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As Long as You Love Him
Hattie Lindert listens to Justin Bieber’s “SWAG.”
Music
"I don't care much about music. What I like is sounds." — Dizzy Gillespie
My Brother’s Keeper
Matthew K. Ritchie considers Clipse’s new album “Let God Sort Em Out,” the Virginia rap duo’s reunion, and the rarity of a principled artistic existence.
They Can’t Throw Us All Out
Christine Terrisse interviews Nate Jackson and Daniel Kohn about their new book “Tearing Down the Orange Curtain: How Punk Rock Brought Orange County to the World.”
The Afterlife of “Sunset Boulevard”
Ethan Warren argues that Jamie Lloyd’s “Sunset Boulevard” revival strips away theatrical excess.
Don’t Look Down
Grace Byron considers Lorde’s “Virgin” and the gauntlet we lay for our pop stars.
Feds Watching
Jack Lubin considers state censorship and New Orleans rapper B.G.’s album “Freedom of Speech,” in a preview of LARB Quarterly no. 45: “Submission.”
Wave to the Camera
Grant Sharples interviews the filmmaker Alex Ross Perry about “Pavements,” his unconventional new feature about the band.
Remembering in Concrete Form
Courtney Thomas interviews Brendan Greaves about “Truckload of Art: The Life and Work of Terry Allen.”
Wanting to Be Made New
Marissa Lorusso interviews Niko Stratis about her new book, “The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman.”
Cartwheeling the Tightrope
Hattie Lindert listens to Playboi Carti’s new album “MUSIC.”
The Paisley Underground Redux
Adam Sobsey revisits the early-1980s Los Angeles indie-pop scene.
Punk and Academia’s Infinite Playlist
A. J. Urquidi asks Marcus Clayton about Prince, the woke mind virus, and his new book “¡PÓNK!”
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