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2020

“Robert Plant’s Absolute, Invaluable Journey SPIN

“Ashton Irwin’s Brave New World” SPIN

Tori Amos: Loud and Clear” SPIN

The 35 Best Songs of the Last 35 Years” SPIN

Joan Jett: Precious Star” SPIN

The Canonization of Saint Sinead” SPIN

Dear Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Induct the Go-Go’s Already!” SPIN

John Mellencamp: American Son” SPIN

Farm Aid at 35: A Conversation with Carolyn Mugar” SPIN

“The ‘80s Music Scene? Mark ‘WEISSGUY’ Weiss Was There, With His Camera” SPIN

“Why You Should #giveashit” SPIN

What the World Needs Now: More Punk. And And Stiff Little Fingers want to give it to us. A forthright interview with SLF’s Jake Burns” SPIN

The Hoff Goes Heavy Metal” SPIN

The Bells Were Ringing Out for Kirsty MacColl” SPIN

2021

National Treasure: Bill Maher” SPIN

Lucky th1rt3en: We spoke with Pharoahe Monch about his latest project” SPIN

Believing Survivors 101” SPIN

Say It With a Mixtape” SPIN

It’s a Boston Thing: Dropkick Murphys’ Ken Casey on their new album, giving back, and generally being a big-hearted punk” SPIN

Dreaming of Debbie: A Conversation with Debbie Harry”SPIN

Lucky 13: Jimbo Mathus & Andrew Bird”SPIN

A Quiet Revolution: A conversation with the Indigo Girls”SPIN

A BossToneS Tea Party” SPIN

Mr. Jones and Me: A Conversation with Tom Jones” SPIN

Hey Julian: Julian Lennon’s new photo exhibit is an immersive, intimate portrait by an uncompromised artist” SPIN

“Let Him Sing: An interview with Robert Finley” SPIN

The Sound of Joy: An Interview with Sergio Mendes” SPIN

Liz Almighty: A Conversation with Liz Phair” SPIN

Billy Plays Guitar: An Interview with Billy Duffy” SPIN

HEY, BOSSES!” Let Us Work From Home!” SPIN

RZA Explains It All To Us” SPIN

”Wicked Pissah! Pixies ‘Trompe le Monde’ Turns 30” SPIN

”They Might Be Genius” SPIN

Giving Thanks to Arlo & Alice” SPIN

How 2021 was Cory Henry’s ‘Best’ Year Yet” SPIN

The Dark Legacy of ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’” SPIN

2022

Dear Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Induct Sinead O’Connor Already” SPIN

A Day in the Life of…Liza Lentini, SPIN Features Editor

Dear Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Induct Sinead O’Connor Already!” SPIN

It’s A Live (Album)!: Joey Santiago and Dave Lovering on Pixies’ New Box Set ‘Live in Brixton’” SPIN

Photographer Loren Haynes Tells Us the Story Behind Our April 1993 Cover (And All About That Kiss!)” SPIN

Living the Electronica Dream” SPIN

We Just Know Where All the Bodies Are Buried: An Interview with Actor Kevin Kane” SPIN

Jewel Sets the Record Straight” SPIN

Bloody Wonder: I Speak Machine” SPIN

Blue October’s Justin Furstenfeld’s Sober, Peaceful Life” SPIN

Lucky Dog: How No Dogs Left Behind Is Tearing Down the Dog Meat Trade” SPIN

bbno$ The Great: Conquering The Industry One Megahit At A Time” SPIN

Julia Michaels: Authentic, Honest & True” SPIN

This Land Was Made for Celtic Punk” SPIN

Blue October’s Newest Honors The Album Journey” SPIN

Don’t Blame Us: We Were Raised By The Young Ones” SPIN

Pretty Good Year: My Top Stories of 2022” SPIN

2023

Dear Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Induct Tori Amos Already!” SPIN

“Justin Furstenfeld on Blue October’s 2006 Hit ‘Hate Me’” SPIN

“Norwegian Folk Singer Juni Habel Honors The Dead and Creates Magic With New Album” SPIN

“Dropkick Murphys’ Ken Casey on Their 2005 Anthem ‘I’m Shipping Up To Boston’” SPIN

“German Band Rikas Turns Up in Austin (Hilarity Ensues)” SPIN

“Friendship, Love & Loyalty: Dropkick Murphys’ Claddagh Fund Raises Money for Communities In Need” SPIN

“The SPIN Interview: Leslie Feist” SPIN

“Josie Cotton: ‘They Called Johnny Are You Queer? A Blues Song for Teenage Girls’” SPIN

“Bananarama’s Sara Dallin on “Cruel Summer”: ‘America Really Took The Song To Their Hearts’” SPIN

“2023’s Breakout Star Is This 20-Year-Old Navajo Musician” SPIN

“FYI: You Can Support Great Artists While They’re Alive, Too” SPIN

“Chad Pepper Wasn’t Available, So We Interviewed His Dog Instead” SPIN

“Dexy’s Kevin Rowland on “Come On Eileen”: 'The Irish Are Really Fucked Up’” SPIN

“Working Class Hero: Jesse Ahern Honors The Tradition on Roots Rock Rebel” SPIN

“Who We Are, What We’re About” SPIN

“It’s Rick Astley’s World and We’re All Just Rickrolling In It” SPIN

And I Guess That’s Why They Call Him the Blues: Robert Finley on family values, his unwavering faith, and his best album yet” SPIN

Dicky Barrett: ‘I’ve Got Things to Say and Things I Believe In’” SPIN

OMD’s Andy McClusky Talks “If You Leave,” Pretty in Pink & New Album” SPIN

SPIN Columns:

READ ME

“Read Me” spotlights books by and about our favorite artists.

Rickie Lee Jones’s Last Chance Texaco

Bob Spitz’s Led Zeppelin: The Biography

Will Seargeant’s Bunnyman

Dan Charnas’s Dilla Time: The Life And Afterlife Of J Dilla, The Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm

Shane MacGowan’s The Eternal Buzz and the Crock of Gold

ON THE RECORD

On the Record” is a new SPIN feature where we pick an album we think is fantastic, and ask the artist to share the stories behind it.

Ani DiFranco’s Ani DiFranco

John R. Miller’s Depreciated

Martha Wainwright’s Love Will Be Reborn

José González’s Local Valley

Tori Amos’s Ocean to Ocean

Aimee Mann’s Queens of the Summer Hotel

Tears for Fears The Tipping Point

Johnny Marr’s Fever Dreams Pts 1-4

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts’Changeup

What’s In A Name: Julian Lennon On His New Album Jude

5 ALBUMS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT

“5 Albums I Can’t Live Without” invites some of our favorite legacy artists (with perhaps a few surprises!) to discuss the music and musicians that have inspired them most.

Erick the Architect

Sam Feldt

Robyn Hitchcock

Benny Sings

Ann Wilson

Emilio Castillo

Ken Casey

Soulwax

Alaska Thunderfuck 5000

Juliana Hatfield

Tom Petersson

Neil Finn

RZA

Pat Metheny

Jimmy Brown

Sam i

Mike Peters

Gary Kemp

Matt Sorum

David Crosby

Toosii

Pat Monahan of Train

Rod Argent of The Zombies

Liza Lentini, SPIN Features Editor

Dicky Barrett

The Weather Station

Bob Guccione Jr.

Masta Ace

Tom Morello

John Flansburgh of TMBG

Liam Howe of Sneaker Pimps

Nikki Sixx

KSI

Ericka Wennerstrom of Heartless Bastards

Brian Wilson

Curt Smith of Tears for Fears

Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind

Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam

Robbie Grey of Modern English

Laura Jane Grace

Julian Lennon

Steve Conte of the New York Dolls

Buzz Osborne

Justin Furstenfeld of Blue October

Dustin Kensrue of Thrice

Dana Colley of Morphine

Rickie Lee Jones

Avril Lavigne

Jeremy & Away Popoff of Lit

Tim McIlarth of Rise Against

Bryan Adams

Rick lAlen of Def Leppard

Pierre Bouvier of Simple Plan

Jake Burns of Stiff Little Fingers

Zac Farro of Paramore

Les CLaypool of Primus

S. Carey of Bon Iver

Jacob Shaddix of Papa Roach

Rick Astley

Nina Hagen

Susanna Hoffs

Debbie Gibson

Colin Hay of Men at Work

Scott Ian of Anthrax

JB Dunckel of Air

MOD SUN

Wesley Schultz of The Lumineers

Mickey Dolenz of The Monkees

Daniel Ash of Bauhaus

Johnny 3 Tears of Hollywood Undead

Dan Reynold of Imagine Dragons

John Sebastian

Kurt Vile

John Rzeznik of Goo Goo Dolls

Jim Kerr of Simple Minds

NGHTMRE

Robert Lamm of Chicago

Sammy Hagar

Magne Furuholmen of A-ha

Brian Johnson of AC/DC

Howard Jones

Rob Halford of Judas Priest

Glen Phillips of Toad the Wet Procket

Eric Hilton of Thievery Corporation

Joss Stone

Chris IsaaK

MIYAVI

Hardwell

HARDY

Dave Rowntree of Blur

Scott Hoying of Pentatonix

Cy Curnin of The Fixx

Farrington & Mann of When In Rome

Phil Selway of Radiohead

John Lodge of Moddy Blues

A DAY IN THE LIFE… 

From your favorite artists to exciting debuts, “A Day in the Life…” explores the person behind the music, from morning to night, including a custom, exclusive home video.

“A Day in the Life of…Charlie Houston”

“A Day in the Life of…Merk”

“A Day in the Life of…Caleborate”

A Day in the Life of…Rozzi

A Day in the Life of…Badlands

A Day in the Life of…Kesha

A Day in the Life of…Kandle

A Day in the Life of…Nick Waterhouse

“A Day in the Life of…AJ Smith”

A Day in the Life of…Whitney McClain

A Day in the Life of…Sub-Radio

A Day in the Life of…Puma Blue

“A Day in the Life of…TRZTN”

“A Day in the Life of…Dominique Fils-Aimé”

“A Day in the Life of…TEKE::TEKE”

“A Day in the Life of…Natalie Bergman”

“A Day in the Life of…The Blue Stones”

“A Day in the Life of…David Gray”

“A Day in the Life of…Penfriend”

A Day in the Life of…Surf Mesa”

“A Day in the Life of…Tom Holkenborg”

“A Day in the Life of…Grace Weber”

“A Day in the Life of…Floatie”

“A Day in the Life of…Dennis Lloyd”

“A Day in the Life of…Chuck Emery of Brother”

“A Day in the Life of…Blood Lemon”

“A Day in the Life of…Tommy Newport”

“A Day in the Life of…Joshua Radin”

“A Day in the Life of…STACEY”

“A Day in the Life of…KiNG MALA”

“A Day I n the Life of…India Carney”

“A Day in the Life of…Wuh Oh”

“A Day in the Life of…Chris Mardini”

“A Day in the Life of…Kills Birds”

“A Day in the Life of…Josh A”

“A Day in the Life of…Young Bae”

”A Day in the Life of…SIX60”

”A Day in the Life of…Major Murphy”

”A Day in the Life of…Raina”

”A Day in the Life of…David Keenan”

”A Day in the Life of…TRISHES”

”A Day in the Life of…Neal Francis”

”A Day in the Life of…Wrabel”

”A Day in the Life of…Rony”

”A Day in the Life of…Ariana and the Rose”

”A Day in the Life of…Casper Skulls”

“A Day in the Life of…Spencer Morphy of the Velveteins”

“A Day in the Life of…Katelyn Tarver”

“A Day in the Life of…Josh Scogin of ‘68”

“A Day in the Life of…Uffie & Miss Madeline”

“A Day in the Life of…bbno$”


 

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StylePower

“The No Guilt, Spring Closet Clean-out Tips for Crazy Clotheshorses” Wonderlust

Is your style your superpower? How you dress might not change the world, but it can definitely change yours” Wonderlust

“Feel good message-tees don’t mean much if you don’t practice what you preach. Here are our Top 5 offenders” Wonderlust

Why the anti-wax trend isn’t a trend at all (and nobody else’s business)” Wonderlust

What Would Stevie Nicks Do? (WWSND?)” Wonderlust

“Happy 127th Anniversary, Lizzie Borden! How the infamous murders shaped the way we see true crime” Wonderlust

What would Sloane Peterson do (WWSPD)? She’d take a day off” Wonderlust

How to Have a Beach Body All Year Long—Guaranteed! (And it’s not what you think!)” Wonderlust

Our Lady of Rapture: Debbie Harry, a review of her memoir Face It, and her iconic style” Wonderlust

A Girl and Her Flannel: A requited love story” Wonderlust

“Why Gratitude is the Best Accessory” Wonderlust

“If We Took a Holiday Madonna-Style” Wonderlust

Mix it up! For 30 days give yourself a new look” Wonderlust

A Fashionable Protest: Hell hath no fury like a woman in comfortable shoes” Wonderlust

Profiles & Interviews (Selected)

“And the Band Plays On: Micky Dolenz of the Monkees” Wonderlust

“10 Travel Question with Ann-Margret” Wonderlust

“10 Travel Questions with Engelbert Humperdinck” Wonderlust

“The Glamorous Life: Photographer Yotam Sandak” Wonderlust

Paranormal

“10 Travel Questions with a Ghost Hunter” Wonderlust

“13 Horror Movie Rules to Live (and Die) By” Wonderlust

“Night of the Living Dread: John LaFlamboy’s HellsGate” Wonderlust

“Hiking with Ghosts” Wonderlust

“What Happens in Salem, Stays in Salem” Wonderlust

“Take a (Psychic) Hike: With Bianca Mazzola, the road less traveled really can make the difference” Wonderlust

Style & Design

“Queen of the Sea: The Royal Conch Pearl” Wonderlust

“Bring Back the Brooch: An Adornment for All Ages” Wonderlust

“Gloves, Italian Style” Wonderlust

“Designer Spotlight: Jane Brown Interiors” Wonderlust

“These Boots (and Shoes) Are Made for Gawking” Wonderlust

“The Magic Suitcase” Wonderlust

“My Summer of (Books I) Love” Wonderlust

“50 Shades of Off White” Wonderlust

Beauty & Product

“Things I Can’t Travel Without” Wonderlust

“A Face As Fresh As Spring” Wonderlust

Travel

“Spa Trek: Spa Walden Review” Wonderlust

“A Place You Weren’t Thinking About: Milford, PA” Wonderlust

“The Cure for Jet Lag” Wonderlust

“5 Smartest Tips for Business Travelers” Wonderlust

“Rome Hotel Guide” Wonderlust

Food

“I’m Going on a Picnic and I’m Bringing…” Wonderlust (Recipes & Food)

“In Praise of Fluffernutter Sandwiches” Wonderlust

“5 Things to Eat in New England” Wonderlust