Dylan’s Controversial Nobel
The Nobel Prize in Literature went to Bob Dylan this year, sparking debate around the songwriter’s legacy and whether song lyrics should be considered poetry. Those in the pro camp attribute the win…
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Awful Trump Story #983674
Surprise, surprise, another horrible Trump story has surfaced: Lil Jon has spoken out about the time that the presidential candidate kept calling him “Uncle Tom” on Celebrity Apprentice. Apparently, even after…
David Bowie’s Choice Tunes
A 2003 list of 25 highly recommended LPs from David Bowie’s own collection has resurfaced, along with his promise that owning these albums will “change your reputation”: There is really no…
Vince Staples’s Challenge
Vince Staples appeared on Hot 97 recently to deliver a freestyle, challenging #BlackLivesMatter protestors to make the future brighter through positive community action, among many other things. (He also would be happy if his…
Song of the Day: “When the Tequila Runs Out”
Dawes is one of a handful of groups, including peers like Wilco and Broken Social Scene, who have undergone personnel changes without losing the essential heart and soul that make them who they…
Wanted/Needed/Loved: Lucy Dacus’s Journals
What I write in my journals is a personal record of the events in my life, and my reactions to them.
This Week in Posivibes: Woods
Woods’s ninth album City Sun Eater in the River of Light is exactly what we need in a time where anti-anxiety medication is required to make it as a spectator of political…
Orchestral Hole
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hole’s Pretty on the Inside, former guitarist Eric Erlandson hosted an orchestral performance of the debut album at LA’s Regent Theater. Stereogum has compiled a collection…
ICP on the Real “Killer Clowns”
Following the series of reports of clowns terrorizing America, TIME thought it prudent to open the discussion to the clowns who are blamed for a whole range of things, from spreading ignorance about…
I Called Him Morgan
A new jazz documentary is making its way around the festival circuit. Directed by Kasper Collin, I Called Him Morgan traces the career of trumpet player Lee Morgan, who worked with greats…
Another Cease and Desist for Trump
Despite the number of artists who have explicitly requested their songs never again be used by the Republican candidate, who apparently does not believe in obtaining permission to use artistic work, Trump keeps upping…
Song of the Day: “Black and Blue”
Given the anarchic, traumatic, and deeply worrying events of recent months, some might begin to lose hope. However, music—and especially jazz, the most particularly American music—never seems to lose its power to soothe…