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The cover of Sean Solomon’s solo debut features humanlike cartoon animals, drawn by Solomon, who’s provided animation for videos by Odd Future and Run the Jewels, among others, in the style of children’s author Richard Scarry. Scarry’s work, of course, formed the basis of a ’90s cable cartoon show that imprinted the fictional metropolis of […]

Each week, SPIN digs into the catalogs of great artists and highlights songs you might not know for our Deep Cut Friday series. There’s plenty of hip-hop influence in Lady Gaga’s brand of dance pop, but it feels like things don’t tend to pan out when she works with rappers. Wale’s 2009 single “Chillin’” featuring […]

Name  Thomas Dolby Best known for  Playing a cameo role as a beatnik bartender in Howard the Duck. Current city  Baltimore, MD Really want to be in  Istanbul. Never been, but am fascinated, even though it’s a scary country. Excited about  Going on tour this spring with real musicians and not just a bunch of machines! My current music collection has a lot of  The same music I listened […]

Years ago, I read a wonderful science fiction short story by Herbert Goldstone, written in 1953 — the year is important — called “Virtuoso”, in which a composer, referred to only as the Maestro, so that we know he’s a great composer, demonstrates how to play the piano to his domestic robot, Rollo.  At first […]

There’s a new Bond theme in town — and this one drifts in on a haze of melancholy glamour courtesy of Lana Del Rey. The artist has been tapped to perform and co-write “First Light,” the official title track for the upcoming video game 007 First Light, marking one of the most on-brand pairings the […]

After 13 years of near-total silence, Boards of Canada are stirring again.

Massive Attack and Tom Waits are joining forces for the first time on...

For Pearl Jam lifers, there are dream gigs — and then there’s what Geoff Whitman has been doing for the past two years. As the band’s official photographer on the Dark Matter tour, Whitman embedded himself with one of rock’s most famously insular inner circles, documenting the nightly communion between band and audience while quietly […]

For David Lee Roth, the song “Jump” isn’t just a huge pop hit from 1984, the final album from his original run with Van Halen. It represents his genuine state of mind, a calling from the deep end, a commitment to just go for it. “Lead with your forehead,” Roth explains with a laugh. “I’ve […]

As expected, Madonna has her eyes squarely set on the club on Confessions II, her first new album in seven years.