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Music

Arts Music

Snapshots of the Underground

Moe Tucker narrates her time drumming in the Velvet Underground.

Legs McNeil Vice Jan 2014 15min Permalink

Arts Politics Music

The Campaign That Rocked Washington

An unlikely bipartisan alliance attempts to get Yes into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

David Rowell Washington Post Dec 2013 15min Permalink

Arts Music

Super Heroine

An interview with Lorde.

Tavi Gevinson Rookie Jan 2014 1h45min Permalink

Arts History Music

Dear Charlie

The rocky career and enduring appeal of country legend Charlie Rich, “the missing link between Elvis Presley and Ray Charles.”

Joe Hagan Oxford American Jan 2014 30min Permalink

Arts Music

‘And I Cannot Lie’

An oral history of Sir Mix-a-Lot’s ‘Baby Got Back.’

Rob Kemp New York Jan 2014 15min Permalink

Arts Music

Capital STEEZ: King Capital

On the sudden death of an up-and-coming rapper.

Eli Rosenberg The Fader Dec 2013 10min Permalink

Arts Music

Shelter From The Storm

The inside story of Bob Dylan’s Blood On The Tracks.

Nick Hasted Uncut Jan 2005 25min Permalink

Arts Business Music

How Selling Out Saved Indie Rock

On the importance of the jingle business.

Jessica Hopper Buzzfeed Nov 2013 15min Permalink

Arts Music

Lou Reed: A Deaf Mute in a Telephone Booth

The rock critic confronts his favorite musician.

Lester Bangs Let It Rock Nov 1973 10min Permalink

Arts Music

Artist of Light

A profile of Brian Eno as he transitioned into installation art.

Rick Poynor Designers' Journal Jan 1987 10min Permalink

Arts Music

Mr. Misery

On the life and death of Elliott Smith.

Liam Gowing Spin Dec 2004 25min Permalink

Arts Music

Chris Brown: 'It Was the Biggest Wake-Up Call'

“The first point he makes several times is that his new album will appeal to everyone; the second is that he is a changed man who’s grown up and calmed down. All I can say with certainty is that Brown is a stranger to the concepts of modesty and consistency.”

Decca Aitkenhead The Guardian Oct 2013 15min Permalink

Arts Music

Voice and Hammer

He outsold Elvis, signed one of the first pay-for-play contracts and befriended Martin Luther King Jr. A profile of Harry Belafonte.

Jeff Sharlet The Virginia Quarterly Review Oct 2013 30min Permalink

Arts Crime Music

Prisoners of Rock 'n' Roll

Badfinger’s ill-fated attempt at a comeback, as orchestrated by a Milwaukee con man.

Tom Matthews Milwaukee Dec 2009 15min Permalink

Arts Music

Confessions of Pop's Wildest Child

A few days in the life of Miley Cyrus.

Josh Eells Rolling Stone Sep 2013 25min Permalink

Arts Music

An Argument With Instruments: On Charles Mingus

How the icon’s personal struggles with identity fed his art.

Adam Shatz The Nation Sep 2013 25min Permalink

Arts Music

Electronic Dance Music’s Love Affair With Ecstasy

How both the drugs and the music have evolved together.

P. Nash Jenkins The Atlantic Sep 2013 20min Permalink

Arts Music

L.A. Blues

Nine Inch Nails guitarist Aaron North’s descent into madness and obscurity.

David Marchese Spin Sep 2013 20min Permalink

Arts Music

Leifland

On a group of women whose lives were forever altered by the Leif Garrett episode of Behind the Music.

Danielle Gardner LA Weekly Jul 2000 25min Permalink

Arts Science Music

The Abyss

On life with amnesia and the role that music plays in memory.

Oliver Sacks New Yorker Sep 2007 30min Permalink

Arts Music

Searching for Robert Johnson

The legacy of a phantom bluesman.

Frank DiGiacomo Vanity Fair Nov 2008 35min Permalink

Arts Food Music

'F--- Rap, Laying Back Eating Poutine'

Three days on road with former chef and current rap eccentric Action Bronson.

Alex Pappademas Grantland Aug 2013 20min Permalink

Arts Media Music

Mr. Hannah Montana’s Achy Broken Heart

A melancholic Billy Ray Cyrus on the trauma of being the father of a famous 18-year-old girl, his friendship with Kurt Cobain, and his favorite mullet nicknames (Kentucky Waterfall and Missouri Compromise).

Chris Heath GQ Mar 2011 Permalink

Arts Music

Where Were You When Elvis Died?

A eulogy of sorts for the King.

Lester Bangs Village Voice Aug 1977 10min Permalink

Arts Music

Sonny Rollins, the Colossus

A profile of the saxophone player at 82.

Mark Jacobson Men's Journal Sep 2013 25min Permalink

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