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Sep 7

Why I Won’t Write About EDM Anymore

Between growing up in Miami and valuing myself, here are the reasons I'm no longer writing about Electronic Dance Music.
By Justin Joffe
Lester Bangs.
Jul 29

The Disrespected Arts Journalist Blues

Very few people give arts journalists a fair shake.
By Justin Joffe
Paul McCartney.
Jun 29

In Defense of ‘Dad Rock’

Going through 2016’s new albums, I find more “dad rock” icons are releasing better new music than the whippersnappers who ridicule them.
By Ron Hart
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
Jan 4

10 Albums From 2015 We’ll Still Be Listening to This Time Next Year

By Justin Joffe
Dec 16

The 10 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2015

By Ron Hart
Oct 30

The Velvet Underground’s ‘Loaded’ Is Mediocre—But It’s Still Important

By Tim Sommer
A musician plays music legally under MTA guidelines. (Getty)
Oct 26

Has the Best Classical Music Gone Underground?

By Raymond Beegle
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
Sep 24

Pointless ‘Anniversary Editions’ Won’t Save the Music Industry

By Preston Jones
Sep 18

The Case for Sturgill Simpson: Why Country Music Doesn’t Need Saving

By Preston Jones
Greil Marcus. (Photo: Getty Images)
Sep 9

A Conversation With Greil Marcus

By Matthew Kassel
Tales of horror based on the gruesome EC horror comics of the 1950's.
Sep 4

Keith Richards Is Wrong—Heavy Metal Is Not a ‘Great Joke’

By Tim Sommer
Aubrey Drake Graham has selected a track list to accompany Sotheby's exhibition "I Like It Like This". (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images For ESPYS)
Sep 3

The Year Hip-Hop Became Pop

By Preston Jones
Aug 27

Phil Ochs Wrote 5 of the Best Concept Albums Ever in 3 Years

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 7

8 Krautrock Artists You Need to Hear Right Now

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
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