Oakland-based duo Brijean has been introducing a special guest in their recent Zoom calls. In fact, you could call him the unofficial third member of the band. "He’s the life of the party," says keyboardist/bassist Doug Stuart. "I think he’s gonna be a roadie for us." Stuart and bandmate Brijean Murphy…

Filmmaker R.J. Cutler – best known for his work on documentaries such as The War Room, The September Issue, and Belushi – recalls that there wasn’t much he really knew about Billie Eilish when he was invited to meet her and her family at their L.A. home several years ago. And it didn’t…

Celestial inspiration led to the latest Edie Brickell & New Bohemians album, Hunter and the Dog Star, which was released on Feb. 19. "I was reading about the constellations Orion and Sirius. I saw this phrase, ‘Hunter and the Dog Star.’ It struck me as so beautiful and poetic," Brickell tells SPIN. "They call…

Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello is adding another line to his impressive resume as the executive music producer of the upcoming Netflix film Metal Lords. The movie is a coming-of-age comedy whose logline is "Two kids want to start a heavy metal band in a high school where exactly two kids care…

After years of watching pop stars like Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj and Rihanna perform at MTV's Video Music Awards, Rico Nasty yearned to dominate that very stage. But insecurities like appearing too shallow or not looking like a glamorous "bad bitch" made the rapper question if this was her rightful…