Rising

  • NewsJonathan San

    'Use Fresh Spices In Your Cooking': Good Advice from Drenge, PHASES, and More

    Whether they like it or not, bands on the rise receive one thing more than anything else: advice. Some of our favorite artists passed on a few gems they’ve received over the years, although some are meant to be taken more seriously than others.

  • NewsWendy Geller

    Gerard Way Discusses Taking the Solo Way

    Former My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way re-emerged on the scene last year with his debut solo effort, Hesitant Alien. Though he is still relatively new to performing on his own he hasn’t forgot how to work a crowd after all those years playing to tens of thousands with My Chem, as evidenced by his performance at the 2015 Voodoo Music + Art Experience in New Orleans. Way spoke about his solo endeavors from the Toyota Tent in conjunction with SPIN, referring to his 13 years in MCR as “some

  • NewsBilly Johnson Jr.

    Django Django Strips Down for ‘Slow West’ Title Track

    London’s experimental art rock band Django Django’s sound has taken on many forms since their 2009 debut. They push their boundaries, exploring various electronic stylings, signature harmonies, and multi-instrumentalist Tommy Grace even incorporates a coconut into his repertoire. ...

  • NewsLyndsey Parker

    Outside Lands '15 Rising Acts, Day 2: Django Django, Misterwives, Unknown Mortal Orchestra & More

    Day two of San Francisco’s Outside Lands festival in Golden Gate Park had its share of mega-acts, from Kendrick Lamar to the Black Keys to even Billy Idol – the first two frustratingly playing at the same time on competing stages. The Chicago fuzzy, scuzzy garage-rockers thrilled the small crowd with their unabashedly shambolic, Stooges-meets-Strokes, by-the-seat-of-their-overalls set, and even inspired a mini-moshpit at the ungodly-early festival hour of 12:45 p.m. And the crowd participation