Alec John Such, Founding Member of Bon Jovi, Dies at 70 Jon Bongiovi Jr. was once just a 21-year-old kid from New Jersey with a dream – and a cousin who ran one of the best studios in New York – when he recorded “Runaway” and began getting airplay on local radio. Within a year, he’d signed a record deal, adopted a phonetic spelling of his...

SPIN, TRO Essex Team For A2IM Indie Week Artist Showcase SPIN presented an A2IM Indie Week Happy Hour and performance showcase June 12 at the Penthouse in New York, featuring the talents of TRO Essex Music Group artists Sam Louis, Casii Stephan and Flamy Grant. The event was part of the American Association of Independent Music’s annual...

John Grant’s ‘The Art of the Lie’: Impressive as Confessional, Stolid as Music On Alexandra Kay’s 2023 album, All I’ve Ever Known, the country artist reflects on the life-changing end of an 11-year relationship. Making the project became therapeutic for Kay, who opened up about those emotions to SPIN backstage at SXSW. Kay said that...

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John Grant’s ‘The Art of the Lie’: Impressive as Confessional, Stolid as Music Picture this: As the morning sunlight stirs you awake, horrifying awareness of the night before starts to seep in. Though you can’t really remember the specifics—or much of anything, for that matter—a few foggy details remain. You’d better start apologizing. More...

Rock Hall Welcomes Ozzy, Cher, Frampton, DMB, Tribe Name  Al Greenwood, Founding member and keyboard player for Foreigner Best known for  The original keyboard player in Foreigner. Playing a rock star in the movie Blue DeVille (a stretch). Ability to leap tall buildings in a single bound.More from Spin: Every Queen Album,...