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December 22, 2015
Jamil Smith
Is R. Kelly’s new album tanking because he allegedly preyed on young girls? Don’t ask him.
December 21, 2015
Alex Shephard
Three of Atlanta’s best rappers just filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court.
December 18, 2015
Alex Shephard
Bruce Springsteen is still dining out on the fact that he wrote “Hungry Heart” for The Ramones.
December 17, 2015
Sasha Belenky
No, the FBI did not liberate the Wu-Tang Clan album from Martin Shkreli.
December 8, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
This is what it’s like to look just like John Lennon.
December 7, 2015
Esther Breger
The 2016 Grammys will pit Taylor Swift against Kendrick Lamar, while Adele is nowhere to be found.
December 3, 2015
Bijan Stephen
Rebel Without A Pause
Killer Mike and the return of the politically engaged rapper.
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
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