Spin (magazine)

Spin is a music magazine founded by Bob Guccione, Jr. in 1985. He sold it to Miller Publishing in 1997. In February 2006, Miller Publishing sold the magazine for less than US$5 million to a San Francisco-based company called the McEvoy Group LLC.^[1] That company formed Spin Media LLC as a holding company.

In 2008, the magazine began publishing a complete digital edition of each issue.^[2] In July 2012, Spin was sold to Buzzmedia, which eventually renamed itself SpinMedia.^[3] The September/October 2012 issue was the magazine's last print edition for nearly twelve years.^[4][5]

Spin was acquired in 2020 by Next Management Partners. Jimmy Hutcheson serves as Chief Executive Officer.^[6] Guccione, Jr. returned in 2020 and now serves as the Editor. The magazine returned to print as a quarterly publication in September 2024.^[7][8]

1. ↑ Raine, George (March 1, 2006). "San Francisco Chronicle S.F. group buys 20-year-old rock music magazine Spin Archived 2007-11-13 at the Wayback Machine". sfgate.com. Retrieved on November 11, 2008.
2. ↑ Sisario, Ben (June 20, 2011). "Spin Magazine Fires Publisher and Editor". The New York Times. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
3. ↑ Sisario, Ben (July 10, 2012). "Spin Magazine Is Sold to Buzzmedia, With Plans to Expand Online Reach". The New York Times. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
4. ↑ "The Daily Swarm". Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
5. ↑ Sisario, Ben (July 29, 2012). "Spin Announces Layoffs and Drops Nov./Dec. Issue". The New York Times. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
6. ↑ Guaglione, Sara (June 5, 2020). "'Spin' Founder Bob Guccione Jr. Returns As Creative Advisor". MediaPost. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
7. ↑ Flynn, Kerry (May 28, 2024). "Exclusive: Spin magazine returns to print". Axios. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
8. ↑ "SPIN Returns To Print". Business Wire. May 28, 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-28.

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