Sorry for that Spinal Tap reference. Given the state of the magazine, it seemed appropriate to use a line from a fake documentary that follows a hapless, aging rock band.

Anyway, a post at industry gossip board The Velvet Rope has a picture of Spin magazine's new look. And new content. Beyonce and Busta on the cover? Have young, middle class emo kids really given up on reading magazines, or all they all reading Alternative Press?

Spin has been going through quite a few changes in recent months. Check Gawker's Spin archive for a list of posts on the events as they've unfolded.

Mostly unrelated: Team Clermont's comment on former Spin editor Sia Michel's Tapes 'N Tapes review for the NY Times: "While I think there might be some bloggers out there overly sensitive to criticism, it would be hard to hear complaints of an undeveloped live identity on the part of Tapes 'N Tapes from someone who presided over a cover issue of SPIN featuring Fall Out Boy." Zing!