Incremental and Slow In Coming Incremental and Slow In Coming
What needs to be said but shouldn’t be noteworthy: All three honorees for the Pulitzer Prize in Music were women.
May 31, 2017 / David Hajdu
Doesn’t Every Political Resistance Need a Soundtrack? Doesn’t Every Political Resistance Need a Soundtrack?
In their efforts to protest Trump’s ascension as soon as possible, more than one artist has recast an existing song with lyrics applicable to the current crisis.
May 16, 2017 / Books & the Arts / David Hajdu
‘Everybody’ Has Something to Say About Logic ‘Everybody’ Has Something to Say About Logic
Logic is an adept lyricist known for speedy, tongue-twisting flows, and yet much of the public narrative about the rapper fixates on the way he looks.
May 12, 2017 / Marcus J. Moore
MUNA’s Total Honesty MUNA’s Total Honesty
The LA pop trio’s greatest strength is its willingness to name the enemy.
May 10, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Laura Snapes
Kendrick Lamar’s Statement of Faith Kendrick Lamar’s Statement of Faith
With his excellent fourth album, DAMN., the rapper has given us an album that is as concerned with America as it is with God.
Apr 28, 2017 / Marcus J. Moore
The Corporatization of the Web Has Thinned Out Our Culture and Undermined American Democracy The Corporatization of the Web Has Thinned Out Our Culture and Undermined American Democracy
In his new book Move Fast and Break Things, Jonathan Taplin argues that, among its many downsides, the digital revolution has diminished our very humanity.
Apr 27, 2017 / David Dayen
Ella Fitzgerald at 100 Ella Fitzgerald at 100
During her long lifetime, the First Lady of Swing was as engaged with the new as she was driven by classicism.
Apr 25, 2017 / David Hajdu
Who Needs the NEA and NEH? Who Needs the NEA and NEH?
What is really lost when we cut public funds for the arts and humanities.
Apr 7, 2017 / David Hajdu
Laetitia Sadier’s New Alliance Laetitia Sadier’s New Alliance
The Laetitia Sadier Source Ensemble is a great argument for the type of experimentation that only comes from a solid knowledge of music history and decades of experience making it.
Apr 7, 2017 / Erin Vanderhoof
If NEA Funding Gets Cut, Say Goodbye to These Vital Community Cultural Projects If NEA Funding Gets Cut, Say Goodbye to These Vital Community Cultural Projects
From prison art therapy to tribal landmarks, art districts to agriculture-area artists, these programs make America richer.
Apr 7, 2017 / Michelle Chen