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August 12, 2012
David Hajdu
Standing in the Rubble of New York’s Cocktail Life
August 5, 2012
David Hajdu
What Nicki Minaj Learned From Marilyn Monroe
August 1, 2012
Leon Wieseltier
A Saint in the City
Nobody tries harder, and less persuasively, to be an everyman than Bruce Springsteen does.
July 11, 2012
David Hajdu
The Surprising Queer Roots of the Blues
July 6, 2012
David Hajdu
The Insidious Legacy of the “Andy Griffith Show” Theme
June 25, 2012
David Hajdu
Lorenz Hart’s Street Talk and Usher’s Post-Verbal Pop
June 15, 2012
David Hajdu
A Creepy Father’s Day Song from the ‘Mad Men’ Era
May 28, 2012
Peter Green
Highbrow Lowbrow
April 23, 2012
David Hajdu
A Stirring Revival of Vaudeville Theater
April 20, 2012
David Hajdu
David Hajdu on Music: Billboard Goddesses
April 18, 2012
Christopher Bray
Crossing You in Style
March 30, 2012
David Hajdu
Newly Discovered Songs By the Legendary Nick Hathaway
March 23, 2012
David Hajdu
Hajdu: The Many Musical Tributes to Rachel Carson
March 12, 2012
David Hajdu
Bob Dylan, Grimes, and Girl Groups Reconsidered
March 2, 2012
David Hajdu
The Art of Artifice, from Lana Del Rey to Davy Jones
February 24, 2012
David Hajdu
Today’s Bruce Springsteen is a Pale Imitation of the Real Thing
February 11, 2012
David Hajdu
Paul McCartney’s Superficial New Album of Standards
February 4, 2012
David Hajdu
Another Nail In the Coffin For Good Taste
February 4, 2012
Jordan Michael Smith
Wonk Rock: Why Do So Many of Washington DC’s Politicos Play in Bands?
January 27, 2012
David Hajdu
The Oscars’ Disgraceful Nominees for Best Song

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