Is SPIN really circling the drain?

Oh man, at first I thought the "snort coke off some dude's dick" part was the casual homophobia...

had no idea some dude had met buzz!

aw, really? his description made me really wanna hear that record

it's a timeless and great record & and a legendary performance. his description is sort of the "I heard she was a drunk! she sounds so drunk!" version. It won five Grammys, spent 95 weeks on the charts, is in the Library of Congress, was a high note for her in her career - if you know nothing about what she did, then you can hear that she was a lifelong addict and go "this sounds like she's all fucked up!" to me but research the album a little bit - you have to be bringing lame countercultural assumptions to the table to hear it as much else than a bravura performance.

"Judy Garland Speaks" is on the other hand either hilarious or sad and hard to listen to depending on how much you enjoy hearing drunk former child stars rambling into a cassette recorder

By "baby rock" do you suppose Buzz is referring to rock that is infantile, or rock that says "baby" a lot?

o.g. baby rock imo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnTUSgHzZx0

So, uh, any updates? Just curious, because I got an email from Barnes & Noble last night telling me they credited my account a refund for the balance of my subscription to Spin on my Nook. I'm hoping maybe this just means they've changed the terms of their e-versions or something and not something more gloomy.

hey, thanks WGW and Spin for naming my pal Holly one of the best new artists in November 2012

why/when did spin stop doing the twitter reviews?

I was wondering that too

last one was aug 2

the way the site was built, they were very time-consuming to migrate to the website. we're planning on bringing them back soon

Can anyone tell me what's to become of the rest of my physical subscription?

the way the site was built, they were very time-consuming to migrate to the website. we're planning on bringing them back soon

― on a clear 乒乓 can see forever (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, December 9, 2012 11:14 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

are ppl up in arms about the temporary loss of twitter reviews, or have they not noticed

what type of question is that d-40

http://www.spin.com/spinmagazinesubscribers:

Dear SPIN Magazine Subscribers:

Following the September/October issue, SPIN has halted publication of our print edition to invest more deeply in our digital properties, including SPIN.com, SPIN Play for iPad, and SPIN mobile. SPIN has been a pioneer in music journalism since 1985 and we hope you’ll continue to enjoy our leading editorial, photographic, and multi-media content online. Special arrangements have been made with alternative publishers to fulfill your SPIN print subscription for the remaining term: you will automatically receive your new magazine in the mail, with the option to ask for a full refund. We appreciate your patience during the transition of your subscription.

Best,
SPIN

;_; only got one issue of my subscription. will i start getting GQ now or something.

how many issues made it out since the redesign?

I bought the fourth issue off the stands in 1985, so for me this is a pausing moment. Glad to see it's lively online with Christopher, will try to keep up there.

By my count four issues since the re-design, looking Interview-sized? Mar/Apr, May/Jun, Jul/Aug, Sep/Oct.

When will "each" digital-only "issue" be "published", or is this the wrong way to think about it?

one listicle slide every four minutes

Gwah-lee!

Sleigh Bells, Waka, Azealia, and what was the other issue?

what's the cover of the last print magazine?

i bought the azelia banks issue and liked it

i want to buy the last spin

very sentimental abt that magazine and seemed like it was getting better recently

Anyone remember RECORD magazine? When that went out of business in '85, SPIN picked up my subscription. Wish it would go full circle and a magazine as good as RECORD picked up the sub.

I thought the Banks ish was the last one

:(

magazines

*gets behind paywall*

Sleigh Bells, Waka, Azealia, and what was the other issue?

― "poop floats" starring sandra buttock (Stevie D(eux)), Tuesday, December 18, 2012 6:16 PM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Best Coast/Wavves was in between Waka and Azealia

dayum. :(

if i'd have kept all of my copies from my high school and lolcollege years, I'd probably have had a full run from about 1992 until the Waka issue. sad to hear this. still wishing my Nook subscription wouldn't have gotten yanked after only two of the reformatted issues though. i'm guessing that has something to do with why "SPIN Play for iPad" is singled out in that press release.

how are other magazines with lower profiles than spin able to stay profitable?

can we get a roll call of national music mags that ARE still doing print issues? because i can't think of many.

fader

rolling stone

filter

yeah fader, rolling stone, xxl, the source (lol), i guess there have to be more. every time i think one of the mid-sized alt mags like magnet is still publishing it turns out they're not.

the metal ones seems to be going strong. why not merge with a metal magazine?

Spinning Metal Blade Magazine

does mojo make money cuz Old dudes like paper

the metal ones seems to be going strong. why not merge with a metal magazine?

Decibel's circulation is way smaller than you think; Revolver cut back from monthly to bi-monthly, and might be disappearing soon; Metal Edge (the one I ran) shut its doors in 2009.

hip-hop weekly?

http://www.hiphopweekly.com/100303-newsite/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Bobbi-Kristina-Dec-4-cover.jpg

Rather than web sites, I think a lot of magazines could do well with e-reader subscriptions. I got the last 2 issues of Spin on my kindle and barely touched the print copy. Few magazines are properly marketing that angle though.

http://www.thedailyswarm.com/headlines/spin-dead-long-live-car-and-driver/

kinda lol but mostly sad

not at all lol unfortunately. very sad though and I agree that I can't exactly find any other magazine I'd prefer? Except i sure as fuck don't want car and driver.

covettes are p cool

that's amazing

"hmmm, what are some things that spin? wheels on cars, they spin!"