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Bruce Springsteen's “The River” Spoke to My Working-Class Dublin

Bruce Springsteen's “The River” Spoke to My Working-Class Dublin

Dermot Bolger on Finding the Universal in an American Icon

By Dermot Bolger | September 25, 2019

On the Difficulty of Explaining <em>Why</em> a Piece of Music is Good

On the Difficulty of Explaining Why a Piece of Music is Good

How John Mauceri Finds Beauty in Structure

By John Mauceri | September 25, 2019

When Leonard Bernstein Played Cultural Diplomat in 1960s Japan

When Leonard Bernstein Played Cultural Diplomat in 1960s Japan

Mari Yoshihara on the Great Composer's Seminal Cold War-Era Tour of Japan

By Mari Yoshihara | September 19, 2019

The Soundtrack You Need for Traveling the World With Your Kids

The Soundtrack You Need for Traveling the World With Your Kids

Dan Kois Recommends Spoon, Lorde, M. I. A., and Much More to Listen To

By Dan Kois | September 18, 2019

On Alma Mahler, Muse and Mistress of Fin-de-Siecle Vienna

On Alma Mahler, Muse and Mistress of Fin-de-Siecle Vienna

lived out of her time."">Cate Haste Considers the Legacy of "a modern woman who
lived out of her time."

By Cate Haste | September 16, 2019

Why 'Wichita Lineman' Contains the Greatest Musical Couplet Ever Written

Why 'Wichita Lineman' Contains the Greatest Musical Couplet Ever Written

Dylan Jones on Jimmy Webb's Enduring Masterpiece

By Dylan Jones | September 6, 2019

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At the Crossroads Where Jamaica's History and Fictions Meet

By Marcia Douglas | August 21, 2019

Why Were the 1970s So... Weird?

By Erik Davis | August 12, 2019

Everyone is sharing David Berman lyrics and poems on Twitter.

By Jonny Diamond | August 8, 2019

The Quintessential American Hymn of Redemption Was Written by a Slave Trader

The Quintessential American Hymn of Redemption Was Written by a Slave Trader

Jess Row on the Uncomfortable Contradictions of "Amazing Grace"

By Jess Row | July 23, 2019

Listen to some jazz inspired by Lauren Groff's <em>Fates and Furies</em>.

Listen to some jazz inspired by Lauren Groff's Fates and Furies.

By Emily Temple | July 22, 2019

Big in the Philippines: Why I Was Named After Karen Carpenter

Big in the Philippines: Why I Was Named After Karen Carpenter

On the Odd Affecting Power of The Carpenters

By Karen Tongson | July 22, 2019

All your favorite songs reimagined as vintage book covers. (You're welcome.)

All your favorite songs reimagined as vintage book covers. (You're welcome.)

By Emily Temple | July 19, 2019

The Fictional Singer-Songwriter Who Got Her Own Real Album

The Fictional Singer-Songwriter Who Got Her Own Real Album

Laura Barnett on Creating the Musician She'd Always Dreamed About

By Laura Barnett | July 18, 2019

The dad-rock book tie-in we’ve all been waiting for: a Metallica children’s book.

The dad-rock book tie-in we’ve all been waiting for: a Metallica children’s book.

By Jonny Diamond | July 11, 2019

Remembering Merce Cunningham and Radical Dance in Postwar Paris

Remembering Merce Cunningham and Radical Dance in Postwar Paris

Marianne Preger-Simon on Dancing with an Icon

By Marianne Preger-Simon | June 26, 2019

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