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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
Other People’s Playlists
Spotify’s secret social network
May 15, 2015
Elaine Teng
The Time Anna Kendrick Said I Smelled Like an Old Cinnamon Cupcake
April 20, 2015
Naomi Fry
All Apologies
A new Kurt Cobain documentary reminds us of what we lost when he died
April 2, 2015
Noah Berlatsky
Why "Indie" Music Is So Unbearably White
March 31, 2015
Danny Vinik
Jay Z’s Streaming Music Service Makes No Economic Sense
March 10, 2015
Kevin Nguyen
That Old R&B Sound Has Moved to Richmond
Spacebomb Records convincingly channels the age of Stax Records and Motown

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