Trent Reznor

The Most Influential Artists: #5 Nine Inch Nails We're counting down the 35 most influential artists of the past 35 years

SPIN 35 / Our Most Excellent Anniversary

Still Bad to the Bone George Thorogood is a man of his time. And he’s content with that

Made Kuti

Made in Nigeria: The Grandson of Fela Kuti Upholds His Family’s Afrobeat Message Multi-instrumentalist airs hopes and frustrations on his solo debut

Cody Chestnutt

35 Great Songs You Probably Didn’t Hear in the Last 35 Years Modest Mouse, Sparks, Bartees Strange, Eric Slick (Dr. Dog) and Andy Molholt (Speedy Ortiz) help us uncover some hidden gems

This Just In / News

Jenny Lewis and Serengeti 2020

Jenny Lewis and Seregenti Team for ‘Unblu’

The Strokes Battle Robots on ‘The Adults Are Talking’ Video Watch the indie rock band try their best to compete at baseball

24kGoldin, Machine Gun Kelly, Ian Diorr

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

Speak to Me / Interviews

SPIN 35 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

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

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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Let the Airwaves Flow / Entertainment

Paul Scheer on Psilocybin-Fueled Weezer Walks, DJ-Sparring With His Wife “I wasn’t a stoner, but I made my own radio show in high school. This is how sad this is: I made a radio show for myself.”

Johnny Brennan

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

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In the Studio

Death Cab for Cutie Announce EP With Covers of TLC, R.E.M. to Support Georgia Runoff Elections

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Sabrina Claudio

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

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"

The Who

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