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When Music is Your First Language

Philip Kennicott on Finding Bach Amidst the Family Chaos

By Philip Kennicott | February 20, 2020

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

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

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

An Oral History of the Thrash Metal Mosh Pit

"It was a carnival of insanity."

By Jon Wiederhorn | January 10, 2020

The Romantic, Uncompromising, Audacious Life of Lhasa de Sela

The Romantic, Uncompromising, Audacious Life of Lhasa de Sela

On the Tragically Short Career of a Spellbinding Musician

By Fred Goodman | December 20, 2019

When Classical Music Was a Cold War Battleground

When Classical Music Was a Cold War Battleground

Jonathan Rosenberg on the Time Shostakovich Came to America

By Jonathan Rosenberg | December 19, 2019

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By Buzz Poole | December 6, 2019

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J. Mae Barizo on Memory, Forgetting, and the Flat Circle of Time

By J. Mae Barizo | November 25, 2019

On the Books That Most Influenced the Great David Bowie

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Genius Recognizes Genius

By John O'Connell | November 19, 2019

Rock, Pop, and the Development of Avant Garde Music After World War II

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Experimental Music Blurred Divisions Between High and Low Art

By Benjamin Piekut | November 5, 2019

A Century Before Springsteen, Stephen Crane Chronicled Asbury Park

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Crane Wrote in a Perfect Blend of Idealism, Cynicism, and Wariness

By Tobias Carroll | November 1, 2019

On Debbie D, One of Hip-Hop's Legendary Pioneers

On Debbie D, One of Hip-Hop's Legendary Pioneers

Kathy Iandoli Reflects on the Women Who Succeeded in a Male-Dominated Music Scene

By Kathy Iandoli | October 25, 2019

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