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How Rap Can Help End Rape Culture
Angel Haze speaks up about being sexually abused on her powerful new track, and her testimony couldn't come at a more urgent time
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Electric Daisy Kingpin: The Man Who Turned Music Festivals Into Carnivals
Pasquale Rotella's Insomniac Events helped popularize electronic dance music and transformed the live-music industry.
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The Revenge of Autobiographical Rap
Kendrick Lamar's stellar debut shows a talented rapper talking about his own struggles forthrightly. In 2012, that fact makes it radical.
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Bono? Nope, That's Mr. MacPhisto: Music's Most Bizarre Alter Egos
For each of these ten musicians, one self just isn't enough.
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Track of the Day: 'Bones'
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Stuff That Black People Who Know White People Like
When it comes to Pat Benatar, better late than never.
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In Japan, Anyone Can Be a Holographic Pop Star
The DIY creator community that sprung up around CGI singer Hatsune Miku could represent the future of pop fandom.
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Track of the Day: 'The Descent'
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Track of the Day: 'Promises'
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Track of the Day: 'On and On'
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'Stache Me Maybe: Justin Bieber and the Fake-Mustache Industrial Complex
What happened when a tiny knick-knack company found its products exposed to millions in the the Canadian star's "Call Me Maybe" lip-sync video
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'Because I Failed Art School': Musicians On Why They Make Music
Tori Amos does it for the healing; Leonard Cohen does it just because he loves to. And David Bowie does it because he wants to be a superhuman.
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Brandy and the Sad Fate of Pop Stars Who Take a Chance and Then Retreat
Her latest album bears the hallmarks of an artist who took a bold left turn but then returned to radio-chasing complacency.
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Morning Coffee: Adele's 'Bond' Theme
I think it's the large horns that seal the deal.
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The Redemption of Sinead O'Connor
Twenty years ago today, Sinead O'Connor tore up a picture of the pope on 'Saturday Night Live'—and the media largely misunderstood why.
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The Year Punk Broke Back
Ten years after punk and indie rock split, the two genres are getting back together.
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All Who Tried to Kill Jigga Are Dead
Contemplating Jay-Z's stratospheric rise
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The Mountain Goats' 'Transcendental' Recording Process
Talking with John Darnielle about the horns, repetition, and fine details on his band's 14th album.
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Track of the Day: 'Masollan'
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Nancy Kaye / AP 'The Man Was a Genius': Tales From Making Marvin Gaye's Final Album
Guitarist and producer Gordon Banks talks about recording Midnight Love.
