
SPIN 35


Farm Aid at 35

The 35 Best Lesser-Known Artists of the Last 35 Years, Picked by 35 Well-Known Artists

Birthday Boy

Krist Novoselic on the Lasting Impact of Nirvana

The Most Influential Artists: #1 Nirvana

Australia’s Dark Pop Princess

The Most Influential Artists: #2 Prince

Laura Jane Grace on Staying Alive and Staring Into the Abyss

The Most Influential Artists: #3 Madonna

YUNGBLUD: ‘I Wrote an Album for the Weirdest Years of Our Lives’

The White Stripes’ Archivist Ben Blackwell Reveals the Stories Behind Their Greatest Hits

The Most Influential Artists: #4 N.W.A.

Made in Nigeria: The Grandson of Fela Kuti Upholds His Family’s Afrobeat Message

Still Bad to the Bone

The Most Influential Artists: #5 Nine Inch Nails

The Most Influential Artists: #6 2Pac

Tommy, Can You (Still) Hear Me?

The Most Influential Artists: #7 Run-DMC

Country Girl

America’s Obsession: Our 1994 Kate Moss Interview

The Most Influential Artists: #8 R.E.M.

The Most Influential Artists: #9 Public Enemy

The SPIN Interview: The Dalai Lama

John Mellencamp: American Son

The Making of Curtis Waters

The Most Influential Artists: #12 Beastie Boys

Love and the Muse

The Most Influential Artists: #13 Dr. Dre

The 35 Most Excellent Movies of the Last 35 Years

The Most Influential Artists: #14 U2

AC/DC Flick the Switch on Power Up

Dear Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: Induct the Go-Go’s Already!

The Struggle for DIY: The Resilience of Marginalized Groups During the Pandemic

Common’s Mission for Peace in America

The Most Influential Artists: #17 The Notorious B.I.G.

Eddie Murphy and Spike Lee in Conversation: Our 1990 Cover Story

Finneas on COVID-Era Creativity, Not Being Starstruck and His Dream Collaboration

Tiananmen Square Revisited

Lenny Kravitz on New Memoir, Changing Musical Directions, Eddie Van Halen

The Most Influential Artists: #19 Michael Jackson

A Fan’s Note: The Who Are the Best Bloody Rock Band in the World

The 35 Most Important Moments in the Last 35 Years

The Most Influential Artists: #20 Jane’s Addiction
