5 Albums I Can’t Live Without
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: KSI
Name KSI Best known for Devising theorems on quantum physics and the quantum field in general. Current city London, England Really want to be in Birusu No Shiro, sipping cocktails and playing my “5 Albums” playlist to Beerus and Whis. Excited about A secret Project that you lot will go nuts for. Boxing news, music news…just lots—haha! My current music collection has a lot of Hip hop and sad rap. I listen to a lot of music and an eclectic mix, but rap in general is always quite prominent. And a little bit of Rock. I don’t even really think about genres too much. I just gravitate towards good music! Preferred format Vinyl is always special, and even though it’s much more of an effort there is something about it. Almost like you’re...
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Nikki Sixx
Name Nikki Sixx Best known for I’m 100 percent best known for my sarcasm first, and second, for being a member of Mötley Crüe. Current city Jackson Hole, WY, where there’s more cattle than there are people. Really want to be in If I could be any place in the world—besides where we live in Jackson Hole, WY, which we love, we have a lot of property, you can’t see any houses or anything from where we live—would be somewhere on the beach. Maybe St. Barts. Excited about Yeah, I’m really excited about the fact that I’ve signed a deal—and I’m not ready to announce who it is—but a huge director in animation. And we’ve gotten together, and we’ve got a really great idea for an animated show for children, which is driven by an original song in each show. And the other thi...
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Ryan Reed, SPIN Contributing Editor
Name Ryan Reed Best known for Writing and editing at various places, writing a book about Fleetwood Mac, and apparently (according to Google) having the same name as a NASCAR driver. Current city Knoxville, Tennessee. Really want to be in Colorado Springs — I went there during a 2019 road trip and fell in love. I’m lucky to have mountains here at home, but nothing beats the Garden of the Gods. I think about that place every other day. Excited about Seeing Genesis live this year (despite my COVID-related anxiety). My current music collection has a lot of Progressive/psychedelic/art/indie/alternative/classic rock, split fairly evenly between big-name artists and obscure acts. I also have a solid amount of jazz-fusion. And a little bit of funk/post-punk. I’m working on expanding my collection...
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Roger Sanchez
Name Roger Sanchez Best known for “Another Chance”; 4 deck DJ sets; laser-cut, two-toned beard and sci-fi nerd. Current city Miami Really want to be in Exactly where I am, making beats and spray painting a few walls. Excited about Another Chance to Dance Tour, some very exciting new colabs, new artist album in the works, NFTs, graffiti pieces. My current music collection has a lot of Massive Attack, Ykonosh (organic house), London Grammar, Nas, El Mundo. And a little bit of Soul, alternative. Don’t judge me for Nah, I’m happy with all of my music. Preferred format Vinyl is fun to play, but sucks to carry a ton of it on the road. I like WAVs to listen to and they sound great when mastered properly and played out on analog systems. [...
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Liam Howe of Sneaker Pimps
Name Liam Howe Best known for I am best known for my extensive pencil collection. When I work with an artist I often gift them a pencil: Lana Del Ray has one of my Blackwing 602’s. Being a founding member of trip hoppers Sneaker Pimps also brings some welcome notoriety. Current city London (Hackney) Really want to be in I really want to be in Muro Leccese. It’s a sleepy little town in Puglia, southern Italy. When you arrive in Muro it feels like you have stepped back in time. It’s straight out of a 1950s Italian arthouse film: beautiful towering churches and silent piazzas a-plenty. On the ancient streets farmers sell their handpicked produce from the backs of three-wheeler vans. Locals buzz around town in dusty old Cinquecentos. Lots of creative folk have moved there i...
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants
Name John Flansburgh Current city New York City Really want to be in New York City Excited about Tierra Whack, Wet Leg, Sax Kari, Soccer Mommy, Holly Golightly, Big Thief, Os Mutantes. My current music collection has a lot of Old music from New Orleans. And a little bit of Hard bop. Don’t judge me for Anything. Preferred format None really. I listen to music, as well as a ton of podcasts, streaming from my phone into headphones. My partner and I have a stereo set up in our kitchen and listen to records making meals and eating dinner which is a fantastic way to live with music both actively and passively. My car still has a CD player in it, so I burn mix CDs for car trips. [embedded content][embedded content] 5 Albums I Can’t Live Without 1 Bowling Green and Other F...
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Tom Morello
Name Tom Morello Best known for Star Trek fandom, competent Dungeons and Dragons play, and reinventing the electric guitar. Current city Los Angeles, CA Really want to be in Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL reliving past baseball glories. Excited about The Atlas Underground Fire! My current music collection has a lot of Legends. And a little bit of Upstarts. Don’t judge me for Not caring what you think about my musical taste, which includes Lady Gaga, Articles of Faith, and Ratt. Preferred format Streaming, so I can embarrass my kids with my musical taste on the Family Playlist. 5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: 1 3Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel’s 3 is a spectacular album of ennui and desperation. “Games Without Frontiers” is the track that draws you in with its brilliant, disjointed poetry and equall...
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Masta Ace
Name Masta Ace Best known for Sittin’ On Chrome! Current city Northern New Jersey. Really want to be in Any place less racist than here! Excited about This hip-hop musical I’m writing and my next album with Marco Polo! My current music collection has a lot of ‘70s and ‘80s disco and soul. And a little bit of Hip hop. Don’t judge me for “Barbie Girl” by Aqua. Preferred format Streaming the last few years, because it’s convenient. [embedded content] 5 Albums I Can’t Live Without 1 Off the WallMichael Jackson CREDIT:CBS It reminds me of simpler times in my life, before Michael had pop success. 2 The Great Adventures of Slick RickSlick Rick 1988 is, in my opinion, the best year for hip-hop releases. This album beginning to end personifies that era! 3 Spirit and That’s the Way of the WorldEarth...
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Bob Guccione, Jr
Name Bob Guccione Jr. Best known for Depends who you ask! My beloved girlfriend thinks I’m a menace. Come to think of it, so did my father, actually. Um, come to think of it… Well, other than that, starting this magazine! And publishing WONDERLUST (wonderlusttravel.com). And generally pissing people off, if I’m being honest. Current city Milford, PA Really want to be in Italy. Always Italy. Where I would be careful not to do any more than the average Italian does. To be culturally sensitive, you know? Excited about Watching SPIN climb out of its decade long inertia and become kick-ass and meaningful again, in that order. My current music collection has a lot of World music, classical and jazz, which are the three kinds of music I listen to most. I have no country and almost no rap (ex...
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: The Weather Station
Name The Weather Station (Tamara Lindeman) Best known for Thinking too much. Current city Toronto. Really want to be in I would love to be in the Azores about now, honestly. Migration season, all the flowers and birds, all the green. Excited about Having a friend over, hugging people, being in the same room as another human without a mask on. That would be nice. My current music collection has a lot of Gordon Lightfoot. A lot of dollar records are Lightfoot, and so you end up with a pretty hefty Lightfoot collection without even trying… And a little bit of Everything. Don’t judge me for I can’t think of any records I wouldn’t want to admit to owning. My love is my own! Preferred format As a listener, I prefer streaming. I’m a headphones listener. To have access to nearly all of recorded mu...
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Dicky Barrett
Name Dicky Barrett Best known for I’d have to say I’m probably best known for knocking on wood with a punk rock/reggae sound in the mid-to-late ‘90s. Current city Always Boston, but I have to be in L.A. to announce on Jimmy Kimmel Live! weeknights on ABC, but Boston forevah in my heart. Really want to be in Boston, but I’ve always enjoyed Glasgow in Scotland. If I lived there, I’m sure I’d just be thinking about Boston. Excited about There is an epic new Mighty Mighty BossToneS record called When God Was Great that got a terrific review in SPIN. Good on you. My current music collection has a lot of A.M. Gold. And a little bit of Nordic Sea Shanties. Don’t judge me for The brand-new Dropkick Murphys album Turn Up That Dial. Preferred Format Eight-track tapes. I like the “kachunk” noise the ...
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Liza Lentini, SPIN Features Editor
Name Liza Lentini, SPIN Features Editor Best known for A 20-plus-year-long writing career championing the underdog and being unapologetically opinionated while doing so. Also, known for taking my dog Alfie absolutely everywhere. Current city I divide my time between my hometown of Boston and my tiny mountain chalet right outside NYC. Really want to be in Anywhere by the ocean. Always. Excited about All the cool people I’m interviewing as SPIN’s Features Editor. My current music collection has a lot of Just really great music. Who, Beatles, Bowie, Led Zep—you won’t find them on the list below because it was too impossible to choose. I also have tons of punk, ska, and new wave. If you came over to my house spontaneously, you’d likely find a soul or blues album in the background on any given ...
