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Year-End Lists
RJ Smith's 'The One: The Life and Music of James Brown'

SPIN’s 10 Best Music Books of 2012

James Brown's life was as deep and mythic as his celebrated groove. In the magisterial, rollicking biography The One: The Life and Music of James…
Kenny Herzog / December 19, 2012
Year-End Lists
SPIN's 10 Best Music Books of 2011

SPIN’s 10 Best Music Books of 2011

SPIN's Best of 2011:• One Fucked Up Year: SPIN's Best of 2011 Issue• SPIN's 50 Best Albums of 2011• SPIN's 20 Best Songs of 2011•…
SPIN Staff / December 20, 2011

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Tinashe’s <i>Joyride</i> Is Better Than Expected Given the Drama
Tinashe’s Joyride Is Better Than Expected Given the Drama
Cardi B Defines Herself on the Joyous, Versatile <i>Invasion of Privacy</i>
Cardi B Defines Herself on the Joyous, Versatile Invasion of Privacy
Mr. Fingers Can Still Make the Dancefloor Quake
Mr. Fingers Can Still Make the Dancefloor Quake
Thirty Seconds to Mars Reinvent Themselves as Imagine Dragons on <i>America</i>
Thirty Seconds to Mars Reinvent Themselves as Imagine Dragons on America

Editor's Picks

25 Years of Talking to Chris Cornell for <i>Spin</i>
25 Years of Talking to Chris Cornell for Spin
The Unbelievable Story of the Most Expensive Record Ever Sold on Discogs
The Unbelievable Story of the Most Expensive Record Ever Sold on Discogs
The 79 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1997
The 79 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1997