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Rod McKuen Was the Bestselling Poet in American History. What Happened?

by Peter Rubin October 12, 2022October 19, 2022

“He sold 60 million books and 100 million records. Why was he forgotten?”

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story

Carly Rae Jepsen’s Exhilarating, Emotionally Intelligent Pop Music

by rachelvoronacote February 18, 2020December 16, 2022

Although music often involves emotional expression, pop star Carly Rae Jepsen has built a career and a persona out of big, unguarded emotions, a range that could be called “too muchness,” which is just right for some of us.

Posted inArts & Culture, Featured, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes

What If This Is It: Will Huey Lewis Sing Again?

by Krista Stevens February 7, 2020October 19, 2022

‘The music went away slowly and then all at once. So what if it never comes back? “I haven’t allowed myself to go there yet,” Huey says, worry in his voice.’

Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story

Why Karen Carpenter Matters

by Longreads October 3, 2019January 20, 2023

For one brown, queer Filipino-American, Karen Carpenters’ music anchored her to her musical family’s past while helping chart her path in their adopted Southern California.

Posted inNonfiction

I’ll Be Loving You Forever

by Rebecca Schuman August 14, 2019October 27, 2022

My best friend and the New Kids on the Block, 30 years later.

Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story

Manic Street Preachers’ Album The Holy Bible

by Longreads June 25, 2019October 19, 2022

How a band seemingly out of step with its times outlasted so many of its indulgent, in-step contemporaries.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story

Remembering Scott Walker

by Tom Maxwell April 24, 2019October 19, 2022

When the pop singer went avant garde, he traded narrative meaning for emotional truth to explore those things that lay beyond language.

Posted inArts & Culture, Commentary, Culture, Feature, Featured, Story

‘Play Another Slow Jam, This Time Make It Sweet’

by Danielle Jackson March 22, 2019November 23, 2022

The term “slow jam” became widely popular when a song performed by Midnight Star debuted in 1983.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story

Remembering Mark Hollis of Talk Talk

by Tom Maxwell March 8, 2019October 19, 2022

The singer of “It’s My Life” left us a brilliant solo album, then chose to be a family man.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story

Shelved: Fiona Apple’s Extraordinary Machine

by Tom Maxwell January 29, 2019October 19, 2022

How the songwriter’s abandoned third album became two albums.

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