On the Movie That Sparked the Birth of the Formidable Wu-Tang Clan

On the Movie That Sparked the Birth of the Formidable Wu-Tang Clan

S.H. Fernando Looks at the Origins of a Hip-Hop Super Group

By S.H. Fernando Jr. | July 21, 2021

Plot Is Just Music You Sing In Your Mind: How Popular Rock Songs Can Help Shape Your Novel

Plot Is Just Music You Sing In Your Mind: How Popular Rock Songs Can Help Shape Your Novel

Katie Crouch on Structure, Character Development, and the Band CAKE

By Katie Crouch | July 14, 2021

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

By Keen On | July 14, 2021

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

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Eula Biss on the Wild Machismo of Prince in Purple Rain

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

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Sasha Frere-Jones on the Future of Live Music Post-Pandemic

By The Quarantine Tapes | July 1, 2021

In Praise of Famous Losers: On Kurt Cobain, Beck, and the Idols Who Mythologized a Subculture

In Praise of Famous Losers: On Kurt Cobain, Beck, and the Idols Who Mythologized a Subculture

Benjamin Villegas Remembers the Antiestablishment Allure of the 90s

By Benjamin Villegas | June 30, 2021

Need a writing soundtrack? Listen to James Baldwin’s record collection in Spotify playlist form.

Need a writing soundtrack? Listen to James Baldwin’s record collection in Spotify playlist form.

By Walker Caplan | June 29, 2021

Solving the Mystery of My Father’s Journalistic Shorthand and Discovering... The Beatles?

Solving the Mystery of My Father’s Journalistic Shorthand and Discovering... The Beatles?

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

By Richard Sanger | June 28, 2021

Mumford & Sons banjo player Winston Marshall heroically cancels himself.

Mumford & Sons banjo player Winston Marshall heroically cancels himself.

By Jonny Diamond | June 25, 2021

Is this the best book club ever?

Is this the best book club ever?

By Walker Caplan | June 24, 2021

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

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

”If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.”

By Bobby Rush | June 24, 2021

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

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

In Conversation with Paul Holdengräber on The Quarantine Tapes

By The Quarantine Tapes | June 24, 2021

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