David Byrne, Sharon Jones, Feist Rock for Charity
Bon Iver, the National, Dirty Projectors and more play Radio City's Dark Was the Night show. Click here for photos and a review!
By Abigail Everdell 05.04.09 10:09 AM
David Byrne, the National, Feist, Bon Iver, and Sharon Jones, among others, performed at New York's Radio City Music Hall Sunday night for Dark Was the Night Live, a celebration of AIDS/HIV awareness organization Red Hot's compilation of the same name.
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The Warner Music/YouTube Breakup and the Future of Online Video
As a major label struggles to maintain revenue streams in the digital age, will artists ultimately suffer?
By Abigail Everdell 03.26.09 10:41 AM
Last Christmas Eve, singer Amanda Palmer posted a message on her blog: "If you hadn't noticed, all of the Dresden Dolls and Amanda Palmer official videos have been taken off YouTube. I loved my videos. Now they are gone...Did I mention that being on a major label is starting to seem like...not such a grand idea?"
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Crystal Antlers, 'Tentacles' (Touch And Go)
Riff-roiling psych crew takes circuitous route.
By Abigail Everdell 03.19.09 11:16 AM
In 2008, this SoCal stoner-rock sextet joined the troika of excellent Crystal bands (Castles, Stilts) on the strength of a self-released EP (produced by Mars Volta keyboardist Ikey Owens) and a relentless touring ethic. The group's first full-length channels their proggy percussion, guitar deluges, and spectral organ into a bluesier, more anxiously desperate quest for catharsis.
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Stars Sing to Save Children's Lives
SPIN's Abigail Everdell on War Child's Heroes, a collection of classic songs covered by today's top artists.
By Abigail Everdell 02.19.09 5:58 PM
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Ty Segall, 'Ty Segall' (Castle Face)
Boyish one-man band wails over unrelenting scuzz.
By Abigail Everdell 02.19.09 11:28 AM
This San Francisco 21-year-old follows garage rock's lo-fi philosophy very strictly. The guitar, bass drum, high-hat, tambourine, and rollicking vocals on his debut album -- for which he is solely responsible -- are barely comprehensible through curtains of crackling distortion (though on the mellow album closer, "An Ill Jest," he flashes a surprisingly sweet tenor).
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6 Thoughts About the Offbeat Grammys
SPIN's Abby Everdell considers the true Grammy heroes -- the nominees of those 100 obscure categories not fit for TV.
By Abigail Everdell 02.05.09 8:21 AM
Sunday night, while you're watching all the one-of-a-kind Grammy Awards performances and belting a shot of tequila every time Lil Wayne's name is mentioned, take a minute to remember the 100 or so other Grammy winners who aren't considered important enough to appear on the Big Show (CBS, 8 p.m.).
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