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SPIN: 20 Years of Alternative Music
Original Writing on Rock, Hip-Hop, Techno, and Beyond

SPIN magazine, edited by Sia Michel and Will Hermes
Three Rivers Press / Crown Publishing Group
September 2005
ISBN: 0307236625

Twenty years ago, the editors of Spin magazine set out to cover new music and revolutionize the format of the music magazine. Since then, Spin has become one of the most respected music magazines in the country, with more than 500,000 readers who turn to its pages for news and insights on the most innovative and influential sounds of the day. The best music journalists in the business, including Dave Eggers, Chuck Klosterman, Ann Powers, and Marc Spitz, have contributed to its success, and now, for the 20th anniversary of the magazine, these writers and many more come together again in Spin: 20 Years of Alternative Music, for one rocking birthday book. More than 50 essays, specially commissioned by Spin for this project, chronicle the development of alternative rock, focusing on breakthrough bands like REM, The Pixies, Weezer, Nirvana, and many more, with sidebars, pull quotes, a timeline, lists, and review excerpts that re-create a time and a scene for any music fan who remembers the late Eighties and Nineties. More than 300 full-color photographs make this book a visual treat and a trip down a musical memory lane.