Mary Gauthier on Songwriting as a Form of Healing

Mary Gauthier on Songwriting as a Form of Healing

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

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Watch Jack Antonoff perform a song he wrote with Zadie Smith.

Watch Jack Antonoff perform a song he wrote with Zadie Smith.

By Walker Caplan | July 13, 2021

Summers of Discovery: Adventures in Greece with Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen

Summers of Discovery: Adventures in Greece with Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen

Judy Scott on the Intensity of Found Families

By Judy Scott | July 8, 2021

Jessica Hopper on Rock, Rapture, and What Artists Do that Mortals Cannot

Jessica Hopper on Rock, Rapture, and What Artists Do that Mortals Cannot

“These records give me a language to decipher just how fucked I am.”

By Jessica Hopper | July 7, 2021

Eula Biss on the Wild Machismo of Prince in <em>Purple Rain</em>

Eula Biss on the Wild Machismo of Prince in Purple Rain

In Conversation with Mychal Denzel Smith on the Open Form Podcast

By Open Form | July 1, 2021

How Kurt Cobain’s Favorite Novel Made Its Way Onto Nirvana’s Final Album

How Kurt Cobain’s Favorite Novel Made Its Way Onto Nirvana’s Final Album

Nathan Dunne on the Seductive Power of Perfume

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Richard Sanger on the Surprises and Banalities Hidden in “Pitman” Notations

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Mumford & Sons banjo player Winston Marshall heroically cancels himself.

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Iconic Blues Musician Bobby Rush Remembers His Rocky Relationship With James Brown

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Sound Designer Arman Naféei on His Unique Role as “Directeur D’Ambiance”

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You should be listening to John Murry, the moody musician who just happens to be Faulkner's cousin.

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Ron Friedman on Reverse Engineering Creative Breakthroughs

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