Music

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

My Small America: An Interview with Hanif Abdurraqib
On aging rappers, Confederate statues, baseball logos, and surviving Donald Trump.
David BreithauptApr 12, 2018
Out of the Mystic
Jeff Melnick on Ryan H. Walsh’s “Astral Weeks,” a history of Van Morrison’s iconic album.
Jeff MelnickApr 3, 2018
- History
- Music
Ephemeral Style
Colin Vanderburg on Brent Hayes Edwards’s “Epistrophies: Jazz and the Literary Imagination.”
Colin VanderburgMar 3, 2018
- Literary Criticism
- Music
Behind the Lens: Prince and Bruce Springsteen as Seen Through Their Personal Photographers
What can Bruce Springsteen's and Prince's personal photographers tell us about their subjects?
Eric DeggansMar 3, 2018
- Art & Architecture
- Music
Fly as Hell: An Interview with Greg Tate
Leah Mirakhor interviews author, musician, and cultural critic Greg Tate.
Leah MirakhorMar 1, 2018
The King Who Dreamed of Being a Frog: Taylor Mac’s Heretical American History in Song
Barrie Jean Borich on Taylor Mac's "A 24-Decade History of Popular Music," coming to The Theatre at the Ace Hotel from March 15–24.
Barrie Jean BorichFeb 28, 2018
The Slippery Search for Creativity
Dan Falk reviews two new books on the cause of creativity.
Dan FalkFeb 27, 2018
Bob in China
Bo Seo on the reception of Bob Dylan in China after the singer-songwriter’s Nobel Prize win.
Bo SeoFeb 25, 2018
Not a Riot Grrrl Band: Musician Michelle Cruz Gonzales Sounds off on Punk Feminism
Kitty Lindsay talks to Michelle Cruz Gonzales about "The Spitboy Rule: Tales of a Xicana in a Female Punk Band."
Kitty LindsayFeb 3, 2018
- Gender & Sexuality
- Music
All the Poets (Musicians on Writing): Patterson Hood
In this monthly series, Scott Timberg interviews musicians on the literary work that has inspired and informed their music.
Scott TimbergFeb 2, 2018
- Music
Identifying and Identifying with the Thin White Duke: Darryl Bullock’s “David Bowie Made Me Gay: 100 Years of LGBT Music”
Morgan Woolsey on Darryl Bullock’s “David Bowie Made Me Gay” and the difficulties identifying exactly what “gay music” is.
Morgan WoolseyJan 29, 2018
Queering Dance, at Last
Melissa Templeton on the new anthology “Queer Dance,” which, at long last treats the intersection of gender, sex, and choreography.
Melissa TempletonJan 24, 2018