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March 11, 2019
Jo Livingstone
With Michael Jackson, It’s Different
Why his fall from grace implicates all of us
March 5, 2019
Jo Livingstone
Who’s Afraid of The Prodigy?
Remembering Keith Flint and the techno-apocalyptic aesthetic that dominated pop culture at the turn of the millennium.
December 7, 2018
Jo Livingstone
The Head and the Load
Is a Kaleidoscopic Tour of Africa’s Colonial History
William Kentridge’s new performance piece uses various media to tell the story of the unsung conscripts of World War One.
September 28, 2018
Jo Livingstone
Joan Armatrading Is Stronger Than Ever
The 67-year-old singer's new album features a distinctive voice that has been undimmed by time.
August 1, 2018
Jo Livingstone
How Will I Know?
A new "authorized" documentary plays legacy tennis with Whitney Houston's contested biography.
June 21, 2018
Paul Grimstad
Can You Measure How Good a Song Is?
Music and math have always been linked, a new book explains.
June 4, 2018
Ryu Spaeth
What Happened to the Cool Jerk of Indie Rock?
The release of a new Stephen Malkmus album reveals how musical celebrity has changed.
May 10, 2018
Joanna Scutts
Viv Albertine’s Punk Memories
“To Throw Away Unopened” is a memoir of family, freedom, and rebellion.
May 3, 2018
Jeet Heer
Kanye West’s Bastardization of “Free Thinkers”
A noble tradition of American dissent has been hijacked by right-wing trolls—including the famous hip-hop artist.
April 30, 2018
Kaila Philo
Will #MeToo finally take down R. Kelly?
April 18, 2018
Jo Livingstone
Damned If He Does, If He Don’t
Kendrick Lamar's Pulitzer Prize reveals the way hip-hop has scrambled the distinction between music and literature.
March 12, 2018
Jo Livingstone
NME
and Me: A Brief History of the Best Music Mag of the 20th Century
Looking back at 65 years of the essential arbiter of pop music, whose famed print edition is soon to close down.
October 3, 2017
Jo Livingstone
Goodbye, Tom Petty
The man who defined the sound of America has died at age 66.
September 18, 2017
Emily Atkin
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Mark Peterson
The Juggalos Come in Peace
Fans of the band Insane Clown Posse marched Saturday in the nation's capital to protest discrimination by law enforcement, while espousing a progressive commitment to equality.
June 30, 2017
Ivan Kreilkamp
Song Lyrics Are Poetry
Adam Bradley's new book makes a rare, convincing argument for the close reading of pop music.
June 15, 2017
Alex Shephard
Beyond Dragons and Nonsense: A Q&A With David Weigel About Prog Rock
The political reporter talks to TNR about rock music's most misunderstood genre.
June 15, 2017
Jo Livingstone
The Long-Awaited Return of Beth Ditto
Just in time for summer, her new solo album "Fake Sugar" is an '80s power-disco confection.
June 6, 2017
Jeet Heer
Why did Bob Dylan fake a Melville quote in his Nobel lecture?
May 25, 2017
Ryu Spaeth
Was Grunge Good?
The death of Chris Cornell and the 25th anniversary of the movie "Singles" bring a musical era into focus.
May 22, 2017
Annie Julia Wyman
What Happens When a Queer Punk Hero is Accused of Sexual Assault?
The pop-punk duo PWR BTTM presented themselves as everything their young fans needed. Like a lot of celebrity promises, it was too good to be true.
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