After 27 years, Spin ended its print publication last month. It joins Newsweek and SmartMoney, which also decided to end their print editions last year.
Spin struggled financially over the past few years, being passed off from company to company since 2006. It was most recently sold in July 2012 when Buzzmedia bought the mag, reportedly for less than $5 million.
It was a humbling comedown for a publication that was once the national alternative to Rolling Stone.
In its heyday, Spin featured artists like Nirvana and PJ Harvey on its covers when more mainstream magazines often failed to acknowledge them. As a magazine, it essentially defined the grunge era of the early 1990s.
It was also THE place to advertise and promote new artists.
In early 2012, Spin completely relaunched, with a redesign, and switched from a monthly to bimonthly print schedule.
Even though Spin will no longer be seen on newsstands, its website and Twitter accounts will still be functioning as usual. And according to Mashable, the new owners may consider bringing the print edition back in the future.
"We’ve not ruled out bringing back Spin in print, but we're still determining those plans," a rep for the magazine said.
Lest we forget, we've gathered images of the 20 best covers in Spin's history.
Madonna was the cover model for the first issue of Spin in May 1985. She appeared on Spin's cover six times.
It took a while for Spin to get into its alt-rock groove. Mick Jagger appeared on the August 1986 cover. During the late 80s, the Jagger/Keith Richards feud was at its worst, almost causing the band to break up.
Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain and wife Courtney Love showed off four-month-old Frances Bean Cobain on this December 1992 cover. At this point, Spin was hitting its high point.
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