Larry June raps like he’s guiding a meditation, his voice rarely rising above a soothing monotone. In another timeline, the prolific San Francisco rapper might have been a self-help expert, using the power of mindfulness […]
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Elton John: Honky Château (50th Anniversary Edition)
Elton John has said that Honky Château did for him what Revolver did for the Beatles: It pried open the gilded gates, lifting him “onto a higher plane” as an artist. In 1972, when Honky Château went to No. 1, ending the Rolling […]
Tzusing: 绿帽 Green Hat
“Let’s get physical,” a phrase originally made famous by Olivia Newton-John and recently repurposed by Dua Lipa, could serve as the implicit throughline of Malaysian-born, Shanghai- and Taipei-based DJ Tzusing’s sophomore album, Green Hat. It’s not the physicality of […]
Twitter Spite-Removes New York Times’ Verified Badge
‘We’ll Take It Off Then’ While the April 1 purge of blue checkmarks didn’t happen, Elon Musk rescinds newspaper’s golden badge for not aligning with Twitter Blue The alleged April 1 apocalypse for “legacy” Twitter […]
This Streaming Superstar Met Andrew Tate — And Started Platforming White Supremacists
Last December, Adin Ross traveled to Dubai to meet his new mentor, Andrew Tate. The 22-year-old streamer already had an audience rivaling the 36-year-old alpha male lifestyle guru — 7.2 million Twitch subscribers, plus 3.5 […]
Warren Zevon: Warren Zevon
“Desperados Under the Eaves,” the tale of personal and ecological apocalypse that remains Warren Zevon’s single greatest song, takes place at the Hollywood Hawaiian Hotel. It was a real establishment where Zevon stayed sometimes—the sort of […]
These Models Spoke Out About Their Sexual Assaults and Say They Were Blacklisted
A 17-year-old California runaway was discovered by one of the most powerful modeling agencies in the world and told her dreams of global fame and fortune were an ocean away in Paris, where a high-level […]
The Hold Steady: The Price of Progress
You can almost picture Skippers, the stripmall bar that serves as the setting for “Carlos Is Crying,” off the Hold Steady’s ninth album. The place is packed with cubicle drones sharing pitchers of beer and […]
Boygenius Unleashes Seamless Emo-Folk on The Record
For indie-rock supergroup Boygenius and the trio’s spectacular debut LP The Record, fascination runs several levels deep. First, there’s the timing. Singer/songwriters Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus all ascended around the same time […]
SPIN SETS Presents: Kaleena Zanders
By the end of 2021, Kaleena Zanders had already clocked over 200 million streams as a top house vocalist, songwriter and producer, working with artists like Chris Lake, AC Slater and countless more. She had […]
Andrew Tate Released From Jail on House Arrest Amid Sex Trafficking Investigation
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will be released from custody and moved to house arrest, a Romanian judge ruled Friday, March 31, according to the BBC. The controversial men’s rights personality, along with his […]
Sex Workers See Stormy Daniels as a Hero After Trump Indictment
On Thursday, following years of speculation, a grand jury in New York voted to indict former President Donald Trump. The charges stem from a $130,000 hush money payment to Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 […]