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This article originally appeared in the December 1985 issue of SPIN. Hüsker Dü's music smells like grainy old film stock to me, like…

This article originally appeared in the November 1985 issue of SPIN. Every summer morning the jets dump several hundred Americans at Gatwick and Heathrow…

This article originally appeared in the September 1985 issue of SPIN. What sort of keyboards interest you these days? Well, funnily…

This article originally appeared in the September 1985 issue of SPIN. Jesus Christ, life is depressing. It's surprising that anyone bothers to carry…

This article originally appeared in the August 1985 issue of SPIN. The street is filled with broken Malta bottles. The building's doorway is…

This article originally appeared in the January 1987 issue of SPIN. There is this guy, call him Goatman, because that's what he sounds…

This article originally appeared in the May 1985 issue of SPIN. Sade Adu is like her songs—smooth, elegant and beautifully arranged. A coffee-colored…

This article originally appeared in the June 1986 issue of SPIN. "We don't want some girl to fool around with / We don't…

This article originally appeared in the July 1987 issue of SPIN. It was the very last edition of The Tube, the most interesting…

This article originally appeared in the June 1985 issue of SPIN. The Talking Heads invented the modern rock band. They found that if you're…

This article originally appeared in the January 2003 issue of SPIN. "Is it okay to let the girls in?" Smoggy asks. The Strokes'

This article originally appeared in the January 1987 issue of SPIN. Walk into the office of one of the hot managers in pop…

This article originally appeared in the November 1985 issue of SPIN. Tom Waits has a voice that could guide ships through dense fog.

This article originally appeared in the August 1991 issue of SPIN. John Singleton's like a kid in a candy store. The neophyte auteur…

This article originally appeared in the June 1987 issue of SPIN. June, 1986. The Replacements are roaring through one of their patented skittish…