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    Music history

    David Epstein on the Genius of the Self-Taught Musician

    By David Epstein  June 11, 2019
    Pop Culture

    How Beyoncé Revolutionized the American Political Landscape

    By Kevin Allred  June 11, 2019
    Rock N Roll

    What David Bowie Borrowed From William Burroughs

    By Casey Rae  June 11, 2019
    Disappearing Archives

    Disappearing Archives: Sun Ra and Henry Dumas, Recorded in Conversation

    By Harmony Holiday  June 10, 2019
    New in Nonfiction

    The Case Against R. Kelly is
    a Case Against Us

    By Treva Lindsey  June 6, 2019
    American History

    Antony DeCurtis on the Instruments Behind Iconic Rock ‘n’ Roll Moments

    By Anthony DeCurtis  June 5, 2019
    The Hub

    Of course Lana Del Rey is writing poetry about Sylvia Plath.

    By Emily Temple  June 3, 2019
    The Hub

    The Jonas Brothers are writing a memoir and it is called Blood

    By Emily Temple  May 28, 2019
    Rock N Roll

    “I Still Don’t Know Where Joy Division Came From”

    By Jon Savage  May 17, 2019
    Rock N Roll

    Why Is It So Hard to Write About Music in Fiction?

    By Anne Valente  May 13, 2019
    Punk

    Is It Still Punk When the Musician Makes It Big?

    By Vivien Goldman  May 9, 2019
    News and Culture

    Surviving False Dawns: On Joy Division and Life in a Far Distant Suburb

    By Justine Hyde  April 12, 2019
    Hip Hop

    8 Books That Define and Defy the Canon of Hip Hop Literature

    By Will Ashon  April 12, 2019
    Essay

    Discovering Ralph Waldo Emerson in the Golden Age of Sneakers

    By A. Sandosharaj  April 10, 2019
    Excerpts

    Anatomy of a Perfect Album: On Joni Mitchell’s Blue

    By John Corbett  March 28, 2019
    Criticism

    Literary Allusion Runs Deep Through the History of Hip-Hop

    By Roy Christopher  March 18, 2019
    Music

    Exclusive: Listen to a New Song by Soundwalk Collective with Patti Smith

    By Corinne Segal  March 4, 2019
    Deep Dive

    On Kate Bush’s Radical Interpretation of Wuthering Heights

    By Brendan Mathews  February 13, 2019
    Feature

    How Do You Set James Joyce’s Most Famous Story on the Stage?

    By Leslie Pariseau  January 10, 2019
    History

    It’s Been 25 Years Since Kurt Cobain’s Last Rites, Nirvana’s Unplugged Show

    By Lynn Crosbie  December 14, 2018
    Biography

    When The Beatles Met Their Idol, Elvis Presley

    By Ray Connolly  December 3, 2018
    Essay

    On Ratchet Respectability and Beyoncé’s Sexual Politics

    By Omise'eke Tinsley  November 21, 2018
    Excerpts

    On the Complicated Legacy of American Country Music

    By Literary Hub  November 14, 2018
    Essay

    Why Do We Love Joni Mitchell the Way We Do?

    By Nick Coleman  November 13, 2018
    Deep Dive

    What Folk Music Misses About Actual Folks

    By Brian Laidlaw  November 9, 2018
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