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Townes Van Zandt, 9/11, and the Wages of Prophecy
Paul Cullum interprets the prophetic vision of Townes Van Zandt.
Music
"I don't care much about music. What I like is sounds." — Dizzy Gillespie
“Flower Drum Song,” Whitewashing, and Operation Wetback: A Message from 1961
Heidi Kim looks back on "Flower Drum Song" and Hollywood's brief foray in casting Asian American actors to play Asian American characters.
Untying Bodies
Naomi Waltham-Smith sounds out “Phantom Limbs: On Musical Bodies” by Peter Szendy.
“Heavy Metal Parking Lot” and the Meaning of Life
Is there more to life than chugging cheap beer and yelling, "Life sucks shit"? Joe Bucciero looks at "Heavy Metal Parking Lot" to find out.
Journey of Miles
Clifford Thompson charts the heroic American journey of Miles Davis.
Resuscitating the Psychedelic Sensibility
Jon Savage’s "1966" looks at a pivotal year in history via its music.
Jane Monheit: Beyond Ella
Chris Becker interviews jazz vocalist Jane Monheit: "If you’re doing your job right, the damage shows."
Radiohead’s Emotional Cryonics
Every Radiohead album has occasioned famously bad music criticism. Why is it so hard to write about Radiohead’s music?
Beyond Jazz’s Boys Club
A conversation with Judy Chaikin, director of "The Girls in the Band".
Red Roots
The history of Native American pop music, from jazz to raggae to hip-hop.
Behind the Grunt: Finding the Soul of the Godfather of Soul
James McBride adds flesh and bone to musical myth.
Hollywood’s Punks
"Under the Big Black Sun" conveys how exciting and important it felt to get up on a stage and scream into a mic to other passionate freaks at a shitty dive.
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