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Empire as a Site for, Well, A Lot: A Roundtable Discussion
Fox’s breakout hit, Empire, is a TV tour-de-force. Starring Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard and an all-star supporting cast members, the show functions as both melodrama and musical. Empire’s...
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Can OG Maco Be More Than A One-Hit Wonder?
Photo by OG MacoThrough the cloud of weed smoke I can make out OG Maco's hair, this shock of platinum curls that stick out in some spots and seem cropped in others. The 22-year-old rapper spent a week...
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The Best Music Documentaries at Sundance
Some of the most intriguing films at Sundance this year had music at their center: the Kurt Cobain documentary, Montage of Heck, as well as a Nina Simone documentary, What Happened, Miss Simone? look...
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Riot Grrrl Ink and the Activist History of LGBTQ Record Labels
Last November, one of the world’s largest LGBTQ record labels went dark. Riot Grrrl Ink, a long-running Brooklyn-based imprint founded by Gina Mamone, not only produced and supported a wealth of queer...
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The Atypical Fashion Cult of Joanna Newsom
In January of 2012, an anonymous fan took to Tumblr to track down Joanna Newsom’s outfits. Titled Joanna Newsom Fashion, it pairs professional and candid shots of Newsom with runway models in the same...
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Why Cover Songs and Tribute Bands Are Big Business
Poke around a digital music service for a popular song and you'll likely find more than a few "tributes" to it—soundalike versions courtesy of faceless outfits with vague names. In the digital age,...
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Op-Ed: Last-Minute Obamacare Advice for Musicians
By now, most of us know that the life of most working musicians is more about jamming econo than MTV’s "Cribs". Still, many fans would be surprised to know how many artists we think of as...
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David Carr on Music
(AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)David Carr was not a music writer, per se, even though he commented quite a bit about music. As the New York Times’ Media Equation columnist and head media critic, on the...
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Beck and the Incredible Shrinking Album of the Year
Photo by Gina RibisiEven before Grammy night, reporters were already comparingBeck, the token "rock" contender for 2015’s Album of the Year prize, to Steely Dan. Back in 2001 the AARP-eligible duo of...
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NBA Celeb Game Scouting Report: Win Butler
On Friday night, Arcade Fire band leader Win Butler participated in the NBA All Star Weekend's celebrity game, competing for the West team alongside players like Chris Mullin, Skylar Diggins and Mone...
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My Valentine's Day with Win Butler
Win Butler photo via La Colombe Coffee InstagramIt’s Valentine's Day and it’s snowing in New York. Win Butler, the approximately 14 foot tall singer of Arcade Fire, is spending his Valentine's Day...
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Reflecting on "Dead Presidents"
In 1996, rap fans learned that perfection is indeed possible, if only for rare, four minute stretches.It was that year some Miami kids were sitting on a sofa, snacking and taking cues from their...
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Music on Film: Rip Torn Is A Country Hellion in the Exquisitely Cynical 1972...
Music On Film is a column from The Dissolve recommending movies fans of music should make a point of checking out.With his trademark combination of honey dripping charm and ex-military belligerence,...
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Why Are Misogynist Lyrics "Entertainment" in 2015?
Photo of Crass by TruntNoise rock, is, by nature, harsh and nasty. That’s what drew me to it as a teenager: I was an ugly kid living an ugly life so it made sense to me. Though there’s been no shortage...
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Georges Delerue: Most Essential Tracks
Georges Delerue (1925-1992) composed over 350 film and television scores, working with François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, Bernardo Bertolucci, Oliver Stone and more. He brought a lush, elegiac...
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Invisible Hits: Sonic Youth's Live Legacy
When the dust settles on Kim Gordon's Girl In A Band, what shouldn't be forgotten is that above all, Sonic Youth were a band that for three decades, fearlessly expanded and enriched the vocabulary of...
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The Dread Prophecy of Yabby You
"Deliver me, oh my God, from my enemiesOh I flee unto thee to hide meCause me to hear thy love and kindness in morningFor in thee do I trust, cause me to walk in thy way…""Deliver Me From My Enemies" –...
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Britpop is Dead: Why Blur's "Comeback" Isn't One
Britpop is back! We’ve been hearing so much of that these past few years, we’re starting to forget when it actually came back, or when it went away for that matter. Because at some point it did go...
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Drake Auditions for Hamlet In Australia
Though a London staging of Hamlet starring Benedict Cumberbatch sold out in moments, it appears that Drake is working on his own modern retelling. Watch below:Is Drake a good fit for "The Melancholy...
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Hot Organs: Tracking the Trend
Organs are everywhere these days. In the last two months we've seen the release of Áine O'Dwyer's Music for Church Cleaners Vol. I and II, a set of improvisations recorded on a church organ in London,...
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