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"Think I'm interesting...I command you!"

Why I Won’t Write About EDM Anymore

By Justin Joffe
Lester Bangs.

The Disrespected Arts Journalist Blues

By Justin Joffe
Paul McCartney.

In Defense of ‘Dad Rock’

By Ron Hart
De La Soul.

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

By Ron Hart

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

By Ryan Burleson

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

By Ryan Burleson

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

By Justin Joffe

The 10 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2015

By Ron Hart

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

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

Has the Best Classical Music Gone Underground?

By Raymond Beegle

The Unbearable Whiteness of Soft Rock

By Preston Jones
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