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November 19, 2015
Sasha Belenky
Correction of the day.
November 19, 2015
Elaine Teng
Forget Adele—Enya has a new album!
October 23, 2015
Ian Svenonius
The Rise and Fall of College Rock
How yuppies and NPR gentrified punk
October 21, 2015
Malcolm Harris
How to Make a Virtuoso Violinist
One mother’s devastating study of 100 musical prodigies
October 20, 2015
Bijan Stephen
Drake's “Hotline Bling” Is a Farewell Booty Call
October 14, 2015
Ratik Asokan
Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Junun” Wants You to Figure out Indian Music for Yourself
October 12, 2015
Paul Grimstad
Elvis Costello: Rock Music’s Biggest Fan
His new memoir tells of songwriting and encounters with the famous
October 12, 2015
Evan Kindley
Paul Thomas Anderson Has Made His Version of ‘The Last Waltz'
'Junun' shows the making of Jonny Greenwood and Shye Ben Tzur's new album
September 3, 2015
Kevin Mahnken
Stop Being Petty, Bruce Springsteen. Let Republicans Play Your Music.
Liberal rock stars shouldn't allow politics to polarize our music, too
September 1, 2015
Sara Marcus
Against Musicians' Biographies
We should listen to the life of a song, not its singer
August 20, 2015
Tim Barker
In a Land Before iTunes
How the phonograph helped create a world revolution
August 10, 2015
Drew Millard
Dr. Dre Does It Again
A new movie and album show why he might be the greatest hip-hop star ever
July 28, 2015
Noah Berlatsky
This Teenage Duo Could Be the Future of Music—for Better and Worse
July 13, 2015
Rose Courteau
“Please Don’t Call Me On My Bluff”
Why Rihanna's "BBHMM" video isn't as progressive as you think
July 8, 2015
Chloe Angyal
It’s Not Easy Being a Guy in a Country Song, Either
July 7, 2015
Evan Kindley
My Idol, the "Worst Rapper Ever"
July 7, 2015
Noah Berlatsky
Rihanna Is No Pam Grier
"BBHMM" puts a materialistic spin on a social-justice blaxploitation classic
June 17, 2015
Michael J. Agovino
Ornette Coleman, the Saxophonist Who Transformed Jazz
June 2, 2015
Noah Berlatsky
The Marginalization of Women in Mainstream Country Music
May 18, 2015
Paul Ford
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