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Spin (magazine)

April 20, 2023

Spin (stylized in all caps as SPIN) is an American music magazine founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione, Jr. Now owned by Next Management Partners, the magazine is an online publication since it stopped issuing a print edition in 2012.

Spin
Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love, and their daughter Frances on Spin, December 1992[1]
CategoriesMusic
Founded1985; 38 years ago (1985)
Final issueSeptember/October 2012 (print); 10 years ago
CompanyNext Management Partners
CountryUnited States
Based inNew York City, New York, U.S.
LanguageEnglish
Websitespin.com
ISSN0886-3032

History

Early history

Spin was established in 1985 by Bob Guccione, Jr.[2][3] In August 1987, the publisher announced it would stop publishing Spin,[4] but Guccione Jr. retained control of the magazine[5] and partnered with former MTV president David H. Horowitz to quickly revive the magazine.[4] During this time, it was published by Camouflage Publishing with Guccione Jr. serving as president and chief executive and Horowitz as investor and chairman.[4]

In its early years, Spin was known for its narrow music coverage with an emphasis on college rock, grunge, indie rock, and the ongoing emergence of hip-hop, while virtually ignoring other genres, such as country and metal. It pointedly provided a national alternative to Rolling Stone's more establishment-oriented style.[citation needed] Spin prominently placed rising acts such as R.E.M.,[6] Prince,[7] Run-D.M.C.,[8] Beastie Boys,[9] and Talking Heads on its covers[10] and did lengthy features on established figures such as Duran Duran,[11] Keith Richards,[12] Miles Davis,[13] Aerosmith,[14] Tom Waits,[15] and John Lee Hooker.[16]

On a cultural level, the magazine devoted significant coverage to punk, alternative country, electronica, reggae and world music, experimental rock, jazz of the most adventurous sort, burgeoning underground music scenes, and a variety of fringe styles. Artists such as the Ramones, Patti Smith, Blondie, X, Black Flag, and the former members of the Sex Pistols, The Clash, and the early punk and New Wave movements were heavily featured in Spin's editorial mix. Spin's extensive coverage of hip-hop music and culture, especially that of contributing editor John Leland, was notable at the time.[citation needed]

Editorial contributions by musical and cultural figures included Lydia Lunch, Henry Rollins, David Lee Roth and Dwight Yoakam. The magazine also reported on cities such as Austin, Texas, and Glasgow, Scotland, as cultural incubators in the independent music scene. A 1990 article on the contemporary country blues scene brought R. L. Burnside to national attention for the first time.[citation needed] Coverage of American cartoonists, manga, monster trucks, the AIDS crisis, outsider artists, Twin Peaks, and other non-mainstream cultural phenomena distinguished the magazine's early years.[citation needed] In July 1986, Spin published an exposé by Robert Keating on how the funds raised at the Live Aid concert might have been inappropriately used.[17][18] Beginning in January 1988, Spin published a monthly series of articles about the AIDS epidemic titled "Words from the Front".[19]

In 1990, Spin hired John Skipper in the new position of publishing director and president while Guccione, Jr. continued to serve as editor and publisher.[20] In the early 1990s, Spin played an influential role on the grunge era, featuring alternative rock artists such as "Nirvana and PJ Harvey on its covers when more mainstream magazines often failed to acknowledge them".[1]

In 1994, two journalists working for the magazine were killed by a landmine while reporting on the Bosnian War in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A third, William T. Vollmann, was injured.[21]

In 1997, Guccione Jr. left the magazine after selling Spin[17] to Miller Publishing for $43.3 million. The new owner appointed Michael Hirschorn as editor-in-chief.[22][23] A partnership made up of Robert Miller, David Salzman, and Quincy Jones, Miller Publishing also owned Vibe,[22][24] which together made up Vibe/Spin Ventures. In 1999, Alan Light, who previously served as editor of Vibe succeeded Hirschorn at Spin.[25]

Later years

Sia Michel was appointed editor-in-chief in early 2002 to succeed Light.[26][27] With Michel as editor, according to Evan Sawdey of PopMatters, "Spin was one of the most funny, engaging music publications out there, capable of writing about everyone from the Used to [Kanye West] with an enthusiasm and deep-seated knowledge in genre archetypes that made for page-turning reading".[28] In 2003, Spin sent Chuck Klosterman, a senior writer who joined the magazine in the 1990s, on a trip to visit the death sites of famous artists in rock music, which became the basis of his 2005 book, Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story.[29][30] Klosterman wrote for Spin until 2006.[31]

In February 2006, Miller Publishing sold the magazine to a San Francisco-based company called the McEvoy Group LLC, which was also the owner of Chronicle Books.[32][33] That company formed Spin Media LLC as a holding company.[34] The new owners appointed Andy Pemberton, a former editor at Blender, to succeed Michel as editor-in-chief.[35] The first and only issue to be published under Pemberton's editorship was the July 2006 issue which featured Beyoncé on the cover.[36][37] Pemberton resigned from Spin in June 2006 and was succeeded by Doug Brod, who was executive editor during Michel's tenure.[38]

In 2008, the magazine began publishing a complete digital edition of each issue.[39] For the 25th anniversary of Prince's Purple Rain, in 2009, Spin released "a comprehensive oral history of the film and album and a free downloadable tribute that features nine bands doing song-for-song covers of the record".[40]

In March 2010, the entire collection of Spin magazine back issues became freely readable on Google Books.[41] Brod remained editor until June 2011 when he was replaced by Steve Kandell who previously served as deputy editor.[39] In July 2011, for the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's 1991 album, Nevermind, the magazine released a tribute album including all 13 songs with each covered by a different artist. The album released for free on Facebook included covers by Butch Walker, Amanda Palmer and Titus Andronicus.[42]

With the March 2012 issue, Spin relaunched the magazine in a larger, bi-monthly format and, at the same time, expanded its online presence.[43] In July 2012, Spin was sold to Buzzmedia, which eventually renamed itself SpinMedia.[44] The September/October 2012 issue was the magazine's last print edition.[45][46] It continued to publish entirely online with Caryn Ganz as its editor-in-chief.[46] In June 2013, Ganz was succeeded by Jem Aswad,[47] who was replaced by Craig Marks in June of the following year.[48]

In 2016, Puja Patel was appointed editor[49] and Eldridge Industries acquired SpinMedia via the Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group for an undisclosed amount.[50] Matt Medved became editor in December 2018.[51]

Spin was acquired in 2020 by Next Management Partners. Jimmy Hutcheson serves chief executive officer[52] with Daniel Kohn as editorial director[53] and Spin's founder, Guccione Jr., who rejoined the magazine as creative advisor.[52]

Books

In 1995, Spin produced its first book, entitled Spin Alternative Record Guide.[54] It compiled writings by 64 music critics on recording artists and bands relevant to the alternative music movement, with each artist's entry featuring their discography and albums reviewed and rated a score between one and ten.[55][56] According to Pitchfork Media's Matthew Perpetua, the book featured "the best and brightest writers of the 80s and 90s, many of whom started off in zines but have since become major figures in music criticism," including Rob Sheffield, Byron Coley, Ann Powers, Simon Reynolds, and Alex Ross. Although the book was not a sales success, "it inspired a disproportionate number of young readers to pursue music criticism."[57] After the book was published, its entry on 1960s folk artist John Fahey, written by Byron Coley, helped renew interest in Fahey's music, leading to interest from record labels and the alternative music scene.[58]

For Spin's 20th anniversary in 2005, it published a book, Spin: 20 Years of Alternative Music, chronicling the prior two decades in music.[59] The book has essays on grunge, Britpop, and emo, among other genres of music, as well as pieces on musical acts including Marilyn Manson, Tupac Shakur, R.E.M., Nirvana, Weezer, Nine Inch Nails, Limp Bizkit, and the Smashing Pumpkins.[citation needed]

Year-end lists

SPIN began compiling year-end lists in 1990.

Artist of the Year

Single of the Year

Year Artist Song Nation Ref.
1994 Beck "Loser"   United States [86]
1995 Moby "Feeling So Real"   United States [87]
1996 Fugees "Ready or Not"   United States [88]
1997 The Notorious B.I.G. "Hypnotize"   United States [89]
1998 Fatboy Slim "The Rockafeller Skank"   England [90]
1999 TLC "No Scrubs"   United States [91]
2000 Eminem "The Real Slim Shady"   United States [92]
2001 Missy Elliott "Get Ur Freak On"   United States [93]
2002 Eminem "Cleanin' Out My Closet"   United States [94]
2003 50 Cent "In da Club"   United States [95]
2004 Green Day "American Idiot"   United States [96]
2005 Gorillaz "Feel Good Inc."   England [97]
2006 Gnarls Barkley "Crazy"   United States [98]
2007 Kanye West "Stronger"   United States [99]
2008 M.I.A. "Paper Planes"   England [100]
2009 Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Zero"   United States [101]
2010 CeeLo Green "Fuck You"   United States [102]
2011 Adele "Rolling in the Deep"   England [103]
2012 GOOD Music "Mercy"   United States [104]
2013 Daft Punk "Get Lucky"   France [105]
2014 Future Islands "Seasons (Waiting on You)"   United States [106]
2015 Justin Bieber "What Do You Mean?"   Canada [107]
2016 Rae Sremmurd "Black Beatles"   United States [108]
2017 Calvin Harris, Frank Ocean, and Migos "Slide"   Scotland [109]
2018 Valee and Jeremih "Womp Womp"   United States [110]
2019 Big Thief "Orange"   United States [111]
2020 Bartees Strange "Boomer"   United States [112]
2021 Japanese Breakfast "Be Sweet"   United States [113]
2022 Sudan Archives "Home Maker"   United States [114]

Album of the Year

Year Artist Album Nation Ref.
1990 Ice Cube AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted   United States [115]
1991 Teenage Fanclub Bandwagonesque   Scotland [116]
1992 Pavement Slanted and Enchanted   United States [117]
1993 Liz Phair Exile in Guyville   United States [118]
1994 Hole Live Through This   United States [119]
1995 Moby Everything is Wrong   United States [120]
1996 Beck Odelay   United States [121]
1997 Cornershop When I Was Born for the 7th Time   England [89]
1998 Lauryn Hill The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill   United States [122]
1999 Nine Inch Nails The Fragile   United States [123]
2000 Radiohead Kid A   England [124]
2001 System of a Down Toxicity   United States [125]
2002 The White Stripes White Blood Cells   United States [126]
2003 Elephant [127]
2004 Kanye West The College Dropout   United States [128]
2005 Late Registration [129]
2006 TV on the Radio Return to Cookie Mountain   United States [130]
2007 Against Me! New Wave   United States [131]
2008 TV on the Radio Dear Science   United States [132]
2009 Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavilion   United States [133]
2010 Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy   United States [134]
2011 Fucked Up David Comes to Life   Canada [135]
2012 Frank Ocean Channel Orange   United States [136]
2013 Kanye West Yeezus   United States [137]
2014 The War on Drugs Lost in the Dream   United States [138]
2015 Kendrick Lamar To Pimp A Butterfly   United States [139]
2016 Solange Knowles A Seat at the Table   United States [140]
2017 Kendrick Lamar Damn.   United States [141]
2018 The 1975 A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships   England [142]
2019 Big Thief Two Hands   United States [143]
2020 Fiona Apple Fetch the Bolt Cutters   United States [144]
2021 Turnstile Glow On   United States [145]
2022 Weyes Blood And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow   United States [146]

Note: The 2000 album of the year was awarded to "your hard drive", acknowledging the impact that filesharing had on the music listening experience in 2000.[124] Kid A was listed as number 2, the highest ranking given to an actual album.

Additionally, the following albums were selected by the magazine as the best albums of their respective years in retrospective lists published decades later for years prior to the magazine's 1990 introduction of year-end album lists:

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spin, magazine, spin, stylized, caps, spin, american, music, magazine, founded, 1985, publisher, guccione, owned, next, management, partners, magazine, online, publication, since, stopped, issuing, print, edition, 2012, spinkurt, cobain, courtney, love, their,. Spin stylized in all caps as SPIN is an American music magazine founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr Now owned by Next Management Partners the magazine is an online publication since it stopped issuing a print edition in 2012 SpinKurt Cobain Courtney Love and their daughter Frances on Spin December 1992 1 CategoriesMusicFounded1985 38 years ago 1985 Final issueSeptember October 2012 print 10 years agoCompanyNext Management PartnersCountryUnited StatesBased inNew York City New York U S LanguageEnglishWebsitespin wbr comISSN0886 3032 Contents 1 History 1 1 Early history 1 2 Later years 2 Books 3 Year end lists 3 1 Artist of the Year 3 2 Single of the Year 3 3 Album of the Year 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditEarly history Edit Spin was established in 1985 by Bob Guccione Jr 2 3 In August 1987 the publisher announced it would stop publishing Spin 4 but Guccione Jr retained control of the magazine 5 and partnered with former MTV president David H Horowitz to quickly revive the magazine 4 During this time it was published by Camouflage Publishing with Guccione Jr serving as president and chief executive and Horowitz as investor and chairman 4 In its early years Spin was known for its narrow music coverage with an emphasis on college rock grunge indie rock and the ongoing emergence of hip hop while virtually ignoring other genres such as country and metal It pointedly provided a national alternative to Rolling Stone s more establishment oriented style citation needed Spin prominently placed rising acts such as R E M 6 Prince 7 Run D M C 8 Beastie Boys 9 and Talking Heads on its covers 10 and did lengthy features on established figures such as Duran Duran 11 Keith Richards 12 Miles Davis 13 Aerosmith 14 Tom Waits 15 and John Lee Hooker 16 On a cultural level the magazine devoted significant coverage to punk alternative country electronica reggae and world music experimental rock jazz of the most adventurous sort burgeoning underground music scenes and a variety of fringe styles Artists such as the Ramones Patti Smith Blondie X Black Flag and the former members of the Sex Pistols The Clash and the early punk and New Wave movements were heavily featured in Spin s editorial mix Spin s extensive coverage of hip hop music and culture especially that of contributing editor John Leland was notable at the time citation needed Editorial contributions by musical and cultural figures included Lydia Lunch Henry Rollins David Lee Roth and Dwight Yoakam The magazine also reported on cities such as Austin Texas and Glasgow Scotland as cultural incubators in the independent music scene A 1990 article on the contemporary country blues scene brought R L Burnside to national attention for the first time citation needed Coverage of American cartoonists manga monster trucks the AIDS crisis outsider artists Twin Peaks and other non mainstream cultural phenomena distinguished the magazine s early years citation needed In July 1986 Spin published an expose by Robert Keating on how the funds raised at the Live Aid concert might have been inappropriately used 17 18 Beginning in January 1988 Spin published a monthly series of articles about the AIDS epidemic titled Words from the Front 19 In 1990 Spin hired John Skipper in the new position of publishing director and president while Guccione Jr continued to serve as editor and publisher 20 In the early 1990s Spin played an influential role on the grunge era featuring alternative rock artists such as Nirvana and PJ Harvey on its covers when more mainstream magazines often failed to acknowledge them 1 In 1994 two journalists working for the magazine were killed by a landmine while reporting on the Bosnian War in Bosnia and Herzegovina A third William T Vollmann was injured 21 In 1997 Guccione Jr left the magazine after selling Spin 17 to Miller Publishing for 43 3 million The new owner appointed Michael Hirschorn as editor in chief 22 23 A partnership made up of Robert Miller David Salzman and Quincy Jones Miller Publishing also owned Vibe 22 24 which together made up Vibe Spin Ventures In 1999 Alan Light who previously served as editor of Vibe succeeded Hirschorn at Spin 25 Later years Edit Sia Michel was appointed editor in chief in early 2002 to succeed Light 26 27 With Michel as editor according to Evan Sawdey of PopMatters Spin was one of the most funny engaging music publications out there capable of writing about everyone from the Used to Kanye West with an enthusiasm and deep seated knowledge in genre archetypes that made for page turning reading 28 In 2003 Spin sent Chuck Klosterman a senior writer who joined the magazine in the 1990s on a trip to visit the death sites of famous artists in rock music which became the basis of his 2005 book Killing Yourself to Live 85 of a True Story 29 30 Klosterman wrote for Spin until 2006 31 In February 2006 Miller Publishing sold the magazine to a San Francisco based company called the McEvoy Group LLC which was also the owner of Chronicle Books 32 33 That company formed Spin Media LLC as a holding company 34 The new owners appointed Andy Pemberton a former editor at Blender to succeed Michel as editor in chief 35 The first and only issue to be published under Pemberton s editorship was the July 2006 issue which featured Beyonce on the cover 36 37 Pemberton resigned from Spin in June 2006 and was succeeded by Doug Brod who was executive editor during Michel s tenure 38 In 2008 the magazine began publishing a complete digital edition of each issue 39 For the 25th anniversary of Prince s Purple Rain in 2009 Spin released a comprehensive oral history of the film and album and a free downloadable tribute that features nine bands doing song for song covers of the record 40 In March 2010 the entire collection of Spin magazine back issues became freely readable on Google Books 41 Brod remained editor until June 2011 when he was replaced by Steve Kandell who previously served as deputy editor 39 In July 2011 for the 20th anniversary of Nirvana s 1991 album Nevermind the magazine released a tribute album including all 13 songs with each covered by a different artist The album released for free on Facebook included covers by Butch Walker Amanda Palmer and Titus Andronicus 42 With the March 2012 issue Spin relaunched the magazine in a larger bi monthly format and at the same time expanded its online presence 43 In July 2012 Spin was sold to Buzzmedia which eventually renamed itself SpinMedia 44 The September October 2012 issue was the magazine s last print edition 45 46 It continued to publish entirely online with Caryn Ganz as its editor in chief 46 In June 2013 Ganz was succeeded by Jem Aswad 47 who was replaced by Craig Marks in June of the following year 48 In 2016 Puja Patel was appointed editor 49 and Eldridge Industries acquired SpinMedia via the Hollywood Reporter Billboard Media Group for an undisclosed amount 50 Matt Medved became editor in December 2018 51 Spin was acquired in 2020 by Next Management Partners Jimmy Hutcheson serves chief executive officer 52 with Daniel Kohn as editorial director 53 and Spin s founder Guccione Jr who rejoined the magazine as creative advisor 52 Books EditIn 1995 Spin produced its first book entitled Spin Alternative Record Guide 54 It compiled writings by 64 music critics on recording artists and bands relevant to the alternative music movement with each artist s entry featuring their discography and albums reviewed and rated a score between one and ten 55 56 According to Pitchfork Media s Matthew Perpetua the book featured the best and brightest writers of the 80s and 90s many of whom started off in zines but have since become major figures in music criticism including Rob Sheffield Byron Coley Ann Powers Simon Reynolds and Alex Ross Although the book was not a sales success it inspired a disproportionate number of young readers to pursue music criticism 57 After the book was published its entry on 1960s folk artist John Fahey written by Byron Coley helped renew interest in Fahey s music leading to interest from record labels and the alternative music scene 58 For Spin s 20th anniversary in 2005 it published a book Spin 20 Years of Alternative Music chronicling the prior two decades in music 59 The book has essays on grunge Britpop and emo among other genres of music as well as pieces on musical acts including Marilyn Manson Tupac Shakur R E M Nirvana Weezer Nine Inch Nails Limp Bizkit and the Smashing Pumpkins citation needed Year end lists EditSPIN began compiling year end lists in 1990 Artist of the Year Edit Year Artist Ref 1994 The Smashing Pumpkins 60 1995 PJ Harvey 61 1996 Beck 62 1997 The Notorious B I G 63 1998 Lauryn Hill 64 1999 Rage Against the Machine 65 2000 Eminem 66 2001 U2 67 2002 The Strokes 68 2003 Coldplay 69 2004 Modest Mouse 70 2005 M I A 71 2006 Artists on YouTube and MySpace 72 2007 Kanye West and Daft Punk 73 2008 Lil Wayne 74 2009 Kings of Leon 75 2010 LCD Soundsystem Florence and the Machine and The Black Keys 76 2011 Fucked Up 77 2012 Death Grips 78 2013 Mike Will Made It 79 2014 Sia 80 2015 Deafheaven 81 2019 Billie Eilish 82 2020 Run the Jewels 83 2021 Turnstile 84 2022 Weyes Blood 85 Single of the Year Edit Year Artist Song Nation Ref 1994 Beck Loser United States 86 1995 Moby Feeling So Real United States 87 1996 Fugees Ready or Not United States 88 1997 The Notorious B I G Hypnotize United States 89 1998 Fatboy Slim The Rockafeller Skank England 90 1999 TLC No Scrubs United States 91 2000 Eminem The Real Slim Shady United States 92 2001 Missy Elliott Get Ur Freak On United States 93 2002 Eminem Cleanin Out My Closet United States 94 2003 50 Cent In da Club United States 95 2004 Green Day American Idiot United States 96 2005 Gorillaz Feel Good Inc England 97 2006 Gnarls Barkley Crazy United States 98 2007 Kanye West Stronger United States 99 2008 M I A Paper Planes England 100 2009 Yeah Yeah Yeahs Zero United States 101 2010 CeeLo Green Fuck You United States 102 2011 Adele Rolling in the Deep England 103 2012 GOOD Music Mercy United States 104 2013 Daft Punk Get Lucky France 105 2014 Future Islands Seasons Waiting on You United States 106 2015 Justin Bieber What Do You Mean Canada 107 2016 Rae Sremmurd Black Beatles United States 108 2017 Calvin Harris Frank Ocean and Migos Slide Scotland 109 2018 Valee and Jeremih Womp Womp United States 110 2019 Big Thief Orange United States 111 2020 Bartees Strange Boomer United States 112 2021 Japanese Breakfast Be Sweet United States 113 2022 Sudan Archives Home Maker United States 114 Album of the Year Edit Year Artist Album Nation Ref 1990 Ice Cube AmeriKKKa s Most Wanted United States 115 1991 Teenage Fanclub Bandwagonesque Scotland 116 1992 Pavement Slanted and Enchanted United States 117 1993 Liz Phair Exile in Guyville United States 118 1994 Hole Live Through This United States 119 1995 Moby Everything is Wrong United States 120 1996 Beck Odelay United States 121 1997 Cornershop When I Was Born for the 7th Time England 89 1998 Lauryn Hill The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill United States 122 1999 Nine Inch Nails The Fragile United States 123 2000 Radiohead Kid A England 124 2001 System of a Down Toxicity United States 125 2002 The White Stripes White Blood Cells United States 126 2003 Elephant 127 2004 Kanye West The College Dropout United States 128 2005 Late Registration 129 2006 TV on the Radio Return to Cookie Mountain United States 130 2007 Against Me New Wave United States 131 2008 TV on the Radio Dear Science United States 132 2009 Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavilion United States 133 2010 Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy United States 134 2011 Fucked Up David Comes to Life Canada 135 2012 Frank Ocean Channel Orange United States 136 2013 Kanye West Yeezus United States 137 2014 The War on Drugs Lost in the Dream United States 138 2015 Kendrick Lamar To Pimp A Butterfly United States 139 2016 Solange Knowles A Seat at the Table United States 140 2017 Kendrick Lamar Damn United States 141 2018 The 1975 A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships England 142 2019 Big Thief Two Hands United States 143 2020 Fiona Apple Fetch the Bolt Cutters United States 144 2021 Turnstile Glow On United States 145 2022 Weyes Blood And in the Darkness Hearts Aglow United States 146 Note The 2000 album of the year was awarded to your hard drive acknowledging the impact that filesharing had on the music listening experience in 2000 124 Kid A was listed as number 2 the highest ranking given to an actual album Additionally the following albums were selected by the magazine as the best albums of their respective years in retrospective lists published decades later for years prior to the magazine s 1990 introduction of year end album lists Year Artist Album Nation Ref 1971 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV England 147 1981 King Crimson Discipline England 148 1982 Kate Bush The Dreaming England 149 References Edit a b Austin Christina January 3 2013 Spin Magazine 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