Early Gems of American Music Writing: <br>A Reading List

Early Gems of American Music Writing:
A Reading List

Eric Weisbard Recommends Music Literature Spanning From
the 18th Century to the 21st

By Eric Weisbard | May 25, 2021

The Poets That Helped a Young Bob Dylan Find His Voice

The Poets That Helped a Young Bob Dylan Find His Voice

Clinton Heylin on the Creation of an Artist

By Clinton Heylin | May 24, 2021

“All the Friends I Ever Had Are Gone.” On the Later Years of Bob Dylan

“All the Friends I Ever Had Are Gone.” On the Later Years of Bob Dylan

Howard Sounes Considers the Hard Realities of Being an Aging Icon

By Howard Sounes | May 24, 2021

Announcing the second season of FUSE: A <em>BOMB</em> Podcast.

Announcing the second season of FUSE: A BOMB Podcast.

By Walker Caplan | May 18, 2021

Writers, take heart: K-Pop superstars are just like you!

Writers, take heart: K-Pop superstars are just like you!

By Jonny Diamond | May 17, 2021

Beyond Good and Evil: Reconsidering the Toxic Myth of the “Transgressive” Artist

Beyond Good and Evil: Reconsidering the Toxic Myth of the “Transgressive” Artist

Martha C. Nussbaum on What We Forgive in the Name of Art

By Martha C. Nussbaum | May 13, 2021

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Jonathan Taplin: When Music Was a Vanguard for Political Movements

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Death and the River: Close Reading a Classic Scots’ Border Ballad

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How Malcolm X Inspired John Coltrane to Embrace Islamic Spirituality

How Malcolm X Inspired John Coltrane to Embrace Islamic Spirituality

Richard Brent Turner on A Love Supreme, Artistic Transformation, and the Black Arts Movement

By Richard Brent Turner | May 4, 2021

Looking for God in Teddy Ruxpin: Brandi Carlile on Faith and Music

Looking for God in Teddy Ruxpin: Brandi Carlile on Faith and Music

The Singer-Songwriter Remembers the Existential Dread of an 80s Childhood

By Brandi Carlile | April 29, 2021

Lil’ Kim is publishing a memoir.

Lil’ Kim is publishing a memoir.

By Walker Caplan | April 28, 2021

Florence Welch (of Florence and The Machine) to score <em>Great Gatsby</em> on Broadway.

Florence Welch (of Florence and The Machine) to score Great Gatsby on Broadway.

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On the Places and Poetic Forms of the Black Southern Poet

On the Places and Poetic Forms of the Black Southern Poet

Khalisa Rae Considers What It Means to Write in the “Southern Tradition”

By Khalisa Rae | April 21, 2021

Mission Creek Duos:<br > A Performance by Billy Dean Thomas

Mission Creek Duos:
A Performance by Billy Dean Thomas

A Virtual Sample of One of America's Great Arts Festivals

By The Virtual Book Channel | April 21, 2021

From K-Pop to a Bach Cantata: How the Brain Recognizes Music

From K-Pop to a Bach Cantata: How the Brain Recognizes Music

Michael Spitzer Looks at the Universality of Rhythm and Melody

By Michael Spitzer | April 15, 2021

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