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“Writing songs about your feelings is inherently a deeply embarrassing thing to do. It just is.”
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Bill Callahan and Damien Jurado underscore this controversial docuseries that, at its heart, is about a minority religion seeking basic freedoms.
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View ArticleWith Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Win, The World May Finally Be Catching Up to Rap
The list of firsts attached to DAMN.’s Pulitzer win is staggering, but what they add up to is what’s most exciting.
View ArticleThe 10 Best Garage Punk Songs of 2018 So Far
Winter and early spring highlights in the realm of rock scuzz, courtesy of Shake Appeal columnist Evan Minsker
View Article6 Rap Songs That Sample Lauryn Hill Masterfully
Lauryn samples are so high stakes, it took Drake a couple attempts before he got it halfway right.
View ArticleThirty Years After Her Death, Nico Finally Comes Into Focus
A new biopic covering her later years, Nico, 1988, is part of an ongoing reconsideration of her art and life following the Velvet Underground.
View Article9 Pitchfork Staffers on Their Favorite Record Store Finds
Ahead of Record Store Day this Saturday, we reflect on our favorite moments of serendipity in independent record stores.
View Article5 Takeaways from J. Cole’s New Album, KOD
An anti-drug album that fires back at “lil” rappers? Cole has done worse.
View ArticleBeach House On Their New Album 7 and Capturing the Dark Side of Glamour
How the Baltimore duo drew inspiration from Ursula K. Le Guin, Warhol’s Factory scene, and their new co-producer, Sonic Boom.
View ArticleListening to Grief’s Miserably Ever After, Years After I Stopped Feeling...
When there’s enough actual bad stuff to worry about in the world, it’s a nice escape to pretend sludge metal problems are the worst of them.
View ArticleAt 71 Years Old, Patti Smith Is Still a Rock Star—And Thank God for That
A new concert film capturing Smith’s live prowess is a welcome reminder that she is not your downtown spirit guide, but rather, a working force of nature.
View Article10 Essential Tracks from Gost Zvuk, Russia’s Most Exciting Electronic Label
Cyrillic letters may be all over the releases from Ildar Zaynetdinov’s label, but these house and techno tracks with a lo-fi ambient filter are must-hears beyond Russian borders.
View ArticleA Conversation With the Professor Who Taught a Politics of Kanye West Course...
A microcosm of the awkward exchanges currently taking place among Kanye fans.
View ArticleThe 7 Best DJ Sets of April 2018
This month offers a bumper crop of cracking house and techno
View ArticleThe Rock’n’Roll Utopia of Olivier Assayas’ Cold Water, Film’s Lost...
After nearly 25 years, the French film about rebellious teens in the ’70s finding themselves via Roxy Music, Nico, and CCR finally sees an American release.
View Article5 Stoner Metal Highlights from 2018
Even before Sleep made a surprise return, this year was shaping up to be mighty dank.
View ArticleThe Best 7 Music Videos of April 2018
Including clips from Janelle Monáe, J. Cole, Father John Misty, and more.
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