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How I Came to Love Bob Dylan

How I Came to Love Bob Dylan

From Scratchy Records to Dubious (Trash-Digging) Sightings

By Patrick Ryan | October 14, 2016

What Bob Dylan Learned From Soul

What Bob Dylan Learned From Soul

"I'd sure like to sing like that, too"

By Lawrence Joseph | October 14, 2016

So Who Exactly is Bob Dylan, Newly Crowned Nobel Laureate?

So Who Exactly is Bob Dylan, Newly Crowned Nobel Laureate?

The Poet vs. Songwriter vs. Showman Debate Rages On

By Lisa Levy | October 13, 2016

By Us, For Us: On New Orleans Bounce

By Us, For Us: On New Orleans Bounce

Where Did the Projects Go? They Found a Home in Song

By Garnette Cadogan | October 12, 2016

If Bruce Springsteen Wrote a Short Story Collection...

If Bruce Springsteen Wrote a Short Story Collection...

Presenting New York Times Bestseller, Everything That Dies Someday Comes Back

By Literary Hub | September 27, 2016

When the Beatles Played Memphis,50 Years Ago Today

When the Beatles Played Memphis,50 Years Ago Today

Record Burnings, Cherry Bombs, and KKK Pickets

By Jon Savage | August 19, 2016

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Stephen King: On the Origin of Scott Landon's Driving Music

By Stephen King | June 29, 2016

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They Found a Meth Lab in Cole Porter's Childhood Home

They Found a Meth Lab in Cole Porter's Childhood Home

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John Darnielle on Beloved Chicago Music Venue, The Empty Bottle

John Darnielle on Beloved Chicago Music Venue, The Empty Bottle

"We should all live so long as to see more small miracles like it"

By John Darnielle | June 1, 2016

The Literary Genius of Kendrick Lamar

The Literary Genius of Kendrick Lamar

Mensah Demary on the Album as Novel

By Mensah Demary | May 27, 2016

Tyehimba Jess on Excavating Popular Music Through Poetry

Tyehimba Jess on Excavating Popular Music Through Poetry

Exploring the Sustenance of Song and Historical Clapbacks

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On the $50K Acid Trip That Inspired the Grateful Dead's

On the $50K Acid Trip That Inspired the Grateful Dead's "Black Peter"

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How Billy Joel Taught Me To Write

How Billy Joel Taught Me To Write

Benjamin Wood Offers a Thoughtful and Irony-Free Appreciation of the Piano Man

By Benjamin Wood | May 2, 2016

Ten More Musicians Who Could Be Novelists

Ten More Musicians Who Could Be Novelists

Lisa Lucas Responds to Bob Boilen's Take on Artists Who'd Write Great Books

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