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Amy Long on Why Taylor Swift is the Perfect Vehicle Through Which To Talk About Books

Amy Long on Why Taylor Swift is the Perfect Vehicle Through Which To Talk About Books

Jonathan Russell Clark Talks to the Writer Behind the “Taylor Swift As Books” Instagram Account

By Jonathan Russell Clark | November 17, 2021

When Young Elvis Met the Legendary B.B. King

When Young Elvis Met the Legendary B.B. King

"B.B. couldn’t help but like Elvis."

By Daniel de Visé | November 16, 2021

9 books perfectly summed up with lyrics from Taylor Swift's <em>Red</em>.

9 books perfectly summed up with lyrics from Taylor Swift's Red.

By Snigdha Koirala | November 12, 2021

Bob Spitz on the Notorious History of Led Zeppelin

Bob Spitz on the Notorious History of Led Zeppelin

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 12, 2021

The Legendary Meeting of Robert Plant and Jimmy Page

The Legendary Meeting of Robert Plant and Jimmy Page

Bob Spitz on the Men Behind Led Zeppelin

By Bob Spitz | November 9, 2021

Finding Friendship in Pandemic Collaboration

Finding Friendship in Pandemic Collaboration

Sejal Shah on Making an Illustrated Playlist With Shebani Rao

By Shebani Rao and Sejal Shah | November 9, 2021

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Neil Young has written a sci-fi novel—and he’s already told us the plot.

By Walker Caplan | October 29, 2021

David Byrne and Open Mike Eagle on Sampling, Anime, and Gatekeeping in the Music Industry

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How 11 Punk Bands Took a Leap of Faith, Sold Out, and Shaped Music History

By Dan Ozzi | October 26, 2021

Remember when the Grateful Dead did a 12-minute freestyle based on “The Raven”?

Remember when the Grateful Dead did a 12-minute freestyle based on “The Raven”?

By Walker Caplan | October 25, 2021

Finding My Voice Through the Rage of Punk Music

Finding My Voice Through the Rage of Punk Music

Amy Lee Lillard on the Acceptance and Creativity-Instilling Energy of the Punk Scene

By Amy Lee Lillard | October 22, 2021

Bad Seed Warren Ellis on the Spirituality of Music and Nina Simone’s Chewing Gum

Bad Seed Warren Ellis on the Spirituality of Music and Nina Simone’s Chewing Gum

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

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Call and Response: On the Inextricable History of Music and Black Struggle

Call and Response: On the Inextricable History of Music and Black Struggle

“The lineage of protest music has continued into the age of Black Lives Matter.”

By Veronica Chambers and Jennifer Harlan | October 20, 2021

Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx on Discovering Hard Rock in the Middle of Idaho

Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx on Discovering Hard Rock in the Middle of Idaho

“Until Kiss and Alice Cooper came along, music had been getting softer and softer.”

By Nikki Sixx | October 19, 2021

The Time Jim Morrison Was Arrested Onstage in the Middle of a Show

The Time Jim Morrison Was Arrested Onstage in the Middle of a Show

Former Doors Bandmember Robby Krieger Remembers the Myth-Making Moment

By Robby Krieger | October 15, 2021

How Opera Invented the Modern Fan

How Opera Invented the Modern Fan

Alison Kinney Investigates the Barriers to Appreciating Art the “Right” Way

By Alison Kinney | October 14, 2021

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