In Detroit’s empty buildings and troubled streets, restless kids squatted, ran punk clubs, pressed their own records, and made their own magazine. They mostly stayed out of trouble.
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Beyond “Rumble”: Talking with John O’Connor About the Other Link Wray
Journalist John O’Connor talks about writing his epic Oxford American magazine feature on musician Link Wray.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
Auto-Tune: The Music Fad That Keeps on Giving
Cultural critic Simon Reynolds looks at 20 years of Auto-Tune.
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The Empire Strikes Back: “Atomic Dog” and the Rebirth of Parliament-Funkadelic in the Early 1980s
In a career made as much of music as ups and downs, the story of how one song revitalized George Clinton’s career is one of the most surprising.
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Creating While Clean
Musicians Steven Tyler, Ben Harper, Joe Walsh, and others speak with candor about their journeys to sobriety and how they are in much better places, personally and creatively.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
For the Love of Phish: ‘The Art of Letting Go’
“This is the other thing about Phish: you can be just as earnest and dorky as you want to be.”
Posted inNonfiction
An Addict, a Nurse, and a Christmas Resurrection
Working the night shift on an intensive care unit, Suzanne Ohlmann brushes up against death, Jesus, and her biological father.
Posted inArts & Culture, Quote Posts
What Has Everyone Got Against Dave Matthews?
What’s not to like about Dave Matthews, asks Allison Williams.
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Love in the Time of Britney
One British man spent his adult life devoted to his favorite star. His personal collection tells us a lot about fandom—and about the life cycles of music ephemera.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
The Deep, Confounding Joys of Music
Even the greatest philosophical minds can’t figure out why music gives us such pleasure, only that music does.
