Various Artists, 'Live From Iraq' (4th25 Entertainment)
The "CNN of the streets" booms from the barracks and front lines.
By Jeff Chang 06.30.05 3:00 AM
Q & A: Dave Grohl
"I've done almost everything I could possibly ever imagine doing."
By Andrew Beaujon 06.24.05 3:00 AM
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Off the Record
Forget the top 100 albums. Here are the top 10 other things that mattered.
By Chuck Klosterman; Spin Staff 06.20.05 3:00 AM
For 20 years, Spin has saved your life. Are you interested in modern-rock bands like Nirvana and Kula Shaker? Read Spin. Did you once suspect that AIDS is not caused by HIV? Spin understands you. Are you being attacked by snow leopards and/or leprechauns on a daily basis? A Spin editor will personally come to your home and exterminate them. This is what we do.
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100 Greatest Albums, 1985-2005
It wasn't easy arriving at the 100 Greatest Albums of Spin's first 20 years. But after months of smoke-filled meetings -- enduring a hail of verbal assaults and hurled office furniture -- our editorial junta eventually winnowed 500 candidates down to an undeniably unimpeachable elite of timeless classics.
By Spin Staff 06.20.05 3:00 AM
Each album on the list finds a sweet spot between artistic brilliance, stylistic innovation, and cultural relevance. You could listen to the Smiths' The Queen Is Dead hiding under a pillow fort in your bedroom (as Morrissey would no doubt prefer), or it could blow your mind in a crowded bar. Why?
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