Into It, for The Hollywood Reporter: Billy Idol On The Rock Hall and “Telling … Continue reading
Sun’s Out, Guns Out: L.A. Guns Still Know How to Rock
L.A. Guns‘ Tracii Guns interviewed for their album, Leopard Skin, for SPIN: Sun’s Out, Guns Out: L.A. Guns Still Know How to Rock Frontman Tracii Guns on the band’s new … Continue reading
Bryan Ferry’s New Album is ‘The Kind of Record I Always Wanted to Make’
Bryan Ferry interviewed for Loose Talk, his collaborative album with multidisciplinary artist, Amelia Barratt, for SPIN: Bryan Ferry’s New Album is ‘The Kind of Record I Always Wanted to Make’ The … Continue reading
How The GRAMMY Museum Is Expanding Its Mission In 2025
Five highlights from the GRAMMY Museum‘s 2025 plans for GRAMMY.com: How The GRAMMY Museum Is Expanding Its Mission In 2025 From free admission for visitors under 17 to expanded GRAMMY … Continue reading
Before Tracy Chapman, Billie Eilish, and Taylor Swift, There Was Janis Ian
Janis Ian interviewed for her documentary, Janis Ian: Breaking Silence, for SPIN: Before Tracy Chapman, Billie Eilish, and Taylor Swift, There Was Janis Ian The Grammy-winning musician on her new documentary, … Continue reading
Smoke Signals: The Intimate Universe of Cigarettes After Sex
Cigarettes After Sex‘s Greg Gonzalez interviewed for SPIN‘s March 2025 digital cover story: Smoke Signals: The Intimate Universe of Cigarettes After Sex Frontman Greg Gonzalez on new love, metal influences, … Continue reading
Neal Francis Returns to Zero
Neal Francis interviewed for his album, Return to Zero, for SPIN: Neal Francis Returns to Zero The singer-songwriter on his new album, recovery, and thoughts on life and death Listen to Return … Continue reading
‘Death is All About Perspective’: How TOKiMONSTA is Learning to Push Forward
TOKiMONSTA interviewed for her album, Eternal Reverie, for SPIN: ‘Death is All About Perspective’: How TOKiMONSTA is Learning to Push Forward The Grammy-nominated electronic music producer on how her new … Continue reading
Cleaned Up Crüe
Mötley Crüe interviewed for their Cancelled EP for SPIN 2024 Year End Issue: Cleaned Up Crüe They’re the immortals of Metal, and, amazingly, they’re still here Watch Mötley Crüe’s concert at Rockville … Continue reading
The Wombats Frontman Matthew Murphy Charts a New Course
The Wombats‘ Matthew “Murph” Murphy interviewed for their album, Oh! The Ocean, for SPIN: The Wombats Frontman Matthew Murphy Charts a New Course On family, sobriety, and fighting AI with human … Continue reading
BLOND:ISH Releases Second Album on BioVinyl
BLOND:ISH interviewed for her sophomore album, Never Walk Alone, for SPIN: BLOND:ISH Releases Second Album on BioVinyl ‘Never Walk Alone’ is made from biogenic waste, just one of the many ways … Continue reading
‘Buckcherry Has Always Been the Black Sheep of Rock Music’
Buckcherry‘s Josh Todd and Stevie Dacanay interviewed for the 20th anniversary of their album, 15, for SPIN: ‘Buckcherry Has Always Been the Black Sheep of Rock Music’ Josh Todd and Stevie … Continue reading
Former Years & Years Frontman Olly Alexander Speaks His Own Language with ‘Polari’
Olly Alexander interviewed for his debut solo album under his own name, Polari, for SPIN: Former Years & Years Frontman Olly Alexander Speaks His Own Language with ‘Polari’ The actor and … Continue reading
Irish Guitar Band Inhaler is Reborn
Inhaler‘s Eli Hewson and Ryan McMahon interviewed about their third album, Open Wide, for SPIN: Irish Guitar Band Inhaler is Reborn Frontman Eli Hewson and drummer Ryan McMahon on how the … Continue reading
Scott Dudelson Lost 8,000 Vinyl Records (and His Home) in the L.A. Wildfires. Here’s How He’s Rebuilding
Photographer, entrepreneur and vinyl enthusiast Scott Dudelson interviewed about losing his home and all his belongings in the Los Angeles Wildfires for SPIN: Scott Dudelson Lost 8,000 Vinyl Records (and … Continue reading
The 67th Grammy Awards Program Guide: Music Educator Award Adrian L. Maclin
Adrian Maclin profiled for his Music Educator Award for the 67th Grammys Program Guide Watch the Grammys Premiere Ceremony on the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel.
‘Pure Three-Way Intertwining’: Sarah Neufeld, Richard Reed Parry, and Rebecca Foon Pick Up Where They Left Off
Sarah Neufeld, Richard Reed Parry and Rebecca Foon interviewed for their debut album, First Sounds, ahead of their first live shows as a trio, for SPIN: ‘Pure Three-Way Intertwining’: Sarah Neufeld, … Continue reading
Victoria Canal is Totally Fucking Fine
Victoria Canal interviewed for her debut album, Slowly, It Dawns for SPIN: Victoria Canal is Totally Fucking Fine The ‘Swan Song’ singer-songwriter on journaling, her disability, and how her new album … Continue reading
LA’s Music Scene Takes Care of Its Own
Feature on how the music industry has rallied around its own during the Los Angeles wildfires for FLOOD Magazine: LA’s Music Scene Takes Care of Its Own
Finneas Is In The Sweet Spot
FINNEAS for the December digital cover of SPIN: FINNEAS 2024 Artist of the Year Finneas is in the Sweet Spot Listen the Pictures of Lily Podcast episode on Finneas.
Twenty-Five Years Later, Fabric’s Focus is Still on the Dancefloor
Feature on fabric, the 25-year anniversary book about the club of the same name with quotes from Optical, Ralph Lawson, Laurent Garnier, the club’s co-founder Cameron Leslie and the book’s author, … Continue reading
Yoshiki on His Documentary ‘Yoshiki: Under the Sky’ and Death’s Undeniable Presence
Yoshiki interviewed for the DVD/Blu-ray release of his documentary concert film, Under the Sky, for SPIN: Yoshiki on His Documentary ‘Yoshiki: Under the Sky’ and Death’s Undeniable Presence The new concert … Continue reading
Harvesting Hope
Support + Feed founder Maggie Baird interviewed for the inaugural issue of The Rooted Journal: Harvesting Hope Actress Maggie Baird, mother to singer-songwriters Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell, channels her nurturing nature … Continue reading
Fidlar is Back With a Big, Bold Sound
Fidlar‘s Zac Carper interviewed for their album, Surviving the Dream, for Mix Magazine November 2024 Issue: Fidlar is Back With a Big, Bold Sound Frontman Zac Carper on the inspiration for Surviving the … Continue reading
Tears for Fears’ New Album Is Exactly What the World Needs Now
Tears for Fears‘ Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith interviewed for their live album, Songs for a Nervous Planet, and concert film, Tears for Fears Live (A Tipping Point Film), for SPIN: … Continue reading
To Hell With the Devil: Stryper’s 40-Year Reign in Christian Metal
Stryper‘s Michael Sweet interviewed about their 12th studio album, When We Were Kings, and their 40th anniversary tour for SPIN: To Hell With the Devil: Stryper’s 40-Year Reign in Christian Metal … Continue reading
Behind the Sweat: Low Cut Connie Bares All in New Documentary ‘Art Dealers’
Low Cut Connie‘s Adam Weiner interviewed for their concert film/documentary, Art Dealers, for SPIN‘s “Watch Me” series: Behind the Sweat: Low Cut Connie Bares All in New Documentary ‘Art Dealers’ The … Continue reading
The Land of the Not Free
Feature on freedom of speech and musicians in Iran for SPIN September 2024 Issue: The Land of the Not Free In the US we take freedom of speech for granted. … Continue reading
The Runaways’ Jackie Fox Games As Hard As She Rocks
Jackie Fox, formerly of The Runaways, interviewed about her board game, Rock Hard: 1977 for SPIN: The Runaways’ Jackie Fox Games As Hard As She Rocks Bassist walks us through her … Continue reading
