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18th April 1974: A man listens with headphones during a tape hi-fi (high fidelity) demonstration.
Feb 9

Are Online Echo Chambers Making Music Journalism Dumber?

How do we keep the music journalism community engaged in healthy, constructive dialogue?
By Justin Joffe
David Bowie.
Aug 15

How Rob Sheffield Cut to the Heart of David Bowie Fandom for ‘On Bowie’

Few things bring us together like the loss of a cultural icon, the ones whose impact is immeasurable by human standards.
By Ilana Kaplan
Lester Bangs.
Jul 29

The Disrespected Arts Journalist Blues

Very few people give arts journalists a fair shake.
By Justin Joffe
De La Soul.
Jun 6

Buffoon Mind State: De La Soul and the Killing of Sacred Cows

By Ron Hart
Feb 10

Two White Male Indie Darlings Just Released a Great Record—Do We Care in 2016?

By Ryan Burleson
Jan 7

The Blue Pill: How Music Helped Me Cope With My Mental Health in 2015

By Ryan Burleson
Dec 16

The 10 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2015

By Ron Hart
Oct 23

The Unbearable Whiteness of Soft Rock

By Preston Jones
Music Mart Fundraiser for Lou Gehrig's Disease
Sep 28

Daily Newspapers Need Music Writers Now More Than Ever

By Tim Sommer
Aug 25

How Bruce Springsteen Made ‘Born To Run’ an American Masterpiece

By Peter Gerstenzang
Aug 13

For Your (Re)Consideration: The Social and Cultural Roots of the Beatles

By Tim Sommer
Jul 16

Liquid Liquid: The Most Important NY Band You’ve Never Heard Of

By Tim Sommer
Jul 2

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Listen to The Grateful Dead

By Tim Sommer
Jun 23

For Your (Re)Consideration: Defining Punk and the Total Genius of the Saints

By Tim Sommer
Jun 19

The Antlers and Spoon Stun With an Intimate Show at The Wick

By Billy Gray
Jun 12

Ornette Coleman Wrote the Future of Jazz in 1959

By Eli Zeger
Jun 9

Lower Dens’ New Wave Spiritual, ‘Escape From Evil’

By Ryan Burleson
Jun 8

Governors Ball 2015: Bad Sound & Bacchanalia Can’t Eclipse Bjork

By Eli Zeger
Description=Beatles drummer Ringo Starr eats fish and chips, 1967.
May 28

For Your (Re)Consideration: Is the Who Better Than the Beatles?

By Tim Sommer
Passion Pit
May 12

Passion Pit Mines the Past for Inspired Dance Pop on ‘Kindred’

By Linda Laban
Apr 24

Brian Wilson’s New Album Is Far From Essential Listening

By Tim Sommer
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