Music

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

Beyond Jazz’s Boys Club
A conversation with Judy Chaikin, director of "The Girls in the Band".
Chris BeckerJun 21, 2016
- Music
Red Roots
The history of Native American pop music, from jazz to raggae to hip-hop.
Josh Garrett-DavisJun 20, 2016
- Music
Behind the Grunt: Finding the Soul of the Godfather of Soul
James McBride adds flesh and bone to musical myth.
Shehryar FazliJun 10, 2016
- Biography & Autobiography
- Music
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.
Sara JaffeJun 3, 2016
- Music
Much Ado About Muchness
Chinese musician Cui Jian brought rock ’n’ roll to China, galvanized a progressive shift in the culture, and is one of the world’s most popular musicians.
Jonathan CampbellMay 21, 2016
- Music
Jazz for the Thrill of It
Grace Kelly proudly affirms herself as a role model for girls who love music, and the freedom — and fun — that playing jazz can offer
Chris BeckerMay 13, 2016
- Music
The Sons of No One
The Replacements are under the microscope in Bob Mehr's exhaustive "Trouble Boys".
Tod GoldbergMay 4, 2016
- Music
Is There God After Prince?
Put on his songs, any of them. Here, they say. Do you need a reminder of the exhilarating limitlessness of the world apart from the knowable and known? Here you go.
Peter CovielloApr 22, 2016
- Music
Meta Barbra
People tend to love Barbra Streisand or hate her or both at the same time depending on the day and the project and the era and the mood.
Alexander C. KafkaApr 22, 2016
- Biography & Autobiography
- Music
How About a Little Poptimism for Tchaikovsky?
Rockism vs. Poptimism through the centuries
Michael MarkhamApr 21, 2016
- Music
Beyond "Kind of Blue"
Why Miles Davis is more than his best-known recording
Michael J. AgovinoApr 1, 2016
- Music
“This Barren Land”: Bob Dylan’s Gospel Variations
One of the most striking and elusive aspects of Dylan's recent music is the way it channels the tone of American gospel songs.
Max NelsonMar 27, 2016
- Music