Pop Music Has Always Been Queer Pop Music Has Always Been Queer
Sasha Geffen’s debut book reveals that the history of pop music is a history of gender rebellion.
Apr 8, 2020 / Q&A / Tal Milovina
Free Comrade Britney! Free Comrade Britney!
Britney Spears called for the redistribution of wealth—but she’s not even allowed to give away her own money.
Mar 31, 2020 / Sara Luterman
Tame Impala Is Feeling Serenity Now Tame Impala Is Feeling Serenity Now
The Australian band’s contemplative new album finds calm in its stadium rock ambitions.
Feb 14, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Marcus J. Moore
070 Shake’s Master Plan 070 Shake’s Master Plan
The New Jersey rapper’s debut album is a showcase for a one-of-a-kind voice.
Feb 13, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Kearse
Expect the Unexpected: On the Music of Hildur Guðnadóttir Expect the Unexpected: On the Music of Hildur Guðnadóttir
Her scores for HBO’s Chernobyl and Todd Phillips’s Joker bring soundtracks into the realm of high art.
Feb 5, 2020 / David Hajdu
Kaytranada Captures an Entire Party’s Worth of Sound on ‘Bubba’ Kaytranada Captures an Entire Party’s Worth of Sound on ‘Bubba’
The electronic producer’s new album feels like the full flowering of a major talent.
Feb 4, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Bijan Stephen
Sanders’s Iowa Campaign Has Killer Ground Game Sanders’s Iowa Campaign Has Killer Ground Game
Bands, filmmakers, and members of Congress have drawn the crowds while the candidate was stuck in Washington for the impeachment trial.
Feb 1, 2020 / John Nichols
10 of 2019’s Best Albums 10 of 2019’s Best Albums
The hybrid work of Julia Wolfe’s oratorio Fire in My Mouth, FKA twigs’s Magdalene, and Kris Davis’s Diatom Ribbons all showcase the experimental spirit of this year’s most exc...
Dec 30, 2019 / David Hajdu
The 2010s Radicalized Video Games—and the People Who Make Them The 2010s Radicalized Video Games—and the People Who Make Them
As an increasing number of games began to critique 21st century capitalism, their designers in the US battled for unionization.
Dec 19, 2019 / Lewis Gordon
Do Auxuman’s AI Singers Herald the Shape of Music to Come? Do Auxuman’s AI Singers Herald the Shape of Music to Come?
A new company started by British Iranian interdisciplinary artist Ash Koosha is making the musicians of the future using artificial intelligence technology.
Dec 12, 2019 / David Hajdu