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

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

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

By Brittany Allen | March 29, 2024

Tom Verlaine's library is on sale, and it's wild.

Tom Verlaine's library is on sale, and it's wild.

By Brittany Allen | March 27, 2024

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

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

James Kaplan Remembers One of Jazz’s Great Generational Battles

By James Kaplan | March 6, 2024

What Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Win Meant For American Music

What Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Win Meant For American Music

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

By Dr. Todd Boyd | February 21, 2024

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

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

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

By Paul Alexander | February 19, 2024

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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Taylor Swift has announced a new album, entitled The Tortured Poets Department.

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 5, 2024

The Tremendous Power and Lasting Impact of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

By Nadirah Simmons | February 2, 2024

Inspiration Plus Experimentation: On the Essential Elements of Artistic Creation

By Henry Threadgill and Brent Hayes Edwards | January 22, 2024

All The Songs We Cannot Hear: On the Challenges of a Life Without Sound

All The Songs We Cannot Hear: On the Challenges of a Life Without Sound

Matt Hay Considers the Importance of Music for the Hearing Impaired

By Matt Hay | January 12, 2024

Marlon James on Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize, Authenticity as Pose, and Not Reading His Book Reviews

Marlon James on Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize, Authenticity as Pose, and Not Reading His Book Reviews

In Conversation with Griffin Ondaatje

By Griffin Ondaatje | January 4, 2024

Growing Up in Taylor Swift’s America

Growing Up in Taylor Swift’s America

Kelly Marie Coyne on Women Writers, Role Models, and Miss Americana

By Kelly Marie Coyne | December 14, 2023

What’s Old is New Again (and Again): On the Cyclical Nature of Nostalgia

What’s Old is New Again (and Again): On the Cyclical Nature of Nostalgia

Tobias Becker Explores Popular Culture’s Continued Revival of the Past

By Tobias Becker | December 13, 2023

Boys Do Cry: How The Cure Helped Mainstream Male Emotion

Boys Do Cry: How The Cure Helped Mainstream Male Emotion

Simon Price on the Making and Legacy of One of the Band’s Most Beloved Songs

By Simon Price | December 12, 2023

Plain-Spoken Performance Art: A Conversation with Laurie Anderson

Plain-Spoken Performance Art: A Conversation with Laurie Anderson

Brooke Wentz Talks to the Legendary Artist about Art School, Eavesdropping, and the Avant-Garde

By Brooke Wentz | December 8, 2023

“The Frisson of Pure Evil.” An Oral History of the Release of the Velvet Underground’s First Album

“The Frisson of Pure Evil.” An Oral History of the Release of the Velvet Underground’s First Album

“There were just so many layers and so many colors. Even if all the colors were dark.”

By Dylan Jones | December 5, 2023

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