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Award Tour: 21 Times the Grammys Saluted the Underground
Music's Biggest Night has been sneaking in alternative and indie voices for 30 years (sorry, Arcade Fire!). Here's the lowdown on our favorite awesomely alternative Grammy moments.Read More
Feb 9, 2012
8:00 AM
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Atrocity Exhibition: 18 Dubious Uses for Joy Division
From shoes to sex toys and coloring books to soccer chants, how pop culture's lost control.Read More
Jan 26, 2012
4:00 PM
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'Discovery Inn': Classic Shots From Rock Photog Danny Clinch's iPad App
A tour of Clinch's beloved '90s snaps of the Beastie Boys, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, Tupac and more.Read More
Dec 20, 2011
11:03 AM
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Endless Bummer: 30 Ways 2011 Was a Drag
Record sales tanked, the White Stripes split up, talented musical heroes lost their lives, and Flavor Flav lost his chicken joint. SPIN looks back at the year everything broke.Read More
Dec 14, 2011
3:22 PM
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'Volume 1': Rob Shanahan's Photos of Paul & Ringo, Dave Grohl and More
Ringo Starr's personal photographer Rob Shanahan's new book captures members of the Beatles, Foo Fighters, and Van Halen in intimate moments, onstage and off. Here's a selection of his best shots with Shanahan's recollections about each shoot.Read More
Dec 14, 2011
9:45 AM
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Screaming Females in the Studio: Shots From the Steve Albini Sessions
Behind-the-scenes snapshots of the Jersey rockers slaving on the follow-up to 2010's 'Castle Talk' in Chicago — with captions by the band's own Marissa Paternoster.Read More
Dec 12, 2011
4:05 PM
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Art Cool Confidential: Art Basel 2011
From James Murphy and TV on the Radio's Kyp Malone to Yelle and Yelawolf, relive Miami's outrageous art fest through SPIN photographer Ian Witlen's lens.Read More
Dec 6, 2011
2:11 PM
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I Was There: Snapshots From the War on Drugs' Personal Tour Album
Go behind the Philly rockers' massive tour for 2011's 'Slave Ambient' via bassist Dave Hartley's photos of every backstage jam session and blinding Canadian snowstorm.Read More
Dec 5, 2011
9:05 AM
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Highway to Hell: An Intimate Portrait of Davila 666's Wild Road Trip
From Fun Fun Fun fest to a surprise late-night tattoo session, SPIN rides along with the Puerto Rican punks.Read More
Nov 21, 2011
7:05 AM
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The Changing Face of Hip-Hop: A Close-Up Look at Rap's New Underground
Check out shots of Danny Brown, G-Side, Yelawolf and more stars of SPIN's December 2011 issueRead More
Nov 16, 2011
4:02 PM
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'Instrument': Stories Behind Kurt Cobain, Bon Iver and More Artists' Favorite Gear
Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Nick Zinner, Modest Mouse's Isaac Brock, and more musicians tell their guitars' tales in a new bookRead More
Nov 3, 2011
6:15 PM
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Indestructible: The Most Durable Rock Stars Alive
Steven Tyler, Courtney Love, and more people who should probably be dead by nowRead More
Oct 27, 2011
3:45 PM
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Shirt Happens: Rock Stars Wearing Their Own Merch
"I think the early days of thrash metal may have been the last real heyday of bands wearing their own t-shirts onstage & in photos," current SPIN interviewee Jon Wurster recently tweeted. So SPIN launched a full investigation. Read More
Oct 25, 2011
10:30 AM
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SPIN's All-Access Pass to CMJ 2011: Photos From Backstage to the Front Row
Over 1,200 bands invaded New York last week for CMJ's annual rockathon. SPIN captured as many of our can't-miss acts as humanly possible.Read More
Oct 24, 2011
6:01 PM
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No More Shall We Part: 12 Indie Rock Couples Keeping the Dream Alive
Sonic Youth super couple Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore have sadly split, but there are still 12 awesome indie-rock pairs going strong. No pressure, guys! But really, stay together. For our sake.Read More
Oct 20, 2011
10:45 AM