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On New Year’s Eve, Mariah Carey was at a loss for words.

Playing It Safe: A Brief History of Lip-Syncing

From The Monkees to Mariah Carey, lip-syncers have been getting mocked for decades.
By Alex Lubet
Stevie Nicks

Indulgent Showdown: Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Tusk’ vs. The Clash’s ‘Sandinista!’

Fleetwood Mac’s "Tusk" is lean, effective and almost completely without waste or filler. It is the anti-"Sandinista!".
By Tim Sommer
Ian Curtis of Joy Division.

Post-Punk 101: What Is Post-Punk?

Unless a modern artist is working in r&b, rap, metal, punk revival or vocal pop, it’s likely they're doing something rooted in Post-Punk.
By Tim Sommer

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

By Peter Gerstenzang

The Quest for Fire Music: Documenting the Free Jazz Revolution

By Brad Cohan

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

By Tim Sommer
(Mark Roy for Wikimeda)

The Blue Moon’s Rich History in American Music

By Justin Joffe

Blue Öyster Cult 1972-1975: Midnight in the Garden of Leather’n’Evil

By Tim Sommer

Beyond the Life of Brian: The Myth of the ‘Lesser’ Beach Boys

By Tim Sommer

George Clinton Sets the Funky Record Straight on His ‘Fictitious Bankruptcy’

By Justin Joffe

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

By Tim Sommer

8 Krautrock Artists You Need to Hear Right Now

By Tim Sommer

Are Songs of the Summer Obsolete?

By Preston Jones

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

By Tim Sommer

What Music Taught Me About Loving My Wife (And My Life)

By Shane Schleger

Ornette Coleman Wrote the Future of Jazz in 1959

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

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

By Tim Sommer
Eric Clapton

For Your (Re)Consideration: In the Beginning There Was My Hatred for Eric Clapton

By Tim Sommer

The Velvet Underground’s Original Mad Genius: Angus MacLise, ‘New York Electronic 1965’

By Tim Sommer

The Mavis Staples Family Biography Will Send You Running to Your Record Collection

By Pat Daly
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