All This Light
A profile of Chan ‘Cat Power’ Marshall adrift in Miami.
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A profile of Chan ‘Cat Power’ Marshall adrift in Miami.
Amanda Petrusich Pitchfork Aug 2012 15min Permalink
Forty years after its release, the story of “Free to Be… You and Me.”
A profile of Richard and Karen Carpenter.
Tom Nolan Rolling Stone Jul 1974 35min Permalink
A profile of the Van Halen frontman.
Steve Kandell Buzzfeed Apr 2013 25min Permalink
The drunken genius of Harry Nilsson, the American Beatle.
Sean Fennessey Grantland Aug 2013 20min Permalink
Memories of her father and her time in Tennessee.
Rosanne Cash Oxford American Nov 2013 20min Permalink
A profile of Hole lead singer Courtney Love.
Lynn Hirschberg Vanity Fair Sep 1992 Permalink
The rise and fall of “Rock Around the Clock” singer Bill Haley.
Michael Hall Texas Monthly Jun 2011 30min Permalink
The rituals of a bluegrass festival on Racoon Mountain in Tennessee.
Tony Rehagen Bitter Southerner Aug 2015 Permalink
An ode to the guitarist.
Lorrie Moore NY Review of Books Aug 2017 15min Permalink
The story of pianist Bill Evans and his lifelong obsession with a single song.
Steve Silberman The Believer Aug 2018 25min Permalink
The story of the most popular music video of all time, including memories of a then-25-year-old Michael Jackson on and off the set. Director John Landis: “I dealt with Michael as I would have a really gifted child.”
Nancy Griffin Vanity Fair Jun 2010 30min Permalink
On the origins of The Village People.
Nicole Pasulka The Believer Aug 2013 20min Permalink
The inside story of Bob Dylan’s Blood On The Tracks.
Nick Hasted Uncut Jan 2005 25min Permalink
An oral history of Sir Mix-a-Lot’s ‘Baby Got Back.’
A profile of the R.E.M. frontman.
A history of Soul Train’s Chi-town origins.
Jake Austen Chicago Reader Oct 2008 20min Permalink
Featuring the debut of the “Ghost Sex Defense.”
Josh Levin Slate Jun 2008 Permalink
A profile of the saxophone player at 82.
Mark Jacobson Men's Journal Sep 2013 25min Permalink
Dirty Projectors’ Dave Longstreth and the genesis of a break-up album.
Mike Powell Pitchfork Jan 2017 15min Permalink
How a loathsome band makes gobs of money.
Ben Paynter Businessweek Nov 2012 10min Permalink
A profile of the Talking Heads frontman.
Alex Pappademas GQ Apr 2018 20min Permalink
The career of Elton John.
Bill Wyman Vulture Oct 2018 Permalink
How an obsessive New Age hustler brought the sound of the ocean to millions of home stereos.
Mike Powell Pitchfork Nov 2016 20min Permalink
The birth of the Beastie Boys—an oral history on the 25th anniversary of Licensed to Ill.
Amos Barshad New York Apr 2011 20min Permalink