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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

Body Language: On Kylie Minogue, Cancer, and Coming Back to Life

Body Language: On Kylie Minogue, Cancer, and Coming Back to Life

Oliver Reeson: "To be diagnosed at 21 is the same as being diagnosed as a celebrity."

By Oliver Reeson | December 11, 2019

On the Sacred Bard of the 1960s Chicago Jazz Scene

On the Sacred Bard of the 1960s Chicago Jazz Scene

Thulani Davis on Joseph Jarman and the Rediscovery of
a Musical Avant-Garde Classic

By Thulani Davis | December 11, 2019

Never Mind the Ballots: On the Unholy Interplay Between<br> Punk and Brexit

Never Mind the Ballots: On the Unholy Interplay Between
Punk and Brexit

laddish mockery..."">Fintan O'Toole: "Mischief, mayhem, bad boys, brutal
laddish mockery..."

By Fintan O'Toole | December 9, 2019

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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

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

A Century Before Springsteen, Stephen Crane Chronicled Asbury Park

A Century Before Springsteen, Stephen Crane Chronicled Asbury Park

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

The City Where Janis Joplin Found Her Voice

The City Where Janis Joplin Found Her Voice

On Her Earliest Days in San Francisco

By Holly George-Warren | October 24, 2019

How Pretending to Be Paul McCartney Helped Me Write My Book

How Pretending to Be Paul McCartney Helped Me Write My Book

"Sometimes Paul McCartney isn’t Paul McCartney at all."

By Karl Whitney | October 24, 2019

Dead Kennedys in the West: <br> The Politicized Punks of 1970s San Francisco

Dead Kennedys in the West:
The Politicized Punks of 1970s San Francisco

The New Punk Generation Made the Hippies Look Past Their Prime

By Lincoln A. Mitchell | October 22, 2019

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