Right Here Waiting
After offending Richard Marx, the author meets him to hash things out.
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The Vulgarian in the Choir Loft
An asshole learns to sing.
Wanted: Macho Men with Mustaches
On the origins of The Village People.
Where Hip-hop Lives
The turf wars at New York City’s hip hop station, Hot 97.
Taylor Swift Runs the World
A conversation with “the most popular human alive.”
Adele: A Private Life
“My career is not my life. It’s a hobby.”
Justin Bieber Would Like to Reintroduce Himself
A conversation about God, anxiety, and the monkey.
Shelter From The Storm
The inside story of Bob Dylan’s Blood On The Tracks.
‘And I Cannot Lie’
An oral history of Sir Mix-a-Lot’s ‘Baby Got Back.’
Snapshots of the Underground
Moe Tucker narrates her time drumming in the Velvet Underground.
Interview: Philip Glass
“When society becomes unhinged, the arts get really good.”
Michael Stipe Has Great Hair
A profile of the R.E.M. frontman.
Rap in the Capital: Hip-Hop Tehran-Style
The tiny, insular Tehran rap scene.
Soul Train Local
A history of Soul Train’s Chi-town origins.
The Secret Life of Transgender Rocker Tom Gabel
A profile of the Against Me! frontman.
Tracking The Biggest Star In The World
David Johnson’s unrequited correspondence with Jay-Z.
More Dispatches from the R. Kelly Trial
Featuring the debut of the “Ghost Sex Defense.”
Sonny Rollins, the Colossus
A profile of the saxophone player at 82.
I Am Your Conscious, I Am Love
“A paean 2 Prince.”
Dispatches from the Rap Wars
A sociologist embeds with a gang in Chicago.
Going Solo
Dirty Projectors’ Dave Longstreth and the genesis of a break-up album.
St. Vincent Is Telling You Everything
A profile of the artist at the time of her fifth solo record.
The Bar Mitzvah Party Starters
“Meir Kay is a bar mitzvah party motivator.”
Genius: The Nickelback Story
How a loathsome band makes gobs of money.
This Must Be David Byrne
A profile of the Talking Heads frontman.
