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Dead Kennedys in the West: <br> The Politicized Punks of 1970s San Francisco

Dead Kennedys in the West:
The Politicized Punks of 1970s San Francisco

The New Punk Generation Made the Hippies Look Past Their Prime

By Lincoln A. Mitchell | October 22, 2019

On the Groundbreaking Documentary That Brought the Birthplace of Chicago Blues Alive

On the Groundbreaking Documentary That Brought the Birthplace of Chicago Blues Alive

It Wouldn't Have Been Possible Without “Guitar King” Michael Bloomfield

By David Dann | October 16, 2019

Rihanna: the only girl in the world whose memoir comes with a marble pedestal.

Rihanna: the only girl in the world whose memoir comes with a marble pedestal.

By Katie Yee | October 7, 2019

So You Think You're Cool? On Referencing Pop Music in Fiction

So You Think You're Cool? On Referencing Pop Music in Fiction

Robert Haller on Nick Hornby, Jeffrey Eugenides, Zadie Smith, Jennifer Egan, and More

By Robert Haller | September 26, 2019

Bruce Springsteen's “The River” Spoke to My Working-Class Dublin

Bruce Springsteen's “The River” Spoke to My Working-Class Dublin

Dermot Bolger on Finding the Universal in an American Icon

By Dermot Bolger | September 25, 2019

On the Difficulty of Explaining <em>Why</em> a Piece of Music is Good

On the Difficulty of Explaining Why a Piece of Music is Good

How John Mauceri Finds Beauty in Structure

By John Mauceri | September 25, 2019

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Why 'Wichita Lineman' Contains the Greatest Musical Couplet Ever Written

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Dylan Jones on Jimmy Webb's Enduring Masterpiece

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At the Crossroads Where Jamaica's History and Fictions Meet

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Marcia Douglas on the Clocktower of Half Way Tree Park

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Why Were the 1970s So... Weird?

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When the Counterculture Optimism Receded, Things Got Ugly

By Erik Davis | August 12, 2019

Everyone is sharing David Berman lyrics and poems on Twitter.

Everyone is sharing David Berman lyrics and poems on Twitter.

By Jonny Diamond | August 8, 2019

The Quintessential American Hymn of Redemption Was Written by a Slave Trader

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Jess Row on the Uncomfortable Contradictions of "Amazing Grace"

By Jess Row | July 23, 2019

Listen to some jazz inspired by Lauren Groff's <em>Fates and Furies</em>.

Listen to some jazz inspired by Lauren Groff's Fates and Furies.

By Emily Temple | July 22, 2019

Big in the Philippines: Why I Was Named After Karen Carpenter

Big in the Philippines: Why I Was Named After Karen Carpenter

On the Odd Affecting Power of The Carpenters

By Karen Tongson | July 22, 2019

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