A Soundscape of Pure Empathy A Soundscape of Pure Empathy
Kelly Lee Owens’s quietly complex electronic music is defined by its spirit of care.
Oct 27, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Julyssa Lopez
Synthesizing Sound and Self Synthesizing Sound and Self
The vexed legacy of electronic music pioneer Wendy Carlos.
Oct 15, 2020 / Sasha Geffen
Stanley Crouch, 1945–2020 Stanley Crouch, 1945–2020
Even many of those who at times wanted to throttle Crouch will miss him now that he’s gone.
Oct 12, 2020 / Gene Seymour
Kendrick Lamar’s Poetic Awakening Kendrick Lamar’s Poetic Awakening
How an encounter with a creative writing teacher changed the LA rapper’s life.
Oct 8, 2020 / Marcus J. Moore
John Luther Adams’s Songs for a Vanished World John Luther Adams’s Songs for a Vanished World
A conversation, conducted via satellite phone, with the legendary composer about his new memoir, Silences So Deep, and the music of his life.
Oct 7, 2020 / Rumaan Alam
Sufjan Stevens’s Lullabies for the Apocalypse Sufjan Stevens’s Lullabies for the Apocalypse
His new album’s gentle pessimism about our state of affairs makes for a weirdly soothing musical experience.
Oct 1, 2020 / Bijan Stephen
How Kendrick Lamar Became the Voice of a Generation How Kendrick Lamar Became the Voice of a Generation
A conversation with Marcus J. Moore about his cultural biography of Lamar and the L.A. rapper’s impact on Black America.
Sep 30, 2020 / Q&A / Ann-Derrick Gaillot
The Culture Is Still Catching Up With Georgia Anne Muldrow The Culture Is Still Catching Up With Georgia Anne Muldrow
Whether in jazz, rap, or R&B, she has made music out of liberation.
Aug 31, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Marcus J. Moore
The Two Maria Schneiders The Two Maria Schneiders
The auteurist and activist impulses of her expansive jazz comes together on Data Lords.
Aug 17, 2020 / David Hajdu
Neil Young’s Journey Through the Past Neil Young’s Journey Through the Past
As he prepares to vote in his first American election, the eccentric singer-songwriter’s Archives project unearths his own lost history.
Aug 14, 2020 / John Semley