You probably know the story of Animal Collective, the band that started out making electronic-acoustic noise jams with lots of babbling and screaming, gradually learned to pull melodies and song structures from the iridescent muck, and […]
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The Washington Commanders’ Dan Snyder Era Is Finally Over
New Chapter NFL fans rejoice in hopes that the controversial years during the Snyder era are now behind them A group of investors led by Josh Harris that includes Magic Johnson has agreed to purchase […]
SPIN Sessions Presents: Jimkata
As teenagers in their early days, they jammed together in their basement doing covers of Nirvana, Rancid and Rage. Today, they’re the epic force of indie electro-rock known as Jimkata. The trio of Evan Friedell […]
Twitter Finally Agrees On Something: Hating Musk’s New CEO
In December, Elon Musk asked Twitter to vote “Yes” or “No” on the question of whether he should step down as head of the tech giant, noting that he would abide by the results of […]
Lori Vallow Found Guilty on All Counts in Idaho ‘Doomsday Mom’ Murder Trial
After a grueling month-long trial and seven hours of jury deliberations at a Boise courthouse, Lori Vallow has been found guilty of a conspiracy to murder her children, Tylee Ryan and J.J. Vallow, with husband […]
Elon Musk Names New Twitter CEO, Linda Yaccarino
Succession The former NBCUniversal exec will reportedly take over the company in about six weeks as Musk plans to focus on “product design & new technology” Months after losing his own poll and promising to […]
U.K. Chinese Takeout Is Viral On TikTok. We’re Missing The Bigger Story
“Did anyone order a Chinese?” In a video that now has 5.2 million views TikTok, British food and fashion creator Charly Anne simply plates up her dinner for the night. “I got a Chinese tonight. […]
Time’s Running Out
It’s not too late to enter the Rock Your Vibe Sweepstakes. Don’t miss your chance! The clock is ticking on your chance to experience Chicago’s hottest music festival, and KOOL wants you and your entourage […]
Meet the Dungeon Master Bringing Sexy Back to ‘Zelda’
Anyone who knows the voice acting world knows of Matthew Mercer. In anime, his work can be heard in the English dubs of mega-hits like Attack on Titan, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Naruto, Hunter x Hunter, […]
YouTube Pilot Pleads Guilty to Obstruction After Deliberately Crashing Airplane to Get Views
YouTube pilot Trevor Jacob pleaded guilty to a felony charge after deliberately destroying the wreckage of a plane he intentionally crashed. The pilot purposefully downed the plane in Santa Barbara County on November 24, 2021, […]
Overmono: Good Lies
“Functional” is a dirty word in dance music. No one wants to be merely functional, nor find themselves on the receiving end of utilitarianism. You don’t want to be invited to a “function,” either—you want […]
Ruth Anderson & Annea Lockwood: Tête-à-tête
In 1973, the late Ruth Anderson wrote an exercise for her students at Hunter College in New York City. It was titled Sound Portrait: Hearing a Person, and its instructions reveal a remarkable sensitivity for how […]