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Country Enough: From Conway and George to Maddie & Tae
In response to the rising tide of “bro-country” comes Maddie & Tae’s “Girl in a Country Song,” the latest chapter in country’s music’s long reflexive tradition.
Music
"I don't care much about music. What I like is sounds." — Dizzy Gillespie
No Wave Feminism
Like Didion’s Year of Magical Thinking, Kim Gordon’s memoir is the product of wonder at — and the struggle to reconcile with — how the life-changing loss of one’s partner could be so profoundly ordinary.
Amateur’s Luck: Two Books Contemplate Music as a Hobby
That question haunts every kid who suffers at practice. Two new books make a compelling case for the benefits and joys of amateurism.
Got It While She Could
"We can safely say that Janis has inspired many young women of her generation, and later ones too, to get out there and give it everything they’ve got."
Forgive My Father, For He Has Sinned
On the poetic struggle of two familial, and familiar, figures of speech
The Alien and the Intimate: The Writing of Ian Curtis, Joy Division’s Poet-Frontman
The Writing of Ian Curtis, Joy Division’s Poet-Frontman.
Studio, Gallery, and Cloud
Lainey Racah interviews artist Devin Kenny on his practice, the internet, and his newly released record, "Alone We Play."
After The Fall
The untold story of Manchester’s post-punk outfit The Fall and its talented, volatile lead singer Mark Edward Smith.
How I Got Over: The Soul of Aretha Franklin
David Ritz's new biography of Aretha Franklin, “Respect,” is not the book Franklin wanted written.
Dancing with Dictators
In Imelda Marcos's tawdry discotheque.
Why Do We Keep Having the Same Debates About Pop Songs?
Formats: the Least Understood, Most Essential Reason We Hear Some Music and Not Others
Three the Hard Way: The Return of Sleater-Kinney
On Sleater-Kinney’s legacy upon the release of their vinyl boxset, "Start Together."
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