H.R. of Bad Brains on the Best Concert of the ’80s
One of the most influential leaders in the development of hardcore punk rock, H.R. of the legendary Bad Brains, sat down with SPIN for our Decades of Sound collaboration with…
‘Decades Of Sound’: The Beat Rolls On In The 2000s
It all started with a click. The 2000s witnessed a dramatic transformation in how music was consumed, primarily thanks to ever-improving digital technology. The widespread availability of rise the Internet…
SPIN DNA: William T. Vollmann on Journalism
In this ongoing series, we revisit some of our most memorable moments with SPIN’s journalists, photographers, and editors. To our knowledge, William T. Vollmman is the only alumni of SPIN’s…
Filter’s embrace of technology continues with The Algorithm KiTalbum
Richard Patrick’s remarkable career in post-industrial and alternative rock began as a guitarist in Nine Inch Nails during its classic era from 1989 to 1993, when Patrick formed Filter. Selling…
Ernie Ball Goes Deep With Polyphia To Launch ‘Big Sound’ Sessions
The world’s leading manufacturer of guitar strings and accessories is going behind the scenes with their most innovative and influential artist ambassadors as part of the new artist session series,…
Provider’s Guys Just Wanna Have Fun
“The band refers to me as Zef,” bassist Alex Zefron tells me, of the nickname he inherited from his father. More from Spin: SPIN Returns to Print for the First…
‘I Do Love a Doomed Quest’: We’re ‘Going Down’ With Laurie Anderson
Laurie Anderson can’t deny that she has an obsession with flying, a recurring motif throughout her long career as a recording and performance artist. More from Spin: Big Ears 2024:…
The Smile Ready Second Album Of 2024, ‘Cutouts’
Radiohead may not have released an album in more than eight years, but principal members Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood continue their hot streak with their other band the Smile,…
‘People Won’t Be Able to Stop Singing It!’: Jon Voight and Chip Taylor on the Enduring Rock Legacy of 1966’s ‘Wild Thing’
Jon Voight vividly remembers the first time he heard the song “Wild Thing.” More from Spin: SPIN Returns to Print for the First Time in 12 Years Body Meat Elevates…
Body Meat Elevates Experimental Vision on ‘Starchris’
Body Meat – StarchrisPartisan Records Chris Taylor likes leaning into sonic chaos—fusing dance, metal, and trap to shape Body Meat’s strikingly tumultuous electronic pop. More from Spin: SPIN Returns to…