On Disrupting a Cherished Musical Tradition and Creating New Appalachian Ballads

On Disrupting a Cherished Musical Tradition and Creating New Appalachian Ballads

“No music will live if it is treated like a museum piece.”

By Elizabeth Ford | October 21, 2022

The Space Between Notes: What Writers Can Learn From Musicians

The Space Between Notes: What Writers Can Learn From Musicians

Daniel Torday on Writing Towards Resolution, and Everything in Between

By Daniel Torday | October 20, 2022

How I Created Community With a Ramones Fan Club

How I Created Community With a Ramones Fan Club

Kid Congo Powers on the Smartest, Dumbest Rock ’n’ Roll Band There Ever Was

By Kid Congo Powers | October 20, 2022

“A Sicko Producer’s Dream.” On the Infectious Textures of Britney Spears’s Shifting Voice

“A Sicko Producer’s Dream.” On the Infectious Textures of Britney Spears’s Shifting Voice

Natasha Lasky Explores the Criticism and Dismissal of the Pop Star’s Many Registers

By Natasha Lasky | October 17, 2022

On the Life and Work of Stevie Nicks

On the Life and Work of Stevie Nicks

Simon Morrison in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 14, 2022

There’s a Long History of Snobs Loving Classical Music—and Classical Musicians Loathing Them

There’s a Long History of Snobs Loving Classical Music—and Classical Musicians Loathing Them

Arianna Warsaw-Fan Rauch on Mozart, Money, and the Transcendent Power of Musical Connection

By Arianna Warsaw-Fan Rauch | October 13, 2022

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Of course LCD Soundsystem's first new song in 5 years is for the adaptation of <em>White Noise</em>.

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Maddi Baird Explores the Sounds of Los Angeles and the West Coast

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Read These If You Aren’t A Poseur: Books That Embody The Punk Ethos

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Not Just Lyrics and Melodies: How Producers Conceive of Music

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Susan Rogers and Ogi Ogas on the Intersections of Musical Form and Functionality

By Susan Rogers and Ogi Ogas | September 22, 2022

The secret to Taylor Swift's writing process is... cool pens.

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Why Jazz? Laura Warrell on Devotion to a “Dying” Art Form

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