Music

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

Greater than Man’s Technology: On DeForrest Brown Jr.’s “Assembling a Black Counter Culture”
Nicholas Nauman reviews DeForrest Brown Jr.’s “Assembling a Black Counter Culture.”
Nicholas NaumanApr 4, 2023
- Music
Reconsidering the Ordinary: On Andrew Simon’s “Media of the Masses”
Marc Masters reviews Andrew Simon’s “Media of the Masses: Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt.”
Marc MastersApr 3, 2023
- Music
Los Angeles Is Burning: Ian Winwood on Rock Music in L.A.
Ian Winwood writes about covering the music industry in Los Angeles.
Ian WinwoodMar 3, 2023
- Music
These Creatures: On Cosey Fanni Tutti’s “Re-Sisters”
Arielle Gordon reviews Cosey Fanni Tutti’s “Re-Sisters: The Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe & Cosey Fanni Tutti.”
Arielle GordonFeb 20, 2023
- Music
BTS: Permission to Desire
Rani Neutill discusses the euphoric affect of BTS for Gen-X women.
Rani NeutillFeb 17, 2023
- Gender & Sexuality
- Music
Love Labor: On Touring as an Independent Musician
Eli Winter details the material and psychological quirks of touring as an independent musician.
Eli WinterFeb 13, 2023
- Music
The Band’s Massive Weight: On Martin Scorsese’s “The Last Waltz” and Jeff Sellars and Kevin C. Neece’s “Rags and Bones”
Ethan Warren reviews “Rags and Bones: An Exploration of the Band” and Criterion’s remaster of Martin Scorsese’s “The Last Waltz.”
Ethan WarrenJan 31, 2023
- Music
Good Evening, We Are from Ukraine: The Subversive Radicalism of a Viral Wartime Slogan
Maria Sonevytsky explores how a simple phrase became a slogan invoked by Ukrainian politicians, soldiers, intellectuals, and keyboard warriors.
Maria SonevytskyJan 17, 2023
Is Rock the Real Thing?: On John Scanlan’s “Rock ’n’ Roll Plays Itself”
Alex Harvey reviews John Scanlan’s “Rock ’n’ Roll Plays Itself: A Screen History.”
Alex HarveyJan 11, 2023
- Film
- Music
A Giant Peak Called “The Doors”: A Conversation with John Densmore
James Penner interviews John Densmore, drummer for the Doors.
James PennerJan 7, 2023
What Are You Looking For?: A Conversation with Open Mike Eagle
Paul Thompson interviews rapper Open Mike Eagle for issue no. 36 of The LARB Quarterly.
Paul ThompsonJan 6, 2023
- LARB Lit
- Music
Anchor Points and Improvisations: A Conversation Between Jeff Jackson and Dashiel Carrera
Dashiel Carrera and Jeff Jackson discuss how music has inspired the form and content of their novels.
Dashiel Carrera, Jeff JacksonJan 4, 2023
- Fiction
- Music