Doug Brod leads the editorial team having worked in magazines for more than two decades. He was appointed Editor of Spin in January 2007 after serving as Executive Editor since May 2003. Prior to joining Spin, Brod spent 11 years as an editor at Entertainment Weekly. He has written for The Village Voice, The Hollywood Reporter, and The Trouser Press Record Guide, among other publications, and has appeared on, New York 1, VH1, and Charlie Rose. Brod also served as a segment producer on the 1997 MTV comedy/music series Oddville, MTV and can be seen walking across a street in the video for Billy Joel’s “A Matter of Trust.” He is quoted in The 776 Nastiest Things Ever Said (HarperCollins, 1995), but he’s a lot nicer now. A graduate of NYU, Brod lives in his native Brooklyn with his wife Rachel, daughter Sasha, and their French Bulldogs, Serge Gainsburger and Jane Barkin.
Musical Styles
Influences
Friends
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Andy Gershon
As Executive Vice President of Epic Records,...
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Carrie Schupper
Though she grew up in a small town in Colorado, Ca...
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Dave Allen/Gang of...
Dave Allen is a culture hound who can be found...
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Music Nation
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johnnation
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Theo & The Skyscra...
Updates
November 9th
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You guys have been at this for awhile and it shows. Hypnotized has great if familiar guitar riff; so...
November 8th
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Not bad at all... I can imagine club audiences really going wild to this sweaty punk funk. Lots of e...
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Sorry, I'm not the best judge of this. To these ears, it all sounds generic and lacks any real perso...
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I'm constantly impressed by guys who can do this kind of throat-shedding--doesn't it hurt? My issue ...
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Snotty, primitive punk--a genre dear to my heart. You guys have the chops (such as they are) and the...
October 31st
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Nice to hear a band who sound like the sum of their influences and aren't slavish adherents to a par...
October 29th
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I like the twisted carnivalesque quality to your songs. Chaotic yet controlled. I definitely detect ...
A.C. says
How's it going Doug? Thanks for accepting me into your circle of friends. I'm entered in the Spin Hot Pursuit competition and your vote would mean the world. Thanks a lot. Stay in touch.The Altruistic Messiah ~ Ben Vandagriff says
You know there are over 2200 people in this contest ~ & I gotta vote for every dang nab one of `em today ~ just to keep up my altruistic persona . . .It's gonna be (B) a lonnnnnnnnnnnnng day !!!!!
Pyromatic says
Hey, hope all is great your way. Please come by and check out Pyromatic’s new material and if you like the sons please leave a comment and vote. Please keep in touch and as alwaysNEVER STOP ROCKIN!!!
HAZE
PYROMATIC
elephants never forget says
> There were fifty mounted cannon in the battery> Thundering, thundering louder than before
> Clarinets of ev'ry size
> And trumpeters who'd improvise
> A full octave higher than the score!
from The Music Man
Tom Mohler - Holworks says
Hi Doug, thanks for the friend add. We hope you enjoy, "Can't Hold Back Time."Luvplanet says
Hello Doug. It would be great to hear your thoughts about Luvplanet toons. Drop by the page, give it a listen and let us know what you think!Cheers,
Luvplanet
Aaron Charles "Single Father" says
Is the answer above, burning It’s way through all of the grey?And is the Light so bright that if I stare too long I’ll go blind?
The Light’s not the kind that blinds, It illuminates love. -AC
Jerry Butler says
Just put up another song,"You Take Me For Granted," stop by and listen and let me know how you like it.Thank You
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Jerry Butler
The Altruistic Messiah ~ Ben Vandagriff says
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMwdAc1DzfgThin Air Privilege says
thanks for being a friend! i hope you get a chance to listen to our tunes, they our very unique!