House Music is Still the Sound of the Future House Music is Still the Sound of the Future
As raves took over the world, American electronic music kept growing in the places it began.
Dec 14, 2022 / Feature / Hubert Adjei-Kontoh
Before Taylor Swift, Pearl Jam Knew Ticketmaster’s Monopoly Power All Too Well Before Taylor Swift, Pearl Jam Knew Ticketmaster’s Monopoly Power All Too Well
In 1994, Pearl Jam tried to end Ticketmaster’s dominance. Can Taylor Swift fans do what the grunge band couldn’t?
Dec 9, 2022 / Mike Konczal
Kanye, the Religious Right, and the Upsurge in Anti-Semitism Kanye, the Religious Right, and the Upsurge in Anti-Semitism
On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Sarah Posner discusses the cultural and political alliances holding the GOP together.
Top 10 Veterans Day Songs Top 10 Veterans Day Songs
Songs about war and attendant suffering cut across musical genres.
Nov 11, 2022 / Peter Rothberg
Julius Eastman’s Great Expectations Julius Eastman’s Great Expectations
The neglected music of a revolutionary 20th-century composer continues to shock and awe.
Aug 12, 2022 / Books & the Arts / David Hajdu
Top 15 4th of July Songs Top 15 4th of July Songs
Not nearly enough Americans are aware that much of what the country considers America’s most patriotic music was created by artists with decidedly left-wing sympathies.
Jul 4, 2022 / Peter Rothberg
The Reflections of Kendrick Lamar The Reflections of Kendrick Lamar
His intimate new album Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers lifts a mirror to his listeners.
Jun 28, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Bennett
Sun, Sand, Surf, Sea—and Russian Rockets: Wartime in Odesa Sun, Sand, Surf, Sea—and Russian Rockets: Wartime in Odesa
Ukraine’s historic Black Sea resort turns to the war effort.
May 24, 2022 / Leif Reigstad
How It Actually Sounded: Gene Santoro, 1950–2022 How It Actually Sounded: Gene Santoro, 1950–2022
A superb reporter whose journalism will remain a vivid and reliable record of its time.
May 20, 2022 / Obituary / Gene Seymour
Jazz Fest Is Back. Let’s Dance. (But It’s Complicated.) Jazz Fest Is Back. Let’s Dance. (But It’s Complicated.)
Beyond the confines of a beloved annual event, the future of live music in New Orleans remains unsettled.
May 6, 2022 / Larry Blumenfeld