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33 articles
Writing in Blood — From Laurel Canyon to the Streets of Minneapolis
The article explores the connection between Joni Mitchell's musical poetry and the rhythmic protest…
The Fair and the Fury — On the Lilith Fair Documentary and Feminist History Worth Keeping
The article discusses a documentary about Lilith Fair, exploring the feminist music movement of the…
Ludo Hunter-Tilney — A Five-Star Pop Critic in a Three-Star World
Veteran music journalist Ludo Hunter-Tilney reflects on his 20-year career at the Financial Times, …
Drifting Through and the Voyage Down
The article provides a brief overview of current music happenings, highlighting several artists and…
Digitizing Benga's King: KMRU on Joseph Kamaru
KMRU digitized his grandfather Joseph Kamaru's music spanning five decades, revealing how the polit…
Lawrence English: Between the Microphone and the Mind
Lawrence English explores the complex relationship between audio recording and psychological percep…
Drifting Through the Normandy Haze with wavepool
French band wavepool explores memory and hometown landscapes through their shoegaze-dream pop EP ‘C…
Fausto Romitelli Descends Into Classical Repertoire
Fausto Romitelli was an avant-garde composer who incorporated psychedelic rock influences into his …
Liam Kazar and the Long Search for Home
Liam Kazar, after extensive touring with Jeff Tweedy, recorded the album ‘Pilot Light’ to musically…
The Multi-Horn Prophet
The article highlights music-related content featuring multiple artists like SML, Christopher Hoffm…
The Last American Elegance — Christopher Hoffman's ‘REX’
Christopher Hoffman, an acclaimed cellist, recorded his first solo album ‘REX’ after moving to Rex …
The Amram Siblings Forge Their Own Musical Paths
Alana and Adam Amram, children of David Amram, are developing unique musical identities while occas…
From Sacred Space to Silent Film: Noah Franche-Nolan
Vancouver pianist Noah Franche-Nolan explores musical heritage on his album ‘Rose-Anna’, blending c…
Shining New Light On Rahsaan Roland Kirk's Buried Treasure
Zev Feldman has uncovered two previously lost recordings by Rahsaan Roland Kirk from the 1960s, cap…
Fabiano do Nascimento's Quiet Guitar | The Tonearm
Fabiano do Nascimento collaborates with musicians from different cultural backgrounds on his album …
Leilani Patao on Pet Love and the Choice Against Streaming
Leilani Patao has released an EP titled ‘daisy’ on Bandcamp, which explores themes of loyalty and r…
Whose Sound Is Whose? The Collective Method of SML
SML, a Los Angeles quintet, explores collective musicianship through their second album ‘How You Be…
The Warm Fuzz of Wormy's Shark River
Noah Rauchwerk, known as Wormy and the touring drummer for Samia, creates a ten-song collection exp…
Kathy Kennedy — Vowel Jams & Life Among the Sounds We Share
Kathy Kennedy is a Montreal electroacoustic artist with a three-decade history of sound distributio…
The Unmasked R&B of Elujay's ‘A Constant Charade’
Elujay's album ‘A Constant Charade’ explores the artist's creative process, drawing inspiration fro…