After spending their lives making extreme music under oppressive circumstances, a handful of Cuban bands–with the help of a writer and filmmaker–finally got a chance to play in the U.S. The hardest part: deciding if they could ever go home again.
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Part Ramones Biography, Part Dreamscape
The Man Behind the Historic Implosion of the Ex-Gay Movement
Alan Chambers wasn’t just the leader of Exodus International, he was also a member. When he shut down the ministry network this summer, foes and allies alike debated whether this was a tipping point for conservative Christians’ acceptance of homosexuality or merely a symptom of his own inability to practice what he preached.
Wrong Way on a One-Way Track: The Oral History of Soul Asylum’s “Runaway Train”
The breakneck success and harrowing crash of a song that saved lives, destroyed rhythm sections and brought some grungy Minneapolis punks to the White House Lawn.
Captive Audience: The Music Business in America’s Prisons
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.
Let It Bleed: The Oral History of PJ Harvey’s ‘Rid Of Me’
The unblinking story of how inter-band tension spawned a rubbed raw masterpiece and influenced Nirvana.
Chris Tucker eases back into Hollywood
After a five-year hiatus, the ‘Rush Hour’ star plays a mental patient in ‘Silver Linings Playbook
What’s Next For ‘The Walking Dead?’
The megahit plans to kill 27 characters in its finale–and that’s just for starters
The Ghosts Of Jonesboro: Fifteen Years After A Notorious School Shooting, A Small Town Is Still Recovering
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.
David Peisner 