The Kinks vs. the People in Grey
Happy 50th birthday to Muswell Hillbillies, a concept album about nostalgia, conformity, and the evils of urban renewal programs.
Happy 50th birthday to Muswell Hillbillies, a concept album about nostalgia, conformity, and the evils of urban renewal programs.
Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, formerly owned by Martin Shkreli, was auctioned off by the government and bought by the blockchain/art enthusiasts at PleasrDAO.
Unearthed relics tell the story of the long-forgotten Harlem Cultural Festival, which featured the likes of Nina Simone, B.B. King, and Stevie Wonder.
He may have taken off the MAGA cap. But he's still finding a way to push people's buttons.
Forget Robin DiAngelo and White Fragility. Theory of Enchantment uses popular culture to make workplaces more inclusive and welcoming.
Chloe Valdary's Theory of Enchantment program uses Kendrick Lamar, Cheryl Strayed, and The Lion King to ease workplace racial tensions.
Around half a million Americans are stuck at any given time in pretrial detention, often because they can’t afford freedom.
Why postwar culture from Jack Kerouac to Andy Warhol to James Baldwin to Susan Sontag to Yoko Ono battled boundaries hemming them in.
"I chose to be that guy who didn't issue the apology," says Daniel Elder. "Things went from there and it wasn't good."
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How Axl Rose reflected a country desperate but unwilling to move on from a worn-out postwar consensus on national identity, gender roles, and global hegemony.
Madam's Organ owner Bill Duggan says opening venues for the vaccinated would be a "win-win-win." Artists could perform, businesses could make money, and people would have one more reason to get their shot.
Songs like "Gun Totin' Patriot" and "We Outside" might be ridiculous, Trump-worshiping schlock, but their embrace of controversial themes breathes some rebelliousness back into rap.
The Harmonious Living Amendment Act improves on past proposals to fine street musicians. It still suffers from all the typical problems that come with top-down regulation.
Also: Cancel culture knives are out for The United States of Al. It doesn’t deserve them.
What we know about Holiday’s mistreatment is compelling enough without muddling her history.
Behemoth frontman Adam 'Nergal' Darski was fined $5,000 for a 2019 social media post that showed him stepping on an image of the Virgin Mary.
Alex Winter's new film celebrates the Rock Hall of Famer's individualism, anti-authoritarianism, and entrepreneurship.
The rock legend fought for free speech and self-expression in ways that appealed to dissidents in America and communist countries alike.
For a small production, it's a remarkable technical achievement.
How can a place that we're intimately familiar with—more than half of America lives in the suburbs—be so unknowable?
We don't normally talk about how rock's late, great lead guitarist was an immigrant success story and inspiration to early hip hop, but that's only because he (and America!) were too busy getting rad.
'Political correctness has grown to become the unhappiest religion in the world.'
As bans on mass gatherings persist, musicians are increasingly turning to livestreamed shows as a substitute for traditional performances.
Nashville's Metro Council repeals the city's blanket ban on home businesses servicing customers onsite.
He does not appear to have told the Federal Elections Commission yet.
In the winding hills above Hollywood, musical history was made.
Remy hangs ten but could be out in five with good behavior.
Little Richard helped make the United States a little more black, a little more queer, and a little more free.
"I would rather be remembered for writing something that was...offensive, than to be forgotten for writing something bloodless."
Iggy Pop's new book documents the life of a great individualist who, even more than Sinatra, did things his way.
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Evan Stevens Hall was essentially blackmailed by a would-be therapist. The media has hardly forgiven him.
"I've never been to school. I grew up homeschooled, stayed homeschooled, never was not homeschooled."
The song and music video amount to grotesque, self-obsessed celebrity activism.
The city limits busking to its tiny Theater District, and it makes you jump through hoops even to play there.
The late drummer left behind a legacy of unparalleled musicianship and freedom-celebrating lyrics.
Prof. Erik Nielson says in Rap on Trial: Race, Lyrics, and Guilt in America rappers everywhere are not getting a fair shake in the courtroom.
Because the world needs another ballot access Christmas carol.