Until very recently the country’s incarcerated were living in a world of Walkmans, radios and cassette tapes. But finally, things are changing. SPIN goes behind bars to investigate how music makes its way inside prisons, who puts it there and what it means to inmates.
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The unblinking story of how inter-band tension spawned a rubbed raw masterpiece and influenced Nirvana.
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After a five-year hiatus, the ‘Rush Hour’ star plays a mental patient in ‘Silver Linings Playbook
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The megahit plans to kill 27 characters in its finale–and that’s just for starters
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On March 24, 1998, two children shot up a middle school near Jonesboro, Arkansas, killing five, wounding ten, and setting the benchmark for a horrifying trend in America. This is the story of how the close-knit rural community healed — and didn’t — and what places like Newtown can learn from its example.
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Alan Meltzer made a fortune in the record business, and built Wind-up Records into an indie-label powerhouse. But then came pills, an obsession with poker and, inevitably, the end
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How streaming services are beginning to win the battle for the hearts and minds (and wallets) of music fans.
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All over the country, soldiers who are suffering from the physical and emotional ravages of war are learning to deal with their pain by writing songs and playing music. Even more surprising: It’s working.
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