According to the New York Times, Spin Magazine has parted ways with its longtime editor Doug Brod, as well as its publisher Malcolm Campbell. Spin has made this change despite a more than 20% increase in advertising revenue during the first quarter of 2011. Still, the McEnvoy group, who purchased the magazine in 2006, felt a change needed to be made. The NYT speculates that the change has to do with Spin establishing itself as a magazine that breaks independent artists over mainstream stars. The new EIC is longtime deputy editor Steve Kandell. The new publisher is Mike Albanese.