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/2018/05/fyf-fest-cancelled-due-to-poor-ticket-sales/ https://www.spin.com/2018/05/fyf-fest-cancelled-due-to-poor-ticket-sales/#respond Sun, 06 May 2018 19:07:08 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?p=288756 FYF Fest has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales, as Billboard reports. Originally featuring headliners Janet Jackson, Florence + the Machine, and Future, the festival was canceled by owners Goldenvoice and AEG Live just weeks after announcing the lineup. Founded by Sean Carlson in 2004, the festival… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2018/05/fyf-fest-cancelled-due-to-poor-ticket-sales/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2018/03/fyf-fest-2018-dates-announcement/ https://www.spin.com/2018/03/fyf-fest-2018-dates-announcement/#respond Fri, 30 Mar 2018 03:09:12 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?p=284047 cutting ties with founder Sean Carlson earlier this year, it appears that FYF Fest lives on, as the festival has just announced its 2018 festival dates. While the lineup hasn't yet been revealed, the festival will take place July 21 & 22 in Los Angeles' Exposition Park. The announcement comes paired with a brief teaser… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2018/03/fyf-fest-2018-dates-announcement/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2018/02/fyf-fest-2018-aeg-buyout-report/ https://www.spin.com/2018/02/fyf-fest-2018-aeg-buyout-report/#respond Fri, 16 Feb 2018 22:03:26 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?p=278969 FYF Festival in 2018 after buying out founder Sean Carlson's 50 percent stake in the event, Billboard reports. The live entertainment conglomerate parted ways with Carlson last fall, shortly before accusations of sexual assault and harassment against him were made public. Last year, four women told Spin about alleged sexual misconduct by… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2018/02/fyf-fest-2018-aeg-buyout-report/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/featured/fyf-fest-sean-carlson-sexual-harassment-assault-allegations/ https://www.spin.com/featured/fyf-fest-sean-carlson-sexual-harassment-assault-allegations/#respond Wed, 15 Nov 2017 16:56:03 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?post_type=featured&p=266362 Late Monday, November 13, prominent festival promoter and Coachella operator Goldenvoice announced it had ended its relationship with Sean Carlson, founder of the Los Angeles music festival FYF Fest. Carlson founded FYF Fest, once known as Fuck Yeah Fest, at age 18 in 2004. Since 2011, FYF Fest teamed with Goldenvoice and its parent company,… ]]> https://www.spin.com/featured/fyf-fest-sean-carlson-sexual-harassment-assault-allegations/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2017/11/goldenvoice-ends-partnership-fyf-sean-carlson/ https://www.spin.com/2017/11/goldenvoice-ends-partnership-fyf-sean-carlson/#respond Tue, 14 Nov 2017 15:17:52 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?p=266231 L.A. Times cites an email distributed Monday to booking agents in which Goldenvoice president/CEO Paul Tollett wrote, "Effective immediately, Goldenvoice has ended its relationship with Sean Carlson. We're evaluating our… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2017/11/goldenvoice-ends-partnership-fyf-sean-carlson/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2017/07/frank-ocean-brad-pitt-fyf-fest-video/ https://www.spin.com/2017/07/frank-ocean-brad-pitt-fyf-fest-video/#respond Sun, 23 Jul 2017 16:51:29 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=250544 cancelling in 2015, Frank Ocean returned to headline L.A.'s FYF Fest this year, and he brought a friend along. Brad Pitt, who’s been coping with his divorce by listening to a lot of Bon Iver and Frank Ocean, showed up while Ocean sang "Close to You," seemingly talking on the phone as his face was projected onto a… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2017/07/frank-ocean-brad-pitt-fyf-fest-video/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2016/03/fyf-fest-2016-lineup-kendrick-lamar-lcd-soundsystem-tame-impala-grace-jones-tickets/ https://www.spin.com/2016/03/fyf-fest-2016-lineup-kendrick-lamar-lcd-soundsystem-tame-impala-grace-jones-tickets/#respond Tue, 29 Mar 2016 17:52:36 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=188869 Correction: An earlier version of this post said it was Say Anything when, in fact, it is Saves the Day playing Stay What You Are. Kendrick Lamar, Tame Impala, Grace Jones, and, yes, LCD Soundsystem, are headlining the 2016 FYF Fest. They're accompanied on the lineup by a pretty stacked roster of musicians, including Grimes,… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2016/03/fyf-fest-2016-lineup-kendrick-lamar-lcd-soundsystem-tame-impala-grace-jones-tickets/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2015/08/lorde-flume-tennis-court-remix-dance-fyf-fest-watch/ https://www.spin.com/2015/08/lorde-flume-tennis-court-remix-dance-fyf-fest-watch/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2015 13:57:44 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=158919 Lorde wasn't performing at the FYF Fest this past weekend, but the 18-year-old singer/songwriter made a delightful appearance onstage anyways when she decided to dance along to Flume's remix of her hit song, "Tennis Court." The "Royals" singer is friends with the Australian electronic producer, but explained in an Instagram post that she had never… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2015/08/lorde-flume-tennis-court-remix-dance-fyf-fest-watch/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2015/08/frank-ocean-fyf-fest-tide-turning-kanye-west-why-are-you-doing-this/ https://www.spin.com/2015/08/frank-ocean-fyf-fest-tide-turning-kanye-west-why-are-you-doing-this/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2015 14:50:02 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=158596 FYF Festival in Los Angeles, and was replaced by Kanye West. Organizers issued a statement on the matter, containing an incredibly thinly veiled shot at the elusive musician — "Frank Ocean has decided on his own terms to cancel his appearance" — insinuating that… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2015/08/frank-ocean-fyf-fest-tide-turning-kanye-west-why-are-you-doing-this/feed/ 36 https://www.spin.com/2015/05/fyf-fest-2015-lineup-frank-ocean-run-the-jewels-morrissey-fka-twigs/ https://www.spin.com/2015/05/fyf-fest-2015-lineup-frank-ocean-run-the-jewels-morrissey-fka-twigs/#respond Wed, 06 May 2015 17:36:22 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=142920 FYF Fest has just announced its lineup, and it's looking like Frank Ocean will make one of his first live appearances in years as a headliner, joining other big names on the bill such as Morrissey, the Jesus & Mary Chain, FKA Twigs, Run the Jewels, Bloc Party, D'Angelo and the Vanguard, and more.]]> https://www.spin.com/2015/05/fyf-fest-2015-lineup-frank-ocean-run-the-jewels-morrissey-fka-twigs/feed/ 0