Music

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

A Self-Portrait of the Artist as an Aged Man
Shoshana Olidort reviews Leonard Cohen’s posthumous “The Flame: Poems Notebooks Lyrics Drawings.”
Shoshana OlidortOct 2, 2018
- Music
- Poetry
The Latin American Wrecking Crew: A Conversation with Josh Kun
Gustavo Turner speaks to Josh Kun about the legacy of Latin American music from Los Angeles in an interview complete with playlists.
Gustavo TurnerSep 18, 2018
All the Poets (Musicians on Writing): Aimee Mann
In this monthly series, Scott Timberg interviews musicians on the literary work that has inspired and informed their music.
Scott TimbergAug 31, 2018
- Music
Betty Davis, Grace Jones, and the Art of Anti-Confessional Cinema
Daphne Brooks on "Betty: They Say I'm Different" and "Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami."
Daphne A. BrooksJul 29, 2018
- Film
- Music
The Thin White Dunc: A Jaded Dandy in 1970s New York
A portrait of punk-era New York’s art and music scenes.
Anthony MostromJul 25, 2018
The Second City of Black America
Greg Barnhisel reviews “Smoketown: The Untold Story of the Other Great Black Renaissance.”
Greg BarnhiselJul 8, 2018
- History
- Music
Careers of Evil: On the Migration of a Three-Word Phrase from Lautréamont to J. K. Rowling, with Stops at Patti Smith and the Blue Öyster Cult
Howard Rodman on the origins of the phrase “career of evil,” with stops at Patti Smith and the Blue Öyster Cult.
Howard A. RodmanJun 28, 2018
New Black Gothic
Sheri-Marie Harrison on "This Is America," "Get Out," "Sing, Unburied, Sing," and the new black Gothic.
Sheri-Marie HarrisonJun 23, 2018
All the Poets (Musicians on Writing): Stuart Murdoch
In this monthly series, Scott Timberg interviews musicians on the literary work that has inspired and informed their music.
Scott TimbergJun 22, 2018
- Music
Rock of Ages
Frank Johnson finds solace in Christina Zanfagna's "Holy Hip Hop in the City of Angels."
Frank JohnsonJun 17, 2018
- Music
- Religion
Dylanizing the Great American Songbook
Tim Riley on Bob Dylan’s “Triplicate” (2017).
Tim RileyJun 17, 2018
- Music
All the Poets (Musicians on Writing): Ira Kaplan
In this monthly series, Scott Timberg interviews musicians on the literary work that has inspired and informed their music.
Scott TimbergJun 1, 2018
- Music