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Nine Inch Nails

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  • Allyson McCabe
  • Music
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Sound & Vision: Ray Padgett

  • Allyson McCabe
  • February 22, 2018
Allyson McCabe talks with Ray Padgett about his new book, Cover Me, and the blog that inspired it, giving us a fascinating window into the craft and business of making music.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #65: Amy Dupcak

  • Jordana Frankel
  • January 5, 2017
I first met Amy Dupcak at The Book Report Network in 2011, where she was an editorial assistant and I, a marketing assistant. We’d shoot off AOL Instant Messages to…
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  • Film

Song of the Day: “Hurt”

  • Max Gray
  • November 10, 2016
“I hurt myself today,” Johnny Cash sings in one of the last recordings he made, his poignant cover of the Nine Inch Nails song, “Hurt.” The song couldn’t be more appropriate…
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Daniel Felsenfeld | Rumpus Music
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  • Music
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A Year In The Life: Premiere Perseveration

  • Lara Downes and Daniel Felsenfeld
  • June 16, 2016
I once, years ago, sat next to a colleague at a premiere, and as the lights dimmed I whispered, “Why do I do this to myself?” And yet, I persist.
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Prince - 1979 | Rumpus Music
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  • Music
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Five Stages of Prince Fandom

  • Corina Zappia
  • May 5, 2016
You don’t need to know him personally, you say. You get the best of Prince through his music. Maybe that’s the truth, and maybe it isn’t.
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  • Rick Moody
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Swinging Modern Sounds #69: Meaning Yes

  • Rick Moody
  • January 18, 2016
When in need of comfort, it’s always worth trying close reading.
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Does Music “Unleash Latent Genius”?

  • Jake Slovis
  • September 29, 2015
For The Millions, Jacob Lambert explores how listening to music while writing can influence performance. Although some studies show that music may impede concentration and “disrupt writing fluency,” others suggest that…
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  • Allyson McCabe
  • Music
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Sound & Vision: Shannon Conley

  • Allyson McCabe
  • February 6, 2015
Hard-rocking artist Shannon Conley talks to Allyson McCabe about the exceptional more-than-a-tribute band Lez Zeppelin, her unconventional upbringing by Hindu Baptists, and her role as Yitzhak in Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
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