Not The Man They Think He Is
The career of Elton John.
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Something Like Springtime
On Jonathan Richman and his roots in small-town Maine.
Madonna at Sixty
A conversation about aging, inspiration and why she refuses to cede control.
Billie Eilish and the Triumph of the Weird
A profile of the 17-year-old star.
Fiona Apple on How She Broke Free and Made the Album of the Year
A months-long interview with the singer-songwriter.
Islands in the Stream
An ode to the Bee Gees' strange, successful career.
Eclectic, Reminiscent, Amused, Fickle, Perverse
A profile of Ahmet Ertegun: son of the Turkish ambassador, teenage collector of ‘race’ music, producer and pseudonymous songwriter for records by Ray Charles and Big Joe Turner, founder of Atlantic Records, confidante to Mick Jagger, impeccable dresser.
The “Thriller” Diaries
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.”
Interview: Vince Staples
“Life has a soundtrack. And certain music is a soundtrack to a certain type of identity or feeling. 50 Cent, the Game, and those kinds of guys—they made us feel like our lives were worth nothing, basically.”
E-40's Eternal Comeback
Twenty-two years in, E-40 has extended his reign over the Bay Area rap landscape by returning to “making music the way he did back in the late ’80s: completely independently, selling his raps more or less directly to his fans.”
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Man About Town
A profile of rapper Bun B, “the unofficial mayor of Houston.”
Delta Nights
On Lucinda Williams and her “love affair with loss.”
All This Light
A profile of Chan ‘Cat Power’ Marshall adrift in Miami.
Neil Young Comes Clean
At 66, Young sobers up.
Free to Be
Forty years after its release, the story of “Free to Be… You and Me.”
The Making of The Chronic
An oral history of the Dr. Dre album.
Up From Downey
A profile of Richard and Karen Carpenter.
David Lee Roth Will Not Go Quietly
A profile of the Van Halen frontman.
The Adventures of Super Boy
An early profile of Justin Beiber.
A Closer Walk With Thee
Patsy Cline’s hometown and the debate over her legacy.
Deconstructing Harry
The drunken genius of Harry Nilsson, the American Beatle.
Long Way Home
Memories of her father and her time in Tennessee.
This Is It: Ten Years of the Strokes
An oral history of the Strokes.
Strange Love
A profile of Hole lead singer Courtney Love.
