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Machine Gun Kelly Picked Up a Guitar to Save Rock — and Himself MGK dealt with personal loss and resuscitated a genre

SPIN 35 / Our Most Excellent Anniversary

The Most Influential Artists: #7 Run-DMC We're counting down the 35 most influential artists of the past 35 years

The Who

Tommy, Can You (Still) Hear Me? Once a special event, and treasured by fans, the concept album has all but disappeared. Why?

Country Girl Carlene Carter has always had pure country music pedigree, but she added a rock edge all her own, and smashed the genre barrier while she was at it

This Just In / News

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Pop-Punk and Hip-Hop: 2020’s Dynamic Duo The unlikely alliance between emo and rap became a commercial juggernaut this year

SPIN 35 The 35 Greatest Concerts of the Last 35 Years From Superjams to holograms — live highlights from the past three and a half decades

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Dave Matthews, Haim, Incubus’ Brandon Boyd and More to Play Cat Stevens Tribute CatSong Festival will stream live on Dec. 5

Speak to Me / Interviews

SPIN 35 John Mellencamp: American Son A portrait of an artist as a 69-year-old man

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Sabrina Claudio’s New Holiday Album LP Is a Jazzy Gift Singer details how a conversation with her manager turned into a new festive album for fans

Meg Myers on Getting Sober, Writing Her Most ‘Honest’ Album Yet Alt-rock singer talks new music — and the "healing journey" that made it happen

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Jerky Boys Creator Johnny Brennan on the Group's First Album in 21 Years A lot has changed since their last prank call

Love and the Muse A beautiful, poignant documentary now streaming on Netflix, about Leonard Cohen’s great love affair with Marianne Ihlen

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Ani DiFranco Shares ‘Revolutionary Love,’ Title Track To Her Upcoming 2021 LP The single encourages people to be "curious about our opponents instead of shutting down."

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RIP Diego Maradona, Soccer’s Tragic Rock ‘n Roll Star Maradona came from Argentina’s poorest streets, rose to be the biggest soccer player in the world, lived fast, partied harder, and was revered as a God

SPIN 35 Looking Back at the Concert That Tried to Save America In 2004, a handful of musicians went on tour with the focus to persuade voters to get George W. Bush out of office. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at the tour's crescendo

Stone Gossard Calls Eddie Vedder His ‘Muse’: ‘I Write Every Song For Eddie, Ultimately’ "I would love to write 50 songs a year with him, but it's just not on the cards"

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SPIN 35 How U2’s Concert in War Torn Sarajevo Came About