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

How <em>Invisible Man</em> paved the way for Kendrick Lamar’s <em>To Pimp a Butterfly</em>.

How Invisible Man paved the way for Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly.

By Vanessa Willoughby | April 14, 2021

How Björk Helped Iceland Weather the Global <br>Financial Crisis

How Björk Helped Iceland Weather the Global
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Panos A. Panay and R. Michael Hendrix on the Connections Between Songwriting and Entrepreneurship

By Panos A. Panay & R. Michael Hendrix | April 12, 2021

Wet Hot American Scammer: Revisiting the Magnificent Failure of the Fyre Festival

Wet Hot American Scammer: Revisiting the Magnificent Failure of the Fyre Festival

Gabrielle Bluestone on Billy McFarland’s Evil Genius for Pure Hype

By Gabrielle Bluestone | April 7, 2021

On the Bruce Springsteen Song That Reinvigorated My Writing

On the Bruce Springsteen Song That Reinvigorated My Writing

How Natalie Standiford Found Herself Down in “Jungleland”

By Natalie Standiford | April 7, 2021

Dave Grohl is publishing a memoir to usher in Grunge Guy Fall.

Dave Grohl is publishing a memoir to usher in Grunge Guy Fall.

By Dan Sheehan | April 6, 2021

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On the Rise and Fall of Fictional Rock Stars

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Just what you never knew you always wanted: a playlist of Jane Austen’s favorite songs.

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Listen to this playlist of every song Haruki Murakami has ever written about.

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This website turns all our collective Wikipedia editing into ambient music in real time.

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Ozzy, Mötley, Poison... On the Sacred Role of the Hair Metal Ballad

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When in Doubt, Slow it Down

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Listen to a new song inspired by Viet Thanh Nguyen's <em>The Sympathizer</em>.

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Women Who Fly: Talking to Nona Hendryx About Afrofuturist Histories

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Emily Lordi on Musical Visionaries

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How One of My Favorite Songwriters Came Along and Saved My Novel

How One of My Favorite Songwriters Came Along and Saved My Novel

When Don Lee Sent a Longshot Email to Will Johnson

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When I Lived Across the Hall From Sid Vicious

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Donna Florio Remembers Just Another Day on Manhattan's Bank Street

By Donna Florio | March 9, 2021

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