Soundgarden: Alive in the Superunknown

Beloved '90s titans Soundgarden are back, but where are they going?
Soundgarden / Photo by Francesco Carrozzini

One guy's homeless, one likes sleeping all day, one's in Pearl Jam, and one's Chris Cornell. Beloved '90s titans Soundgarden are back, but where are they going? [Magazine Excerpt]



From a distance, it doesn't look like much has changed.

Is Eminem Hip-Hop's Brightest Star?

Clean and sober and grappling with adulthood at the tender age of 37, the biggest-selling artist of the millennium wants his spot back.
Photo by Maciek Kobielski

Eminem’s new album not only puts his infamous pill addiction behind him, it might just make him hip-hop's alpha dog all over again. So why isn't this man smiling? [Cover story excerpt]

Paramore: Party in the U.S.A.

EXCLUSIVE: Paramore traverse the country on a mission to bring sunny angst to the masses.
Photograph by Ben Watts

Fueled by high-grade chocolate milk on a bus that smells of popcorn and Twizzlers, Paramore traverse the country on a mission to bring sunny angst to the masses. SPIN tags along for the ride, and wonders where they go from here. [Cover story excerpt]

Stone Temple Pilots: Reunited and Thriving

Seven years after their messy breakup, the multiplatinum alt-rockers reflect on why they matter again.
Photograph by Mark Hom (<a href="http://www.spin.com/sites/spin.com/files/1006-stp-cover.jpg" title="Photo by Marc Hom" rel="lightbox[IHLN]">view large</a>)

The streets of downtown Detroit are quiet on a Thursday night in late March. I'm walking even though I've been told not to; the hotel wanted to drive me to the venue just a half-mile away.

SPIN's 25th Anniversary Issue

Making sense of 25 years' worth of pop-culture tumult.
Photograph by Viki Forshee / Lettering by James Victore

Check out SPIN's complete silver anniversary package of great music, including:

Under the Influence: Stars Grill Their Idols

SPECIAL SECTION: Billie Joe, Gerard Way, Britt Daniel & more compare notes with their biggest influences.
Photographs by Francesco Carrozzini
  • Rock stars get all the perks. But sometimes even they don't get the chance to compare notes with their greatest influences without a little help. As part of our 25th Anniversary year, we connected some of today's biggest names with their idols -- here are the results.
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