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Discovering Ralph Waldo Emerson in the Golden Age of Sneakers

Discovering Ralph Waldo Emerson in the Golden Age of Sneakers

From Run DMC to Spike Lee to "Self-Reliance"

By A. Sandosharaj | April 10, 2019

Anatomy of a Perfect Album: On Joni Mitchell's <em>Blue</em>

Anatomy of a Perfect Album: On Joni Mitchell's Blue

"Only a phase, these dark café days."

By John Corbett | March 28, 2019

Literary Allusion Runs Deep Through the History of Hip-Hop

Literary Allusion Runs Deep Through the History of Hip-Hop

Roy Christopher on the Intersection of Books and Beats

By Roy Christopher | March 18, 2019

Exclusive: Listen to a New Song by Soundwalk Collective with Patti Smith

Exclusive: Listen to a New Song by Soundwalk Collective with Patti Smith

A Collaboration Inspired by Antonin Artaud

By Corinne Segal | March 4, 2019

On Kate Bush's Radical Interpretation of <em>Wuthering Heights</em>

On Kate Bush's Radical Interpretation of Wuthering Heights

Or, How to Teach English with a Music Video

By Brendan Mathews | February 13, 2019

How Do You Set James Joyce’s Most Famous Story on the Stage?

How Do You Set James Joyce’s Most Famous Story on the Stage?

Feasting with the Ghosts of “The Dead”

By Leslie Pariseau | January 10, 2019

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When The Beatles Met Their Idol, Elvis Presley

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On Ratchet Respectability and Beyoncé's Sexual Politics

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On the Complicated Legacy of American Country Music

On the Complicated Legacy of American Country Music

Soundtrack to the Embattled Claims of Folk Culture

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Why Do We Love Joni Mitchell the Way We Do?

Why Do We Love Joni Mitchell the Way We Do?

On the Sound of Something New in 1970s L.A.

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What Folk Music Misses About Actual Folks

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Brian Laidlaw on the Pastoral Fantasy in Music and Poetry

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The Moment When Punk Collided With Poetry

The Moment When Punk Collided With Poetry

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The Life of the Writer/Musician

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Alicia Jo Rabins Asks a Dozen Creative Multitaskers How They Do It

By Alicia Jo Rabins | October 19, 2018

How the First Punk in East Berlin Became an Enemy of the State

How the First Punk in East Berlin Became an Enemy of the State

Tim Mohr on the Teenage Girl Who Loved the Sex Pistols and Hated the Government

By Tim Mohr | September 12, 2018

Guantánamo Mixtape: This Would Be the Soundtrack to Hell

Guantánamo Mixtape: This Would Be the Soundtrack to Hell

From Marilyn Manson to Meow Mix, Played Loud, Played Often

By Scott G. Bruce | September 7, 2018

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