SPIN’s Untitled Twitch stream is back once again with another stellar week of live performances on Twitch. Fresh off of last week’s releases of The Last of Us Part II and Cold War Kids’ tour documentary, we’re kicking things off with a doubleheader on Tuesday, June 23 of DJ Sam Spiegel and rockers Dead Posey. From there, we’ll march into intimate live performances and Q&As with Dead Lakes and Joy Downer before eventually embracing Friday with a set from the electrifying Whipped Cream. As always, you can follow along on Twitter and Instagram for updates in real time, and don’t forget to pick up your nifty badges by subscribing (which is free with Amazon Prime). Tune in at twitch.tv/spinmag and check out the full schedule below. Tuesday, June 23 @ 4pm PT / 7pm ET – Sam Spiegel ...
While many bands have struggled with communication and teamwork throughout the COVID-19 quarantine, that’s not really an issue for Dead Posey. The Los Angeles-based duo just released their new EP, Malfunction (Sumerian Records/Position Music), on Friday and are already back with a brand new video for “Parasite,” the second track on the release. The industrial-style production and skull-heavy imagery give an appropriately dark tone for these ominous times, but perhaps the most fitting facet of the entire release is how the married couple had to improvise to direct and edit their own video when the chaos known as 2020 swept away their original plans for something a little more ornate. “We had shot some footage with the idea of it being loosely used as a performance video surrounding the...