Behind the Magnolia Curtain

In 1954, Time magazine published a short column listing three civil rights breakthroughs (and one “no-gain”) that included Knoxville integrating …

“Chase”

Twelve years and a seemingly unfathomable stylistic gap separate Giorgio Moroder’s bubblegum origins and the icy erotic panache of “I …

western beats

What does Comic Sans sound like? What does it feel like? And is it actually kinda good? These were the …

“What If”

J. Cole continues to be the preeminent face of a specific microgenre I like to call Podcast Rap, the general …

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URGH

While working on their second album, two members of Mandy, Indiana—the Mancunian quartet fronted by a French valkyrie named Valentine …

I Have to Get Hotter

“Femcels! Femcels! Femcels!” Rowan Miles and Gabriella Turton cry over speedy video-game bleeps, sounding like they’ve just won the lottery. …

Xavier

You’re at a club. Maybe Miami. The DJ has been spinning the same Ozuna song for what seems like forever. …

A Walk Across the Rooftops

Some art changes how we see the world. It catalyzes our politics or broadens our ambition, imparts empathy or disillusionment. …

“Murder She Wrote”

Certain rhythms are so striking that you can recall the exact time and place they first demanded your full attention, …

Completely Necessary

An anthology stuffed with previously unreleased material can feel like an entree made of kitchen scraps, but Arthur Russell’s involvement …