https://www.spin.com Music News, Album Reviews, Concert Photos, MP3s, Videos and More Tue, 28 Jan 2020 00:23:49 +0000 en-US https://assets.spin.com/wp-content/themes/spin/assets/images/spin-logo_feed.png https://www.spin.com 125 40 Music News, Album Reviews, Concert Photos, MP3s, Videos and More hourly 1 https://www.spin.com/2016/12/afrika-bambaataa-planet-rock-kaytranada-planet-invasion-remix/ https://www.spin.com/2016/12/afrika-bambaataa-planet-rock-kaytranada-planet-invasion-remix/#respond Tue, 06 Dec 2016 14:58:12 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=218513 99.9%, proved he was an excellent producer, but he hasn't stopped dropping great remixes. After putting his stamp on Solange's "Cranes in the Sky" and Rihanna's "Kiss It Better," Kay decided to remix Afrika Bambaataa's "Planet Rock." This is the first remotely good Bambaataa-related news since April's disturbing child molestation allegations disgraced the hip-hop legend, as… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2016/12/afrika-bambaataa-planet-rock-kaytranada-planet-invasion-remix/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2016/11/watch-a-trailer-for-a-new-documentary-about-the-roland-tr-808-drum-machine/ https://www.spin.com/2016/11/watch-a-trailer-for-a-new-documentary-about-the-roland-tr-808-drum-machine/#respond Tue, 15 Nov 2016 14:35:57 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=216421 Roland TR-808 drum machine. The film was announced in the spring, but the first preview only appeared last night on Beats 1 Radio's YouTube channel.]]> https://www.spin.com/2016/11/watch-a-trailer-for-a-new-documentary-about-the-roland-tr-808-drum-machine/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2016/10/afrika-bambaataas-three-alleged-sexual-assault-victims-speak-out-say-there-are-several-others/ https://www.spin.com/2016/10/afrika-bambaataas-three-alleged-sexual-assault-victims-speak-out-say-there-are-several-others/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2016 21:42:33 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=211724 VICE published a feature about three men who claimed last spring that Afrika Bambaataa, the founder of the Zulu Nation and rapper behind "Planet Rock," sexually abused them when they were teenagers. Afrika Bambaataa denied the accusations shortly after they made rounds in various publications, but the article revealed that the once-respected figure has gone silent… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2016/10/afrika-bambaataas-three-alleged-sexual-assault-victims-speak-out-say-there-are-several-others/feed/ 1 https://www.spin.com/2016/07/krs-one-afrika-bambaataa-quit-hip-hop/ https://www.spin.com/2016/07/krs-one-afrika-bambaataa-quit-hip-hop/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2016 16:26:14 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=202991 "Planet Rock" producer Afrika Bambaataa, who went from respected legend to persona non grata after getting hit with disturbing sexual abuse allegations… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2016/07/krs-one-afrika-bambaataa-quit-hip-hop/feed/ 8 https://www.spin.com/2016/06/zulu-nation-afrika-bambaataa-apology/ https://www.spin.com/2016/06/zulu-nation-afrika-bambaataa-apology/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2016 14:50:53 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=196607 mentally challenged." "We extend our deepest and most sincere apologies to… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2016/06/zulu-nation-afrika-bambaataa-apology/feed/ 1 https://www.spin.com/2016/05/afrika-bambaataa-child-molestation-tv-allegations-interview/ https://www.spin.com/2016/05/afrika-bambaataa-child-molestation-tv-allegations-interview/#comments Thu, 12 May 2016 13:45:00 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=194215 removed as its leader. Bambaataa, also known for the hip-hop classic "Planet Rock," has maintained his innocence through both written statements… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2016/05/afrika-bambaataa-child-molestation-tv-allegations-interview/feed/ 1 https://www.spin.com/2016/04/afrika-bambaataa-responds-child-molestation-allegation/ https://www.spin.com/2016/04/afrika-bambaataa-responds-child-molestation-allegation/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2016 20:40:20 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=192081 Planet Rock" and founding the Universal Zulu Nation, made headlines earlier this month when allegations of child molestation were made against him. On March 31, former New York State Democratic Committee member Ronald Savage claimed that Bambaataa, born Kevin Donovan, forced him to engage in oral sex when he was 15 years old. Last week, three more… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2016/04/afrika-bambaataa-responds-child-molestation-allegation/feed/ 1 https://www.spin.com/2016/04/afrika-bambaataa-sexual-assault-allegations-teen-boys-bronx-daily-news/ https://www.spin.com/2016/04/afrika-bambaataa-sexual-assault-allegations-teen-boys-bronx-daily-news/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2016 16:41:22 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=191157 Afrika Bambaataa, probably known best for founding the Zulu Nation collective and recording the 1982 track "Planet Rock," has been accused of sexual abuse by four separate men in their late-thirties to mid-fifties who claim the assaults took place when they were under the age of 16. Earlier this month, Bronx politician… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2016/04/afrika-bambaataa-sexual-assault-allegations-teen-boys-bronx-daily-news/feed/ 1 https://www.spin.com/2014/06/dj-shadow-cut-chemist-afrika-bambaataa-record-collection-tour-vinyl/ https://www.spin.com/2014/06/dj-shadow-cut-chemist-afrika-bambaataa-record-collection-tour-vinyl/#respond Mon, 16 Jun 2014 20:55:15 +0000 http://static.spin.com/files/2014/06/dj-shadow-cut-chemist-afrika-bambaataa-record-collection-tour-vinyl/ in part, the last three decades or so of the genre we've now come to call "hip-hop." Now, a couple of forward-thinking cratediggers from the Bambaataa tradition have come together to announce a tour that pays tribute… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2014/06/dj-shadow-cut-chemist-afrika-bambaataa-record-collection-tour-vinyl/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2014/02/rap-rock-mook-nation-charles-aaron-september-2005/ https://www.spin.com/2014/02/rap-rock-mook-nation-charles-aaron-september-2005/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2014 13:00:00 +0000 http://static.spin.com/files/2014/02/rap-rock-mook-nation-charles-aaron-september-2005/ https://www.spin.com/2014/02/rap-rock-mook-nation-charles-aaron-september-2005/feed/ 0