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Arts Music

The Mad Liberationist

Born in Germany, raised in Montana, now living in New York, comedian Reggie Watts describes his style as “culture sampling.”

Sam Anderson New York Jun 2010 10min Permalink

Arts World Music

He Didn’t Stop Believin’

In need of a new lead singer, Journey settled on an unknown 40-year-old from the Philippines whose clips they found online. Arnel Pineda was perfect: just a small-town boy, living in a lonely world.

Alex Pappademas GQ Jun 2008 25min Permalink

Arts Music

M.I.A.’s Agitprop Pop

The contradiction-rich world of Maya Arulpragasam.

Lynn Hirschberg New York Times Magazine May 2010 Permalink

Arts Music

Whatever Happened to N.W.A’s Posse?

The where-are-they-now stories of MC Ren, DJ Scatch, Sir Jinx, Kid Disaster, Candyman, and everyone else on the cover of 1987’s N.W.A. and the Posse.

Martin Cizmar LA Weekly May 2010 20min Permalink

Arts World Music

Sinatra Song Often Strikes Deadly Chord

Karaoke renditions of ‘My Way’ have led to murders in the Phillipines.

Norimitsu Onishi New York Times Feb 2006 Permalink

Arts Crime Music

California Schemin’

How did a pair of young rappers from Scotland, laughed off the stage for their accents, land a deal with Sony and start partying with Madonna? They pretended to be American.

Decca Aitkenhead The Guardian May 2008 20min Permalink

Arts Music

Growing up Gaga

From Stefani Joanne Germanotta to Lady Gaga: the self-invented, manufactured, accidental, totally on-purpose creation of the world’s biggest pop star.

Vanessa Grigoriadis New York Mar 2010 30min Permalink

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