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Watch Allen Ginsberg perform the first song he ever wrote, on the roof of his apartment.

Watch Allen Ginsberg perform the first song he ever wrote, on the roof of his apartment.

By Walker Caplan | June 3, 2021

How the Poets Wrote <br>of Billie Holiday

How the Poets Wrote
of Billie Holiday

Cedar Sigo on the Voice of a Lifetime, and the Writing it Inspired

By Cedar Sigo | June 3, 2021

How Don Cherry Employed the Metaphysical Body-Space to Inspire Communal Creativity

How Don Cherry Employed the Metaphysical Body-Space to Inspire Communal Creativity

Fumi Okiji on the Practice of Listening and the Magic of an Avant-Garde Jazz Trumpeter

By Fumi Okiji | June 3, 2021

“Filthy, Funny, and Flamboyant.” How the New York of the ‘80s Spawned the Lunachicks

“Filthy, Funny, and Flamboyant.” How the New York of the ‘80s Spawned the Lunachicks

“We were born weirdos, and New York offered no resistance to that.”

By The Lunachicks with Jeanne Fury | June 2, 2021

Get in the mood for summer with Maya Angelou's 1957 performance of calypso hit

Get in the mood for summer with Maya Angelou's 1957 performance of calypso hit "Run Joe."

By Emily Temple | May 28, 2021

Watch this electrifying Gil Scott-Heron performance at Woodstock 1994.

Watch this electrifying Gil Scott-Heron performance at Woodstock 1994.

By Vanessa Willoughby | May 27, 2021

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How the Music of Joni Mitchell Played a Part in Jennifer Jean’s Poetry

By The Common | May 26, 2021

Early Gems of American Music Writing:
A Reading List

By Eric Weisbard | May 25, 2021

The Poets That Helped a Young Bob Dylan Find His Voice

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

Jonathan Taplin: When Music Was a Vanguard for Political Movements

Jonathan Taplin: When Music Was a Vanguard for Political Movements

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | May 10, 2021

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

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

Why Ryan Bradley Can’t Stop Listening to “Annan Water”

By Ryan Bradley | May 5, 2021

St. Vincent has a book recommendation for you.

St. Vincent has a book recommendation for you.

By Walker Caplan | May 4, 2021

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