In the 1980s, music and film collided for cross-promotional blockbusters both transcendent (Purple Rain) and transcendently cheesy (Footloose). In the ‘90s, soundtracks continued to sell…
Jimi Hendrix's Japanese sunburst guitar went for $216,000 at Auction yesterday, selling for more than four times its pre-auction estimate of $50,000. As GWS Auctions…
This is Part One of "Miles Style," SPIN's two-part story on the life and legacy of Miles Davis. Part One originally appeared in the November 1985 issue of…
This article originally appeared in the December 1985 issue of SPIN.
Bob Dylan, poet laureate, prophet in a motorcycle jacket. Mystery tramp. Napoleon…
A new exhibit headed to New York City will celebrate the instruments that have been a focal part of incredible moments throughout rock history. As noted…
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Jimi Hendrix Experience's 1968 masterpiece Electric Ladyland and to celebrate the occasion, Legacy Records will release a…
The legendary Chelsea Hotel has been under renovation since 2011, and a couple years ago a former resident noticed that the construction workers were planning…
Voidz frontman and sometime Stroke Julian Casablancas is the latest subject of David Marchese's revealing—sometimes too revealing—interviews with notable musical figures for New York magazine. Casablancas has pop music…
Sony Legacy Recordings has announced Both Sides of the Sky, the final installment in the label's trilogy of archival Jimi Hendrix albums. The posthumous project will feature 13…
