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Marcus Mumford on John Steinbeck's Lessons in Justice and Power

Marcus Mumford on John Steinbeck's Lessons in Justice and Power

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When Music is Your First Language

When Music is Your First Language

Philip Kennicott on Finding Bach Amidst the Family Chaos

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Don't Worry, Classically Trained Concert Pianists Are<br> Humans Too

Don't Worry, Classically Trained Concert Pianists Are
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Stephen Hough on the Anxieties and Etiquette of a Life in Music

By Stephen Hough | February 19, 2020

The Book That Began as an Acid-Fueled Speech at Woodstock

The Book That Began as an Acid-Fueled Speech at Woodstock

When Pete Townshend Whacked Abbie Hoffman Offstage

By Jack Hoffman and Daniel Simon | February 18, 2020

An Oral History of the Thrash Metal Mosh Pit

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