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Donita Sparks on what the future holds for L7, besides mocking the president’s trash tweets
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Go slow, go fast, or get off the dancefloor entirely—this month’s got options
View ArticleThe 8 Best Music Videos of September 2017
From Björk’s latest interdimensional romance to King Krule’s zombie lounge lizard to Yaeji’s ingenious makeup tutorial, here are the most eye-catching clips of the month.
View ArticleThe Essential Tom Petty, in 9 Songs
Tom Petty wrote a lot of Perfect Songs. Consider these the starting point for your listening today.
View ArticleRemembering Tom Petty, An American Rock Institution
A rebel who carried the torch of real rock and a revivalist who embraced the vanguard—Tom Petty was many things at once, but most importantly, he was constant.
View ArticleListening to Steve Reich’s Holocaust Opus “Different Trains”
On reconnecting to my Jewish identity through Steve Reich, now more than ever
View Article5 New Metal Records Inspired by the Wilderness
A decade ago, Wolves in the Throne Room’s genre-blending, nature-inspired Two Hunters polarized the metal world. Today the LP influences it.
View ArticleWho Will Make the Rock Hall in 2018?
One voter’s best guess, from shoo-ins like Radiohead and Nina Simone, to long shots like Kate Bush and Depeche Mode
View ArticleLyrics as Your AIM Away Message: An Appreciation
To the soon-to-be-shuttered AIM we say, ~*so long and goodnight, so long not goodnight*~
View ArticleUnderstanding Kanye West’s Saint Pablo Tour Lawsuit
Kanye and Lloyd’s of London continue to fight over what really happened at the end of last year.
View ArticleMTV’s “TRL” Reboot Is a Spectacular Failure
The original “TRL” helped a post-Gen-X MTV successfully court millennials. Gen Z doesn’t need or want the reheated leftovers.
View ArticleLawrence Rothman on Being Gender Fluid: “Why Do You Have to Check a Box...
The singer-songwriter shares their painful coming-out journey for the first time publicly
View ArticleRoll Your Eyes, But Eminem’s Trump-Skewering BET Freestyle Mattered
Past his (problematic) prime, Marshall Mathers is at least trying to engage with his Trump-voting fans.
View ArticleBeyoncé, The Rapper
Bey’s rap fluency gave her an edge in the pop-star arms race, eventually becoming a signature flow of freewheeling rhyme schemes and resumé flexing.
View ArticleBruce Springsteen’s Broadway Show Is the Loneliest Thing He’s Ever Done
A review of the autobiographical performance, which puts the rock icon’s songwriting and storytelling in a stark new light.
View ArticleHow “Halt and Catch Fire” Used Punk Music to Empower Its Female Characters
As the AMC ensemble drama ends its run, we look at how a punk soundtrack helped to define its true protagonist, Cameron Howe.
View Article5 Things We Learned From the New Lou Reed Biography
Anthony DeCurtis’ Lou Reed: A Life sheds new light on a complicated icon
View ArticleFatima Al Qadiri on the Risks of Making Queer Arabic Dance Music
The edifying electronic producer made a club record that confronts gender performativity in her native Kuwait.
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