The 7 Best Music Videos of December 2017
Including clips from JAY-Z, SZA, and the late Lil Peep
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Big releases behind a paywall, financial transparency, and more possibilities that accompany Spotify’s next big move
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Premiering tonight on HBO, the BBC’s “The Last Five Years” doc makes crucial connections between Bowie’s earliest songs and final albums
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On the scene in Atlanta, at what should have been a showdown between Kendrick and Trump
View ArticleThe Rock Club That Helped Feed San Juan After Hurricane Maria
After the worst natural disaster in Puerto Rico’s history, El Local revitalized the San Juan scene with purpose.
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View ArticleWhy Cranberries Singer Dolores O’Riordan’s Voice Lingers
Her Irish brogue brought toughness to the Cranberries’ softest songs and vulnerability to their loudest ones.
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He brought out the best in Sylvester, honed hi-NRG, and made one of the first great pieces of art about AIDS.
View ArticleThe Cranberries Were the Ultimate Teen Soundtrack Band
Scenes from “My So-Called Life,” Empire Records, and more wouldn’t be the same without Dolores O’Riordan’s dreamy songs of infatuation.
View ArticleThe Line 6 DL4 Is Quietly the Most Important Guitar Pedal of the Last 20 Years
The intuitive delay pedal known as the Big Green Monster helped spread looping across experimental rock.
View ArticleA Guide to the Many Moods of Ty Segall
There's Evil Ty, Funky Ty, Pretty Ty, and easily a half dozen more
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Including Usher, Björk, and… Bon Jovi?!
View ArticleLuca Guadagnino on the Music of His Movies, and Why He Had to Have Sufjan...
The Best Picture nominee wouldn’t be the same without its soundtrack, in large part from the Italian director himself.
View Article6 Great Albums Named After Other Great Albums
As Superchunk and Yo La Tengo pull call me by your names, we look at those who borrowed before them.
View Article10 Songs That Defined The Fall and Mark E. Smith
Remembering one of post-punk’s founding fathers
View ArticleWhat Carrie Brownstein Is Listening to Right Now
The Sleater-Kinney songwriter and “Portlandia” comedian on the power of getting-ready-to-go-out songs and meditation music
View ArticleGrammys 2018 Predictions: Who Will Win and Who Should Win
We weigh in on the key races from Sunday’s ceremony
View ArticleThe Ugly Truths of Loving the Fall’s Mark E. Smith
Loving someone always carries that sinister possibility, that the person you adore might use your vulnerabilities against you. Violent and controlling, Mark E. Smith did that to his collaborators.
View Article5 Takeaways from Migos’ Culture II
There’s a lot to sort through in these guest-packed, reference-heavy 24 (!!!) tracks
View ArticleWhat the Women Who Brought White Roses to the Grammys Are Hoping to Accomplish
We spoke with one of the founders of Voices in Entertainment, who organized Sunday’s show of solidarity through white roses.
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