Paper Bag It may not be the cultural mecca that is SXSW, but Canadian Music Week is happening right now in Toronto and the next Arcade Fires, Grimes', and, proving the Dark Lord continues his work, Nickelbacks, are all putting on their best shirts in attempts to impress fans, media and industry. Spinner will be sending operatives through ...

Chvrches photo from CMW It may not be the cultural mecca that is SXSW, but Canadian Music Week is happening right now in Toronto and the next Arcade Fires, Grimes', and, proving the Dark Lord continues his work, Nickelbacks, are all putting on their best shirts in attempts to impress fans, media and industry. Spinner will be sending ...

N.A.S.A. In a classic case of opposites attract, steam-powered songwriter Tom Waits and space-traveling rapper Kool Keith joined each other on N.A.S.A.'s 2009 track "Spacious Thoughts." Now, several years later, the making of N.A.S.A.'s ambitious debut album The Spirit of Apollo is being released into the cosmic ether through a new ...

Glendale Police Department Reports are rolling in that Peter Murphy, of British post-punk/goth-rock band Bauhaus, was arrested Saturday for a hit-and-run, possible DUI and drug possession. The "Bela Lugosi's Dead" singer, who left Bauhaus in 1983, allegedly rear-ended a vehicle in Glendale, Calif., a town near Los Angeles. The driver of ...

Dana Deskiewicz Spinner's SXSW 2013 showcase is just days away. This year, we're proud to present a show headlined by Dawes and Iron and Wine taking place in the grand Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater. Join us on Wednesday, March 13 beginning at 7:45PM with a set from Family of the Year. The L.A. quintet released their second ...

Alberto E. Rodriguez, Getty Images Los Lonely Boys frontman, Henry Garza, has been hospitalized after taking a nasty stage dive at the band's show on Wednesday (Feb. 27). The blues outfit were rocking out at Downey Civic Theater in Los Angeles, when the "Heaven" singer misjudged the edge of the stage, tumbling into the orchestra pit. ...

Courtesy HospitalProductions.net Author and musician Justin Benoit has died, according to a post on darkwave band Cold Cave's official Facebook page. Benoit was a member of Cold Cave's live touring band, joining them in support of 2009's Love Comes Close, as well as playing on the Cold Cave / Prurient split tape Stars Explode. Benoit was also ...