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On Jay-Z, Rakim, and Black Mythmaking in America

On Jay-Z, Rakim, and Black Mythmaking in America

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

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On the Books That Most Influenced the Great David Bowie

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

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

Experimental Music Blurred Divisions Between High and Low Art

By Benjamin Piekut | November 5, 2019

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A Century Before Springsteen, Stephen Crane Chronicled Asbury Park

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

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When Leonard Bernstein Played Cultural Diplomat in 1960s Japan

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