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How Does the Great Dolly Parton Write a Song?

How Does the Great Dolly Parton Write a Song?

Lydia R. Hamessley on Memory, Musical Storytelling, and "Coat of Many Colors"

By Lydia R. Hamessley | October 14, 2020

Insider or Outsider? A Brief History of the Classification of Black Music

Insider or Outsider? A Brief History of the Classification of Black Music

Anaïs Duplan on Popular Language, Outside Figures, and the Struggle for Recognition

By Anaïs Duplan | October 14, 2020

Rumaan Alam Recommends the Music of <em>Leave the World Behind</em>

Rumaan Alam Recommends the Music of Leave the World Behind

This Week on the So Many Damn Books Podcast

By So Many Damn Books | October 14, 2020

Coming of Age As a Roadie

Coming of Age As a Roadie

From the New Books Network's Book of the Day Podcast

By New Books Network | October 13, 2020

On the Surprising Origins of K-Pop

On the Surprising Origins of K-Pop

Fatima Bhutto on Underreported with Nicholas Lemann from
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By Underreported with Nicholas Lemann | October 12, 2020

The National Frontman Matt Berninger and Brandon Stosuy on Creativity and Collaboration

The National Frontman Matt Berninger and Brandon Stosuy on Creativity and Collaboration

What is the Point of Staying Creative in 2020?

By Matt Berninger and Brandon Stosuy | October 9, 2020

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Prince Was One of the Loneliest Souls I've Ever Met

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Juliana Hatfield Has Been Appearing on Tribute Albums for Three Decades and Isn't Sure Why

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Chasing Chopin (and Why Every Artist Needs a George Sand)

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WATCH: Singer-Songwriter Wrabel on Transformative Books and Supportive Teachers

WATCH: Singer-Songwriter Wrabel on Transformative Books and Supportive Teachers

Episode Ten of the Mighty SONG Writers Video Series

By Literary Hub | September 30, 2020

WATCH: Matt Quinn of Mt. Joy on Musical Storytelling and Early Influences

WATCH: Matt Quinn of Mt. Joy on Musical Storytelling and Early Influences

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By Literary Hub | September 23, 2020

When Jimi Hendrix Took the UK by Storm

When Jimi Hendrix Took the UK by Storm

And Eric Clapton Realized He May Have to Hand Over the Crown

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The newest remix of

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By Julia Hass | September 16, 2020

WATCH: Singer-Songwriter Erika Ender on Vulnerability and Hope in Tough Times

WATCH: Singer-Songwriter Erika Ender on Vulnerability and Hope in Tough Times

Episode Eight of the Mighty SONG Writers Video Series

By Literary Hub | September 16, 2020

Yuval Sharon and Cannupa Hanska Luger on the Future of Opera

Yuval Sharon and Cannupa Hanska Luger on the Future of Opera

From the Quarantine Tapes Podcast with Paul Holdengraber

By The Quarantine Tapes | September 15, 2020

Alex Ross on Wagner's Complicated Influence on American Culture

Alex Ross on Wagner's Complicated Influence on American Culture

How Will Cather Delighted in the "Strangeness and Loucheness" of the Composer's World

By Alex Ross | September 14, 2020

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