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Oklahoma Smokes Let You Ditch Tobacco and Nicotine Without Ditching Cigarettes
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SPIN may receive an affiliate commission. You already know tobacco cigarettes are bad for your health. And you also probably know that the nicotine found in tobacco is extremely addictive. That’s why it’s so hard to quit smoking. But with Oklahoma Smokes, you can quit tobacco and nicotine even if you’re not ready to quit smoking. Tobacco-free Oklahoma Smokes are made with all-natural hemp flower and designed to be the perfect alternative to traditional cigs. They’re delicious and offer a smoking experience that’s virtually identical to the one you know and love, but they contain no tobacco and no nicotine. And not only that, but they do contain CBD, which is known to have its own benefits. Image via...
Hubble Studio Releases Elevated Streetwear Capsule
Hubble’s New Capsule Collection is Giving Street Fashion a Refresh In 2014, Bronx native Vince Ricci founded Hubble Studio – a massive, blank canvas-like creative space in the Arts District of LA. Since its conception, Hubble Studio has been the epicenter of all things aesthetic and culture-driven – from fashion to photography, music to media. Some of the most famous and talented feet in modern Hollywood history have walked through the doors of Hubble and called its walls their drawing board. Naturally, as Hubble Studio has grown throughout the years, artistic subsidiaries have begun to sprout: Hubble (media) Agency and Hubble Clothing. “Hubble strives to create the most luxurious atmosphere for creatives,” Ricci explains. “It’s a place for them to be who they are and do what they do. Ever...
The Cloud-Based Recording Studio That’s Perfect For Collaboration
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SPIN may receive an affiliate commission. It’s called Soundtrap by Spotify. It’s a way to turn your phone or mobile device into a virtual “everywhere studio.” Soundtrap allows people at all levels of experience and technical expertise to work together on music, podcasts, or anything else people listen to. Whatever you and your partners create is stored in the cloud, which means another crucial problem associated with creativity has been solved: storage. The free version of Soundtrap offers unlimited projects, plus access to more than 4,500 loops, more than 400 instruments, and more than 150,000 free sound effects sourced from freesounds.org. There are also paid tiers with even more features that are...
The Cloud-Based Recording Studio That’s Perfect For Collaboration
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SPIN may receive an affiliate commission. It’s called Soundtrap by Spotify. It’s a way to turn your phone or mobile device into a virtual “everywhere studio.” Soundtrap allows people at all levels of experience and technical expertise to work together on music, podcasts, or anything else people listen to. Whatever you and your partners create is stored in the cloud, which means another crucial problem associated with creativity has been solved: storage. The free version of Soundtrap offers unlimited projects, plus access to more than 4,500 loops, more than 400 instruments, and more than 150,000 free sound effects sourced from freesounds.org. There are also paid tiers with even more features that are...
This Portable Sauna Blanket Is The Antidote To Post-Workout Soreness
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SPIN may receive an affiliate commission. If you’ve abandoned your grand New Years’ plan of finally getting back into pre-pandemic shape, you’re not alone. Only 25-percent of people follow through with their plans to actually get into shape. Much of this is due to the initial workout hangover, which is the post-exercise soreness that makes it difficult to hit the gym. Luckily, you can ease your recovery by visiting a sauna or, with HigherDOSE’s Infrared Sauna Blanket, you can do so without even leaving your house. The HigherDOSE Infrared Sauna Blanket brings all the benefits of visiting the sauna to your home. This portable blanket will intensify calorie-burning workouts and promote recovery while a...
Level Up Your Coffee Game With This Premium Coffee Subscription Service
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SPIN may receive an affiliate commission. Want to take your coffee game to the next level? You don’t have to buy a bunch of expensive equipment. All you really need is fresh, high-quality beans. With a coffee subscription from the Trade Coffee Company, you can get those without even leaving the house. There are a lot of different coffee subscriptions out there that will deliver different coffees to your door every single week. However, most are run by individual roasters, which means your selection is somewhat limited. Luckily, if you want to explore everything the world of specialty coffee has to offer, there’s Trade. What sets Trade apart from other coffee subscriptions is the variety of ultr...
Military Band As You Were Appears on SPIN Presents Lipps Service
On the latest episode of SPIN Presents Lipps Service, host Scott Lipps sat down with the Kentucky-based pop rock soldiers in As You Were. In their conversation, the band outlined their carrer, service, and life as musicians and enlisted members of the Army. The 15-minute conversation was added to the end of the interview with Wage War’s discussion of their mental health and live performance. Since it began in 2018, the acclaimed podcast has featured many of the biggest voices and personalities in music, including exclusive interviews with Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis, David Lee Roth, Shepard Fairey, Courtney Love, Dove Cameron, Mick Fleetwood, Nikki Sixx, Perry Farrell and many, many more. In the previous episode, Lipps Zoomed with Joe Newman and Gus Unger-Hamilton of vetera...
As You Were is More Than a Band of Rockin’ Soldiers
Music may not be the first thing you think of when the US Army comes to mind. It might not even be the third, fourth, or fifth thing you think of. As a matter of fact, you may have never linked the military to music, and you wouldn’t be alone in your reasoning. The two don’t tend to conjure one another unless, of course, your mind’s eye heads straight to the Civil War: A battle wherein a bunch of poor guys with drums and bugles marched to their demise alongside guys with muskets and guns. Though these musician-soldiers were integral to the popularization of American songwriting, they’ve since been largely forgotten, and so too the link between battlefield and beat-making. Today, however, things are a little different. Music is not only a lauded facet of the US Army, it’s a recognized milit...
This New Ticketing Platform Offers Music Fans A Once-In-A-Lifetime Experience
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SPIN may receive an affiliate commission. Most music fans only dream about going backstage after a concert and meeting their favorite artist. Most sports fans only fantasize about sitting in the front row or visiting the locker room after a game. Why? Because that kind of access is reserved for VIPs. But what if there was a way fans could gain that exclusive access? Well, that’s the question driving a new startup called Granted. Founded in 2020 with a $3 million angel investment, Granted is a female-owned and operated company hell-bent on disrupting the ticketing industry. With its user-friendly online platform, Granted is a one-stop shop for music and sports fans who want to take their night out to...
Billboard NXT: Contestants Show off High Notes & Slow Dance Moves in This Week’s Challenge
This week, the 12 contestants in Billboard NXT – a first-of-its-kind singing competition from Billboard and Samsung Galaxy, designed to discover the next great unsigned artist – were tasked with not one but two unique challenges to show off their singular skills. Using their Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 5G, a phone that helps users capture moments and express themselves, the contestants were instructed to belt out their best high notes, as well as show off slow mo dance moves. After weeks of showing off their show-stopping singing abilities, this latest challenge also provided the contestants’ choreography a chance to shine, giving each artist their own unique performance showcase. The 12 contestants in Billboard NXT are being ranked weekly on a custom Billboard chart, with the three top artists...
Lil Nas X Gets What He Wants at the Top of the Song Breaker Chart
Debuting at No. 3 on the chart is Chef Boylee (@chefboylee), who used Pink Soldier’s track “23” to hop on the dalgona challenge in a full Squid Game wardrobe. The chef-turned-creator has amassed a huge social following for his mouthwatering cooking videos that combine techniques gleaned from her years in Michelin-starred kitchens as well as his Korean heritage. His savvy fusion of what everyone was watching—Squid Game—with his expert skills as a chef and creator had all the ingredients of a viral hit, and it paid off with a spot on the Song Breaker chart. Rounding out the top 5 are Brooklyn van Zandt (@houseofbrooklyn) and Christian Locke (@christianrlocke) who are both on the Song Breaker chart for the first time. Brooklyn used Soft Cell’s classic new wave track “Tainted Love” as the back...
Lunay is the Baby-Faced Heartthrob Reggaetón Deserves
At around 15, Lunay started making music after reconsidering his first goal of playing professional soccer. From the time he started experimenting with his sound as a teenager, he discovered an innate ear for catchy hooks. His melodic approach to reggaetón puts him in line with the legacy of a predecessor like Daddy Yankee, who brought reggaetón’s signature dem bow rhythm to radios all over the world before Lunay was in grade school, and Bad Bunny whose inventive take on the genre has made him arguably the most visible person doing it. Lunay’s sound is smoother, and more R&B influenced, a take that makes his boyish good looks and steady commitment to learning new ways to write and record a perfect foundation for taking reggaetón in new and exciting directions. The future of music is in...
