SPIN: Greatest Hits: 25 Years of Heretics, Heroes, and the New Rock 'n' Roll
The official book celebrating the 25th anniversary of SPIN magazine
From its first issue in 1985, SPIN has cultivated a reputation for brilliant writing and broad musical coverage, including genres and artists long abandoned by its competitors. From punk to electronica, goth to gangsta rap, emo to garage rock, and hip-hop to indie rock, SPIN has covered it all and featured interviews with leading artists through every musical wave of the last 25 years.
SPIN: Greatest Hits brings together some of the classic stories that have appeared in the magazine, each with a new introduction by the author offering historical perspective on the article.
- Compiles the best articles from well-known writers such as Chuck Klosterman, Jonathan Ames, Elizabeth Gilbert, and David Hajdu
- Features the best SPIN interviews with Lou Reed, Noel Gallagher, Chuck D, and other influential musicians
- Includes hilarious sidebars such as "Six Extreme Metal Bands That Could Be Mistaken for Flavors of Herbal Tea," "Six Misguided Attempts to Falsify Rock History," and more
Packed with great writing and information spanning a quarter-century of iconic music and musicians, SPIN: Greatest Hits is an essential keepsake for music fans and lovers of pop culture.
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Book details
- Author
- Doug Brod
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 288
- Formats
- Paperback
- Subjects
- Music › Genres & Styles › Rock
- Topics
- rock music history · music journalism · SPIN magazine · music criticism · pop culture history · punk and hip-hop · musician interviews · music anthology
- ISBN-13
- 9780470639962
About the author
DOUG BROD is the former editor in chief of SPIN and TV Guide magazines and a long-time editor at Entertainment Weekly. He is the author of They Just Seem a Little Weird: How KISS, Cheap Trick, Aerosmith, and Starz Remade Rock and Roll.
Brod edited SPIN: Greatest Hits: 25 Years of Heretics, Heroes, and the New Rock 'n' Roll and contributed to SPIN: 20 Years of Alternative Music. He has written for The New York Times, Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, Classic Rock, and The Trouser Press Record Guide, and has taught at New York University.
When he’s not writing, Brod works as an editor at the Toronto Star and previously served as a segment producer of the comedy/music television series Oddville, MTV.
Doug lives in Toronto with his family.