In a world dominated by TikTok video unrolling at roller coaster speeds all driven by an algorithm tied to tracking information about your autonomic reactions, it’s reassuring to see the return of the written word as an alternative source of information.

SPIN is a digital magazine reasserting itself as a journal of record for all things entertainment. SPIN was acquired by Next Management Partners, a Los Angeles based investment firm focusing on tech and media investments. Its CEO is Jimmy Hutcheson, who is also CEO of SPIN.

I spoke at length with Hutcheson about SPIN and how using print across digital media is reviving a classic magazine focused on music and live entertainment. Hutcheson is energetic and enthusiastic. He’s the kind of cheerleader whose effusive manner inspires action, the opposite of the numbing passivity enhancers which now pass through endless cell phones disguised as news.

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericfuller/2022/12/31/2022-standouts-spin-magazine-is-growing-quickly