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The Haunted Van: Talking with Josh Malerman and The High Strung
A best-selling horror author’s band is about to release its ninth album.
Music
"I don't care much about music. What I like is sounds." — Dizzy Gillespie
Real Life Rock Top 10: June 2021
LARB presents the June 2021 installment of “Real Life Rock Top 10,” a monthly column by cultural critic Greil Marcus.
Cancellation of the Gods
It should be easy to ignore Wagner because of his antisemitic legacy. But it’s not that simple.
My Father, Cultural Appropriator
Sarah Curtis traces history through music and her father’s work.
Worlding Music: On “Organic Music Societies”
A rich, gorgeously illustrated study of the multifarious creative praxis of Don and Moki Cherry.
Real Life Rock Top 10: May 2021
LARB presents the May 2021 installment of “Real Life Rock Top 10,” a monthly column by cultural critic Greil Marcus.
The Drone Is in the Heart
A psychedelic study of drones in nature, art, and popular music.
Real Life Rock Top 10: April 2021
LARB presents the April installment of “Real Life Rock Top 10,” a monthly column by cultural critic Greil Marcus.
Young Man Inside an Old Man
Andrew Gumbel reviews "Beeswing," the new memoir written by Richard Thompson with Scott Timberg.
A Note of Momentous Subtlety
William Harris talks with writer Amit Chaudhuri about his latest book, “Finding the Raga: An Improvisation on Indian Music.”
I’m Going to Build a Heaven of My Own: The Harry Smith B-Sides
This new package is every bit as aurally transcendent and esoterically inscrutable as Smith’s A Sides.
Celebrating L.A. Composers: A Conversation with Hugh Levick
The director of the HEAR NOW music festival in Los Angeles talks about the upcoming 2021 all-virtual event.
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