Spinner
Subscribe
Email

David Chiu

Contributor

David Chiu is a freelance writer based in New York. His writings have appeared in The New York Times, People, Paste, New York Press, The Queens Chronicle, amNY and many other publications.

Most Recent Post:
Scissor Sisters' Ana Matronic Hails Obama's Support of Gay Marriage
@us

Ben Folds Five Plot New Material, Recall Friends' Hatred of 'Brick' -- Exclusive Video

Sony As Ben Folds was working on a best-of compilation of his music from the last 20 years, his label, Sony, suggested that he record some new music with his former band, Ben Folds Five, to bookend the set. Prior to this, Folds, drummer Darren Jessee and bassist Robert Sledge hadn't recorded new music together as Ben Folds Five in over a ...

Continue reading

@us

Blondie Stick Together in Spite of 'Acrimonies' to Release 'Panic of Girls'

F. Scott Schafer Thirty-five years ago, Blondie released their self-titled debut album. It would inaugurate a memorable recording career of a band whose music has always embraced eclectic and different styles -- whether it's disco ('Heart of Glass'), reggae ('The Tide Is High) and hip hop (Rapture') -- while maintaining its New York roots. ...

Continue reading

@us

Lindsey Buckingham Avoids the 'Politics' of Fleetwood Mac on New Solo LP -- Free MP3

Jeremy Cowart When it comes to solo work, Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham's output has been somewhat sporadic. Before 2006, Buckingham had only released three albums: 'Law and Order' (1981), 'Go Insane' (1984) and 'Out of the Cradle (1992).' Midway through this period, in 1987, Buckingham left Fleetwood Mac, and despite a one-off ...

Continue reading

@us

Olivia Newton-John Almost Didn't Release 'Physical' Because of Its Sexy Tone

Quinn Rooney, Getty Images If Olivia Newton-John had her way 30 years ago, her song 'Physical' may have not been heard on the radio. At the time she recorded it, Newton-John was worried about putting that suggestive and risqué single out there. "I had a bit of a panic session," she tells Spinner. "I went, 'Oh my God! I can't put ...

Continue reading

@us

June and Jean Millington of Fanny, the First All-Female Group Signed to Major Label, Return With 'Play Like a Girl'

Marita Madeloni These days, June Millington devotes her attention to the Massachusetts-based Institute for the Musical Arts (IMA), a non-profit organization she co-founded in 1986 that helps girls and women in music and the music business. It is an area that Millington knows from experience as the former lead guitarist of Fanny, one of the ...

Continue reading

@us

David Bowie 'Likely' Retired From Music, Biographer Says

Steve Wood/Hulton Archive, Getty Images Before 1971, David Bowie's career hadn't really taken off. Other than scoring a hit with 1969's 'Space Oddity,' Bowie had recorded three albums that weren't very popular. But 40 years ago, he recorded two unique albums that would set the stage for his superstardom: 'Hunky Dory' and 'The Rise and Fall ...

Continue reading

@us

Bob Mould Looks Back on His Closeted, 'Self-Hating' Days and Husker Du's Legacy

Noah Kalina In his 30-plus-year career, Bob Mould has always been known for his driving emotional music, whether its the highly-charged punk rock of Hüsker Dü or his solo career. The angst that was present in his music is similar to aspects of his personal life, as documented in his latest memoir, 'See a Little Light: The Trail of ...

Continue reading