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Can Olivia Dean or Kid Cudi Make Big Moves on the Billboard Charts?
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Can Olivia Dean or Kid Cudi Make Big Moves on the Billboard Charts?

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Our Billboard chart experts break down whether Olivia Dean’s “So Easy (To Fall In Love),” Kid Cudi’s “Maui Wowie” or Tame Impala’s “Dracula” make moves on the Billboard charts.

Jerah Milligan 

‘The Life of a Show Girl,’ “Golden” and “Ordinary” still may be dominating our top 10, but who’s in the mix on the hot 100 this week? Could the resurfacing of Kid Cudi’s classic bring this old song to the charts? Is Olivia Dean stealing people’s hearts and staying on repeat, or will Tame Impala’s new music be a  moment? We’re giving you the rundown on some of the contenders on This Week’s Hot 100 this “Maui Wowie” trend is taking over the internet. Will the song make its debut on the charts 17 years after it first was released? 

Treavor Anderson

Kid Cudi’s “Maui Wowie,” which debuts this week in the 70s, really blowing up on TikTok. This is a song from 2008 by the way. So it’s our first time actually seeing Kid Cudion the Hot 100 in a lead role since 2020 so welcome back to the chart, Cudi. But this trend is going crazy. This song is blowing up, so that’s something to watch out for as the streams keep going up, that song could really be a big hit for him. 

Jerah Milligan

It’s so easy to fall in love with Olivia Dean that we may see her climb,

Delisa Shannon

Based off of my streams alone, that one is going to have an uptick on the charts. Everyone is excited about Olivia Dean’s ‘The Art of Loving.’ She has this ability with the way that she arranges, her melodies, her vocals. Everyone is excited, myself included.

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Francis Ford Coppola Selling Million-Dollar Watch to Recoup Megalopolis Losses
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Francis Ford Coppola Selling Million-Dollar Watch to Recoup Megalopolis Losses

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If you and I make a bad financial decision, we might get by through selling plasma or eating canned tuna for a week. But if you’re Francis Ford Coppola, you bounce back from possible financial ruin by selling million-dollar watches.

It’s no secret that 2024’s Megalopolis, Coppola’s long-gestating pet project, was a bona fide financial bust. After the iconic director poured in $120 million of his own money (a combination of various personal assets alongside a majority stake in the Delicato Family Wines), Megalopolis earned just $14.4 million at the box office. Now, in hopes of recouping a portion of the small fortune that’d devastate anyone else, Coppola has tapped New York City auction house Phillips to sell seven singular timepieces (per The Hollywood Reporter).

With the auction set for December 6th and 7th in New York City, the undisputed crown jewel of the so-called “Coppola Collection” is the F.P. Journe FCC Prototype. According to Phillips’ own Paul Boutros, Coppola worked hand-in-hand with famed watchmaker Francis-Paul Journe to craft this watch. Perhaps its most dazzling feature is its “black-treated titanium hand,” which was developed over the span of nearly a decade’s worth of conversations between Journe/his staff and Coppola.

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The hand (which draws inspiration a 16th century prosthetic crafted by French physician Ambroise Paré) tells the time via “the fingers and thumb extending or retracting in a set of sequences that indicate different hours.” Meanwhile, the minutes are “determined by a white rotating ring around the perimeter.” It’s one of only three versions ever made by Journe, with the last watch selling at a 2021 charity auction for 4.5 million Swiss francs. (Several production versions have also been made for various clients, with each watch going for $1 million.)

Might Coppola’s own Prototype nab such a lofty figure? That’s the hope of the Phillips auction house, and they’ve got some solid supporting evidence to value the Prototype at $1 million. Back in 2017, that’s exactly how much they earned for a Paul Newman-worn Rolex. (Ironically enough, Coppola has worn his Prototype watch — at the May 2024 premiere of Megalopolis.) At the same time, Phillips’ own Boutros admits they “don’t know how the market will price” the watch, so it could go for even higher final figure. That sound you hear? It’s Coppola’s accountants, cheering wildly.

The other standout from the collection is yet another masterpiece from Journe, the Chronomètre à Résonance. Gifted to Coppola by his late wife Eleanor Coppola, the timepiece is accompanied by “an advertisement for the Résonance, which Francis Ford Coppola saved and was later found by his wife, leading to the gift.” That watch is slated to be auctioned for between $120,000 and $240,000.

The last pieces in the Coppola auction are a Blancpain Minute Repeater (auctioning for between $15,000 and $30,000); a Patek Philippe Calatrava ref. 3919 (auctioning for between $6,000 and $12,000); and a Patek Philippe World Time ref. 5130G (auctioning for between $15,000 and $30,000). Two final watches, carry no reserve (i.e., no minimum price): a BreguetClassique ref. 5140 (auctioning between $4,000 to $8,000) and an IWC Portugieser (auctioning between $3,000 to $6,000).

Coppola has never shied away from the financial hardships he faced after the release of Megalopolis; back in March, he said he had no money on-hand for his undetermined next project. At the same time, Coppola has remained fiercely proud of the film despite its robust failures. He even accepted a Razzie Award back in February, calling it a “distinctive honor” to earn nominations for worst director, screenplay, and picture “at a time when so few have the courage to go against the prevailing trends of contemporary moviemaking!”

And, sure, Coppola made a decidedly trash film, but you’ve got to commend him for putting everything on the line and being willing to sell beloved personal heirlooms just to back it all up. He believed in this film, and what it would add to his already celebrated filmography, and executed it exactly as he saw fit (even when others remained uncertain or unmoved). Would any other director be as unwavering in their commitment to bringing their vision to life regardless of the life-altering consequences? Maybe Tommy Wiseau, but who knows for sure?

Ahead of the auction, Phillips will displaying Coppola’s watches to the public from December 3rd to 5th; head here for more information.

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Clarence Clemons and Bruce Springsteen in 1981. (Chris Walter)
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Deep Cut Friday: ‘State Trooper’ by Bruce Springsteen

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Each week, SPIN digs into the catalogs of great artists and highlights songs you might not know for our Deep Cut Friday series.

Bruce Springsteen’s sixth album Nebraska was a pivot away from the spotlight, released in between two hit-filled blockbuster albums, 1980’s The River and 1984’s Born in the U.S.A. Living in relative seclusion in Colts Neck, New Jersey, in 1981, Springsteen documented his new songs with a four-track recorder, making stark acoustic demos that he decided could be an album unto itself. Nebraska was critically acclaimed and modestly successful, eventually going platinum, and became a cornerstone of Springsteen’s artistic legacy. In the last few weeks, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere hit theaters, with Jeremy Allen White playing the Boss during the creation of Nebraska, and Springsteen released an expanded reissue of the album.

Bruce Springsteen’s affinity for the New York punk scene may have surprised a few people at the time. The Phil Spector-inspired maximalism and romance of Born to Run was a far cry from the grit of the CBGBs bands, but he did take note of what was happening across the Hudson River. In 1978, Patti Smith and Springsteen co-wrote her biggest hit “Because the Night,” and two years later Springsteen nearly gave away one of his signature songs, “Hungry Heart,” to the Ramones. The CBGBs band that inspired Springsteen the most, though, was Suicide, the duo of Martin Rev and Alan Vega. One of Nebraska’s darkest tracks, “State Trooper,” was directly influenced by “Frankie Teardrop,” the 10-minute centerpiece of Suicide’s 1977 self-titled debut.

“Frankie Teardrop,” built on Rev’s eerie synthesizers and ticking drum machine, is about a suicidal factory worker. “State Trooper,” with a simple guitar-and-vocal arrangement, is about a man driving a stolen car and hoping not to get pulled over. Despite the very different instrumentation, the two songs share an eerie, paranoid atmosphere and intense, heavily reverbed vocal performances. “Deliver me from nowhere,” Springsteen softly sings before “State Trooper” ends with a startling howl reminiscent of Alan Vega’s vocal on the climax of “Frankie Teardrop.”

In 2005, Springsteen began covering Suicide’s 1979 single “Dream Baby Dream” in concert, eventually recording it for his 2014 album High Hopes. Vega died in 2016, and last year, Springsteen wrote the foreword for Laura Davis-Chanin and Liz Lamere’s biography Infinite Dreams: The Life of Alan Vega. “‘Frankie Teardrop’ – that was incredible. That might be his greatest piece of work right there,” Springsteen wrote. “It was something I really related to. And definitely inspired the way I wrote ‘State Trooper.’”

Three more essential Bruce Springsteen deep cuts:

“It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City”

The closing track on Springsteen’s 1973 debut Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. was the song that convinced Mike Appel to be the young singer’s manager and was part of the audition that got him signed to Columbia Records. One of Springsteen’s earliest famous fans was David Bowie, who recorded a cover of “It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City” in 1973, though it wouldn’t be released until 1989.

“Candy’s Room”

The fourth track on Darkness of the Edge of Town is the E Street Band at its most cinematic, Max Weinberg’s 16th note hi-hats and Roy Bittan’s surging piano constantly driving the song’s energy further and further upward.

“Bobby Jean”

One of Springsteen’s oldest friends, Steven Van Zandt, left the E Street Band shortly before the release of Born in the U.S.A. to focus on his solo career. The album featured “Bobby Jean,” a bittersweet song about friendship that’s been widely interpreted as a tribute to Van Zandt.

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Florence and the Machine Announce 2026 Tour
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Florence and the Machine Announce 2026 Tour

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Florence and the Machine have announced the tour in support of their forthcoming album, Everybody Scream. The tour begins in the United Kingdom in February, and, later that month, Florence Welch and her band will head to mainland Europe for more dates. The North American leg begins in April, and support on that leg of the tour will come variously from Rachel Chinouriri, Sofia Isella, CMAT, and Mannequin Pussy. See Florence and the Machine’s tour dates below.

Tonight (October 24), Welch will be at the Cherry Lane Theatre for a conversation about her creative process. She’ll also play a short acoustic set at the New York venue.

Everybody Scream is Florence and the Machine’s follow-up to 2022’s Dance Fever. So far, the band has shared the title song and “One of the Greats.” The full album is out on October 31.

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Florence and the Machine: Everybody Scream Tour

Florence and the Machine:

10-24 New York, NY – Cherry Lane Theatre
02-06 Belfast, Northern Ireland – SSE Arena Belfast
02-08 Birmingham, England – BP Pulse Live
02-09 Glasgow, Scotland – OVO Hydro
02-11 Newcastle upon Tyne, England – Utilita Arena Newcastle
02-13 Liverpool, England – M&S Bank Arena Liverpool
02-14 Sheffield, England – Utilita Arena Sheffield
02-16 London, England – O2 Arena
02-17 London, England – O2 Arena
02-20 Manchester, England – Co-op Live
02-22 Paris, France – Accor Arena
02-23 Antwerpen, Belgium – AFAS Dome
02-25 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
02-26 Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena
03-02 Vienna, Austria – Wiener Stadthalle
03-04 Munich, Germany – Olympiahalle
03-05 Prague, Czech Republic – O2 Arena
03-07 Krakow, Poland – Tauron Arena Kraków
03-09 Berlin, Germany – Uber Arena
04-08 Minneapolis, MN – Target Center *
04-10 Chicago, IL, – Allstate Arena *
04-13 Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena *
04-15 Montreal, Quebec – Bell Centre *
04-16 Toronto, Ontario – Scotiabank Arena *
04-18 Washington, D.C. – Capital One Arena †
04-19 Boston, MA – TD Garden †
04-21 New York, NY – Madison Square Garden †
04-24 Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center †
04-25 Philadelphia, PA – Xfinity Mobile Arena †
04-28 Tampa, FL – Benchmark International Arena ‡
04-29 Miami, FL – Kaseya Center ‡
05-01 Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena ‡
05-02 Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena ‡
05-04 Austin, TX – Moody Center ‡
05-05 Houston, TX – Toyota Center ‡
05-07 Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena ‡
05-09 Glendale, AZ – Desert Diamond Arena §
05-12 Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena §
05-13 Portland, OR – Moda Center §
05-15 San Francisco, CA – Chase Center §
05-19 Inglewood, CA – Kia Forum §
05-20 Inglewood, CA – Kia Forum §

* with Rachel Chinouriri
† with Sofia Isella
‡ with CMAT
§ with Mannequin Pussy

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“I guess the wheels came off a bit, so we had to stop”
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“I guess the wheels came off a bit, so we had to stop”

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Radiohead have revealed they have not played live for seven years because “the wheels came off a bit” in 2018, meaning they “had to stop”.

At the start of September, the band announced their return to the stage, confirming they will play four nights each in Madrid, Bologna, London, Copenhagen and Berlin between November 4 and December 12, with tickets for all shows selling out very quickly.

They will be the first Radiohead shows since the end of their ‘A Moon Shaped Pool’ world tour in 2018, with the 77th and final show having gone down in Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center in August of that year. The band have also not released any new music since the album of the same name, released in 2016.

In a new interview with The Times, they have shed light on why it has taken so long for the band to play together again. “I guess the wheels came off a bit, so we had to stop,” Thom Yorke explained. “There were a lot of elements. The shows felt great but it was, like, let’s halt now before we walk off this cliff.”

Yorke went on to share that part of the reason was that he was still trying to come to terms with the passing of his first wife Dr. Rachel Owen at the age of 48 in December 2016. “I needed to stop anyway,” Yorke told the publication. “Because I hadn’t really given myself time to grieve.”

“[My grief] was coming out in ways that made me think, I need to take this away,” he added.

Explaining the role that music played during the grieving process, Yorke said: “Music can be a way to find meaning in things and the idea of having to stop it, even when it makes sense to, because you’re not well? Even at my lowest point? I can’t. I need something that I can hold on to. But there have been points in my life where I have looked for solace in music and played the piano, but it literally hurts. Physically. The music hurts, because you’re going through trauma.”

Guitarist Ed O’Brien has also spoken about the seven-year gap between Radiohead shows. “I was nervous going into rehearsals because I was effectively over Radiohead [in 2018],” he said. “It wasn’t great on the last round. I enjoyed the gigs but hated the rest. We felt disconnected, fucking spent. It happens. This has been our whole life – what else is there? Look, success has a funny effect on people – I just didn’t want to do it anymore. And I told them that.”

He continued: “I went through a very long dark night of the soul. I had a deep depression. I hit the bottom in 2021. And one of the things that was lovely coming out of it was realising how much I love these guys. I met them when I was 17 and I have gone from thinking I can’t see myself doing it again to realising that, you know, we do have some stellar songs.”

Elsewhere in the new interview, the band members each reflected on the controversies stemming from their stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict, with Yorke saying the “low-level Arthur Miller witch-hunt” on the subject “wakes him up at night”.

The band were criticised for playing a show in Tel Aviv in 2017, Yorke got into a clash with a protester at a solo show in Melbourne in 2024 and Jonny Greenwood has been attacked for collaborating with and playing live with Israeli musician Dudu Tassa.

Yorke said he would “absolutely not” play in Israel with the band again, but Greenwood “politely disagreed” with him, calling the backlash “the embodiment of the left”, adding: “The left look for traitors, the right for converts and it’s depressing that we are the closest they can get”.

The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, meanwhile, have argued that the band’s “complicit silence” and support of Israeli performers during the “genocide against Palestinians in Gaza” should lead to a boycott of their upcoming shows.

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See Jackson Browne, Dwight Yoakam Cover Warren Zevon at Tribute Show
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See Jackson Browne, Dwight Yoakam Cover Warren Zevon at Tribute Show

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Fountains of Wayne, Marshall Crenshaw, Shooter Jennings and more also take part in Los Angeles gig honoring Rock Hall-bound singer-songwriter

Jackson Browne, Dwight Yoakam, and Fountains of Wayne were among the artists to cover Warren Zevon at a Los Angeles tribute concert honoring the late Rock Hall-bound singer-songwriter.

Marshall Crenshaw, Shooter Jennings, Steve Wynn, Inara George and more also took part in Meet Me in L.A.: The Songs of Warren Zevon, presented by Wild Honey Foundation and the Zevon Family.

Browne, who produced Zevon’s 1976 self-titled debut album as well as his 1978 hit “Werewolves of London,” covered the Warren Zevon single “Desperados Under The Eaves” as well as the title track and “Don’t Let Us Get Sick” off 2000’s Life’ll Kill You.

Yoakam contributed Zevon’s “Carmelita” to the tribute concert, and opened his performance by reminiscing about how he previously covered the track on his own 1986 debut album Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc., and Zevon’s reaction to that rendition:

The Meet Me in L.A. also saw Crenshaw tackle the Zevon classic “Sentimental Hygiene,” while the recently reunited Fountains of Wayne delivered a cover of “Poor Poor Pitiful Me.”

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Earlier this year, it was announced that Zevon would be posthumously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, which will present him with the Musical Influence Award; it’s expected that Zevon’s longtime friend David Letterman will induct the late singer into the Rock Hall.

“I went and looked at the other people that were inducted in that: Hank Williams, Woody Guthrie, and Louis Jordan. And, I mean, Billie Holiday. It’s not really a shitty club, you know what I mean?” Zevon’s son Jordan told Rolling Stone of the honor. “I think that it acknowledges that he is influential, in the same way that I think people were a little shocked that he got as many fan votes as he did. There’s this undercurrent of his influence in a lot of musicians and a lot of people’s lives.”

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Carly Rae Jepsen and Cole M.G.N. Marry in New York City
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Carly Rae Jepsen and Cole M.G.N. Marry in New York City

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Carly Rae Jepsen and Cole M.G.N. have officially tied the knot.

The pop star, 39, and music producer, 40, exchanged vows on Oct. 4 at New York City’s Chelsea Hotel in an intimate ceremony attended by about 100 guests in the iconic building’s Bard Room, according to Vogue.

“We knew we wanted a location that meant something to us, and the Chelsea Hotel had become a home away from home every time we were in New York,” Jepsen told the publication. “As artists, its iconic history and lore made it that much more appealing. For planning, we had weekly dates to talk out all the details of the wedding. This way it was only ever fun and not too much at once.”

On Saturday (Oct. 25), the “Call Me Maybe” singer confirmed the nuptials on social media, sharing behind-the-scenes glimpses from the celebration. Her posts included black-and-white snapshots from inside the Chelsea Hotel and photos in front of NYC’s Broni & Belle Pizzeria.

“Thank you for this magic,” she captioned the Instagram gallery.

Jepsen wore two wedding looks: a strapless corseted gown by Australian designer Toni Maticevski for the ceremony and a tiered dress by Danielle Frankel for the reception. “We knew we were trying to get pregnant, so I also wanted an alternative dress that was much more flowy that I could sub in for the ceremony or just change into for dancing,” she said.

The intimate celebration reportedly featured a surprise performance by Rufus Wainwright, who delivered an a cappella rendition of Leonard Cohen’s 1974 song “Chelsea Hotel #2.”

Jepsen announced her engagement to Cole M.G.N. in September 2024 through Instagram, sharing photos of the couple embracing outdoors and showing off her sparkling engagement ring. “Very engaged over here,” she captioned the post.

Alongside her personal milestone, Jepsen is celebrating the release of the special edition of her 2010 album, Emotion. The 10th anniversary deluxe project, released on Oct. 17, features four brand-new songs and two remixes of her 2015 single “Run Away With Me” by Kyle Shearer and Rostam.

Check out Jepsen’s wedding posts on Instagram here and here.



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The American Analog Set Announce East Coast "Magic Hour" Tour Dates
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The American Analog Set Announce East Coast “Magic Hour” Tour Dates

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In November, dreampop veterans The American Analog Set will play their first east coast headlining shows in two decades.

Taking place in Brooklyn, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC, the band will present “The Magic Hour,” an intimate live show featuring a carefully curated 90-minute set spanning songs from their first six albums. Tickets are available through the band’s website.

Alongside the tour announcement, The American Analog Set have reissued their debut album, The Fun of Watching Fireworks, via Numero Group. The album has been remastered from the original analog tapes and is available in multiple formats, including special edition silver/grey Too Tired to Shine vinyl, a Numero-exclusive blue Firework Splatter vinyl, standard black vinyl, and digital download.

Numero Group has also released New Drifters, a 5xLP box set collecting the band’s first three albums along with two discs of demos and other ephemera from their storied history. Up next, the label plans to issue a second box set spotlighting The American Analog Set’s Tiger Style-era releases in the near future.

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The American Analog Set 2025 Tour Dates:
11/19 — Brooklyn, NY @ Pioneer Works *
11/20 — Brooklyn, NY @ Pioneer Works *
11/21 — Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian *
11/22 — Washington, DC @ Miracle Theatre *

* = Magic Hour show

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Marcus King Talks New Album On 'Lipps Service'
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Marcus King Talks New Album On ‘Lipps Service’

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Marcus King is the guest on the newest installment of the Lipps Service podcast, speaking with host Scott Lipps about his new Republic album, Darling Blue, and the challenges of mental health and sobriety amid life in the music industry.

King also gets into his upbringing in South Carolina and playing music with his family members from a young age, his decision to leave school to pursue his career full-time, the merits of micrososing and working with producers such as Rick Rubin and Dave Cobb. The episode concludes with King’s lists of his top five guitarists and roots, Americana and country artists.

On the previous episode of Lipps Service, YUNGBLUD discussed his new EP in collaboration with Aerosmith and paying homage to Ozzy Osbourne at the Back to the Beginning concert in July just days before the Black Sabbath frontman’s death.

Since it began in 2018, the acclaimed podcast has featured many of the biggest voices and personalities in music, including exclusive interviews with Anthony Kiedis, David Lee Roth, Hozier, Maynard James Keenan, the Police’s Stewart Copeland, Mick Fleetwood, Nikki Sixx, Dove Cameron, Perry Farrell, the Kills and many more. Every few weeks, a new episode of SPIN Presents Lipps Service is available wherever you listen to podcasts.

Stay tuned into all things Lipps Service by following the podcast on Instagram (@lippsservicepod), TikTok (@lippsservice) and YouTube (@LippsService).

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Can TikTok Brainrot Make You a Marxist?
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Can TikTok Brainrot Make You a Marxist?

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The Shambhala element is absurd, but these editors aren’t totally off-base. Trying to get kids bred on Cocomelon, corecore, and Rizzler clips to read radical literature is a herculean task, so why not meet them where they are in the algorithmic insane asylum? Vril and Agartha have thrived in part because of the way the editors mix brainrot and bigotry, disguising their ideological assaults in the fried fog of GifTok rap gibberish.

The Marxist and Shambhala edits have grown to such a point that there’s now chatter about a so-called “alt-left pipeline,” where jacked dudes with southern accents are talking about how they love “man-to-man” things like working on cars but also fully support abortion and Black liberation and detest United States imperialism. This has rankled some even further-left creators, who see these newcomers as posers with no actual culture outside the party line. “The libs are stealing it,” says leftist0. “It’s annoying seeing libs call themselves alt-left.”

Perhaps the biggest current editor is thomasankarafan, an 18-year-old from Texas who’s hooked on radical politics despite (or because of) his very conservative parents. Since starting channels earlier this year, he’s racked up over 37,000 followers across platforms with education lessons where he has the cossack girlie narrate the greatest achievements of Russian feminist revolutionary Alexandra Kollontai and read chapter one of Mao Zedong’s Little Red Book while Subway Surfer gameplay loops in the backdrop. He’s also raised money for Gazans, shat on lib commander Gavin Newsom, and urged his fellow comrades to ditch Discord and get burner phones. “The feds listening and they finna do a sweep like Future,” the anime girl warns.

The creator told me over Discord that he thinks a lot about the line between parodies and praxis and isn’t entirely sure where he falls, but does feel like he’s fighting a modern infowar. He wants to inspire the brainrot sheeple, galvanize them to care about the world and make leftist TikTok edits. “I’ve given people book recommendations. People need to get back in the library, bro.” He’s incredibly paranoid about Palantir and internet surveillance and owns multiple burner phones. “To a degree it’s like, yo, we’re cooked—but the revolution keeps me optimistic,” he says.

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