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CONTRIBUTORS

Sasha Eisenman Regina Spektor (page 64) The photographer and his subject were undeterred by rain at their Coney Island shoot. “We wanted to do a shot of Regina on the beach,” he says. “So she had the idea to sit on her beach blanket with a great big black umbrella. I loved the contrast.” The Los Angeleno also shoots for GQ’s U.K. edition, i-D, and V. Favorite Spektor Song: “Modern Girls & Old Fashion Men”

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Ron Liberti

Wilco review (page 79)

“I trust and respect Wilco. Can’t say that about a lot of bands these days,” says Liberti of his illustration’s subject. “If I were a baseball coach, Jeff Tweedy would be my starting shortstop.” The North Carolina– based Liberti’s work is also featured in the book Gig Posters Volume I and the documentary Died Young, Stayed Pretty. Favorite Wilco song: “A Magazine Called Sunset”

Troy Patterson

Movie reviews (page 96)

SPIN film critic Patterson stands by his reviews, but he admits to a few regrets: “SPIN ran a great feature on it, but I’m still kicking myself for not reviewing Anvil! The Story of Anvil. And I was too kind to Rachel Getting Married. But it’s better to err on the side of generosity, right?” Patterson is also the TV critic for Slate. First drive-in movie: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

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Brian Raftery

Purple Rain (page 52)

This oral history presented the writer with a particular challenge—an absence of testimony from the central player. “Prince rarely grants interviews,” Raftery says. “Luckily, many of his former collaborators were happy to talk about the creative dervish that ultimately gave us Purple Rain.” Favorite Prince song: “I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man”