Josh Chesler
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Fake Names Didn't Want to Be a Hardcore Supergroup
With their second album and first tour, Fake Names (members of Refused, Bad Religion, Minor Threat and Fugazi) aren't interested in hardcore. → Read More
Mannequin Pussy's New Album is Respectfully Horny Punk Rock
Mannequin Pussy was primed to become a punk rock force after 2019's 'Patience,' and they're now getting to live up to that promise. → Read More
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless Brings a Good Cause to Riot Fest
For more than a decade, the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless has been Riot Fest's chosen charity, and their work is as important as ever. → Read More
NOFX to Break Up After 2023
The punk rock legends in NOFX are calling it quits after next year according to an Instagram comment from Fat Mike. → Read More
Odd Jobs: Pulley's Trey Clinesmith Brings Punk Rock to Hollywood Film Sets
From Modern Family to The Good Place to The Sex Lives of College Girls, Pulley's guitarist has filmed several popular TV shows. → Read More
Odd Jobs: Cartel's Will Pugh Brings His Pop-Punk Legacy to the Golf Industry
Cartel singer Will Pugh is making the most out of the golf world after the pop-punk band's shift to part-time status. → Read More
Odd Jobs: Fiddlehead's Patrick Flynn Goes From the Stage to the Classroom
Patrick Flynn isn't just the lead singer of Fiddlehead, but he's also a high school history teacher with some very deep thoughts. → Read More
Odd Jobs: How Bouncing Souls Bassist Bryan Kienlen Came to Own a Tattoo Shop When Not On Tour
Bryan Kienlen isn't just the bassist for punk rock veterans the Bouncing Souls, he's also an accomplished tattooer and shop owner. → Read More
Street Fighter 6 Brings Modern Style and Hip-Hop Culture to the Iconic Franchise
Street Fighter 6 is the latest in the historic franchise, but now with some new modern style and twists it hasn't seen before. → Read More
The Oral History of Against Me!'s Reinventing Axl Rose
For the 20th anniversary of Against Me!'s groundbreaking debut, Reinventing Axl Rose, SPIN spoke with nearly everyone involved. → Read More
Turnstile: Our 2021 Artist of the Year
2021 saw a lot of great music released, but one stood above everyone else: Turnstile. The Baltimore hardcore band is our Artist of the Year → Read More
Sinead O'Connor Announces Retirement From Recording and Touring
After four decades of iconic music, the "Nothing Compares 2 U" singer is finally at a place where she's ready to walk away from the industry on her own terms. → Read More
Phoebe Bridgers Calls SNL Guitar-Smashing 'a Bucket List Thing' as Boomers Continue to Fume
The hopeful conclusion of music's "old man yells at cloud" moment of 2021 → Read More
Yakuza: Like a Dragon Brings a Fresh Twist to the Classic Japanese Video Game Series
The Yakuza series is back with another installment, but this one is nothing like previous titles. Our interview with its producer shares a whole lot of details. → Read More
Tool to Auction a Signed Kitchen Sink to Raise Money for Ronnie James Dio Cancer Fund
No really, Maynard James Keenan and company are making sure the Ronnie James Dio cancer fund can never again use "everything but the kitchen sink" to fundraise. → Read More
Fleet Foxes Almost Collaborated With Post Malone on a Song for Their New Album
Post Malone is a big Fleet Foxes fan and has apparently formed a "casual friendship" with the band. He almost even ended up on their recent album allegedly. → Read More
Bad Omens and Chris Malinchak Headline Next Week on SPIN's Untitled Twitch Stream
Bad Omens, Chris Malinchak, and many more take to SPIN's Untitled Twitch Stream to bring viewers at home a whopping six sets over the course of five short days. → Read More
Deftones Guitarist Stephen Carpenter Favors Conspiracy Theories and Stupidity Over Science
The Deftones guitarist went on Tin Foil Hat With Sam Tripoli and discussed a plethora of his questionable takes and conspiracy theory beliefs. Who needs facts? → Read More
Geezer Butler Thinks Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's 'WAP' is 'Disgusting'
The Black Sabbath founder and bassist isn't a fan of Cardi B's song with Megan Thee Stallion, but he also realizes he's old as dirt and isn't in its audience. → Read More
The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S Bring Spatial Audio to the Forefront of Gaming
The next-gen consoles have some revolutionary audio upgrades → Read More