Chasing Storms: Christiana Spens on The Ballad of Sir Patrick Spens

Chasing Storms: Christiana Spens on The Ballad of Sir Patrick Spens

“Eventually the storm is over. Like any passion or disaster, it must always pass.”

By Christiana Spens | June 4, 2024

“Is It All Over My Face?” The Story Behind Arthur Russell’s “Amazingly Explicit” Dancefloor Classic

“Is It All Over My Face?” The Story Behind Arthur Russell’s “Amazingly Explicit” Dancefloor Classic

Lucy Sante, Tom Lee, and More Remember the Song’s Genesis

By Richard King | June 4, 2024

In Honor of Duke Ellington: Here Are 15 Great Books About Jazz

In Honor of Duke Ellington: Here Are 15 Great Books About Jazz

Ed Simon Recommends Langston Hughes, Dorothy Baker, Geoff Dyer, and More

By Ed Simon | May 24, 2024

A bunch of fake Kathleen Hanna biographies were released on the same day as her new memoir.

A bunch of fake Kathleen Hanna biographies were released on the same day as her new memoir.

By Brittany Allen | May 15, 2024

How Black Female Jazz Performers Confronted a Racist and Misogynistic World

How Black Female Jazz Performers Confronted a Racist and Misogynistic World

Larry Tye on the Triumphs and Struggles of 20th-Century Jazz Women

By Larry Tye | May 7, 2024

Did Jane Austen Like Music? And Why Should We Care?

Did Jane Austen Like Music? And Why Should We Care?

Gillian Dooley on the Importance of Music for the British Novelist’s Literary Development

By Gillian Dooley | April 29, 2024

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A Brief Literary History of the Murder Ballad, in Honor of Beyoncé’s <em>Cowboy Carter</em>

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Brittany Allen on the Long, Rich Tradition of Extremely Violent Popular Song

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The Icon and the Upstart: On Miles Davis’s Legendary Feud With Wynton Marsalis

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James Kaplan Remembers One of Jazz’s Great Generational Battles

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What Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Win Meant For American Music

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Dr. Todd Boyd on Hip Hop’s Long Journey to American Cultural Dominance

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The Show Must Go On: On Billie Holiday’s Last Live Performance

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Paul Alexander Chronicles the Final Months of America’s Queen of Jazz

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Literary Loops: Mariah Stovall on the Role of Repetition in Music and Fiction

Literary Loops: Mariah Stovall on the Role of Repetition in Music and Fiction

“I realized music could show me how to balance consistency and novelty.”

By Mariah Stovall | February 13, 2024

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