Music

"I don't care much about music. What I like is sounds." — Dizzy Gillespie

The Last Psychedelic Band
Peter Coviello on Pavement's 1994 record "Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain" and what it means today.
Peter CovielloMar 9, 2019
- Music
Dancing Between Worlds: An Interview with Saul Williams
On Saul Williams’s blended family; his love for Ntozake Shange; and his latest project, Neptune Frost, the graphic novel and its musical.
DJ Lynnée DeniseMar 5, 2019
Egyptian Beats for the Global Apocalypse
Peter Holslin glosses the Arab avant-garde electro shaabi music.
Peter HolslinMar 3, 2019
- Around the World
- Music
All the Poets (Musicians on Writing): Brett Anderson
The lead singer of Suede on his new memoir and the poetry in songwriting.
Scott TimbergFeb 15, 2019
- Music
Excerpt from Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest
Hanif AbdurraqibFeb 1, 2019
- Music
Return of the Unrepressed
Tim Riley on how the Beatles and John Lennon puncture nostalgia.
Tim RileyJan 24, 2019
- Music
Flamenco’s Afro-Andalusian Roots: The Music of Raúl Rodríguez
A great flamenco artist explores the Afro-Caribbean roots of his art.
Constance Valis HillJan 17, 2019
- Around the World
- Music
Magic Carpet Rides: Rock Music and the Fantastic
The long and complex relationship between fantastic fiction and rock music.
Rob LathamJan 9, 2019
- Music
- SF
All the Poets (Musicians on Writing): Stew
In this monthly series, Scott Timberg interviews musicians on the literary work that has inspired and informed their music.
Scott TimbergJan 3, 2019
- Music
A Comprehensive Guide to the Entertainment Industry
Michael Donaldson evaluates Corey Field's "Entertainment Law: Fundamentals and Practice."
Michael C. DonaldsonJan 1, 2019
Destroy All Rock Novels
Like Godzilla and the band Destroy All Monsters, Jeff Jackson’s new novel is a kind of mutant, with a world that is recognizable, but not quite our own.
Brooks SterrittDec 29, 2018
- Fiction
- Music
“A Proper Cynic”: An Interview with Protomartyr’s Joe Casey
Robert Loss speaks to Joe Casey, lead singer of Protomartyr, about the literature that inspires his allusive lyrics.
Robert LossDec 17, 2018
- Music