Regina Spektor's Joy Ride
A somber ditty about the fickleness of God isn't your typical summertime hit, but the old-world, otherworldly Regina Spektor isn't your typical rising star. Under the boardwalk with pop's unlikeliest diva.
By Ellen Carpenter 06.20.09 3:51 PM
"Aaaaaaaaaaaahh!
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The Tonys' 6 Great Rock'n'Roll Moments
SPIN's Ellen Carpenter explains why even headbangers should care about Sunday night's Broadway awards show.
By Ellen Carpenter 06.08.09 12:06 PM
On the scale of Rockingness, Broadway's Tony Awards generally register somewhere between Golden Girls and Hannah Montana. But at Sunday night's show (which I had the privilege -- yes, privilege! -- to attend) devil horns outnumbered jazz hands.
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What Jay Bennett's Death Made Me Realize About Wilco
SPIN's Ellen Carpenter on the sad passing of the inventive musician -- and why she loves the new Wilco record anyway.
By Ellen Carpenter 05.29.09 7:48 AM
A few Sundays ago I hosted a Wilco listening session in my apartment.
The only guest was my husband, a casual listener more conversant in Jeff Tweedy's migraines and squabbles with sidemen than the band's actual musical catalogue. As a longtime Wilco fan -- who first heard A.M. on a dorm boombox freshman year at college in Chicago -- I took it upon myself to school him.
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Breaking Out: Florence and the Machine
Former choir girl wins Brit Award for her lively art rock after getting discovered in the loo.
By Ellen Carpenter 05.22.09 11:14 AM
The bathroom isn't usually a place where a girl wants to draw attention to herself.
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Imogen Heap Shares New Tunes in NYC
British singer shares five new songs, fruity cocktails in a posh penthouse suite. Click here for details.
By Ellen Carpenter 04.27.09 2:45 PM
On Thursday night (April 23), ethereal electro-pop singer Imogen Heap debuted a handful of songs from her upcoming album, Ellipse, at an intimate listening session in a plush, red velvet-curtained penthouse suite at New York's Gramercy Park Hotel.
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7 Reasons to Love 'Rock of Ages'
A cheesy '80s musical about hair bands, starring American Idol's Constantine Maroulis? Yes -- and it's awesome, says SPIN's Ellen Carpenter.
By Ellen Carpenter 04.22.09 6:42 AM
Rock of Ages — the arena-rock jukebox musical that mixes songs by the likes of Bon Jovi, Foreigner, and Journey with a story about "dreaming big, playing loud and partying on" — just opened on Broadway.
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