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Playing a bunch of Detroit Stories for the Fourth of July! No city has contributed more stories that have become America’s ...

1. Greil Marcus, Mystery Train: Images Of America In Rock 'N' Roll Music Greil Marcus is one of those rare critics whose sheer scholarly diligence can weave familiar cultural strands into something ...

On October 30, 1993, Pete Tong oversaw the first episode of the Essential Mix on BBC’s Radio 1. Club music was ascendant in the U.K., and Tong devoted a late-night slot to it on national radio, ...

Recently, there have been some wonderful videos on social media that illustrate the benefits of music in our lives. This one from TED-Ed is especially good. It so effectively explains recent ...

Hanif Abdurraqib’s They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us is a mesmerizing and deeply perceptive essay collection. Most of the essays are about music--covering Johnny Cash, Migos, Carly Rae Jepsen, ...

Some legends, some newcomers… from First Nations to Quebecois, honoring and thanking our neighbors to the north, east and ...

Modern technology hasn't always mixed well with music. For every danceable Daft Punk hit, there's an equally grating auto-tuned hook off somewhere, ruining a rap song. But music technology has ...