David Bowie’s ‘Hunky Dory’: How America Inspired 1971 Masterpiece
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Inside making of album that Bowie said “reflected my newfound enthusiasm for this new continent that had been opened up to me”
Liz Phair Talks Life in Exile and Making ‘Offensive’ Punk Playlists
Posted in: Music FeaturesHear excerpts from new, 90-minute ‘Words + Music Episode’ production in which singer-songwriter plays songs and reflects on her career
Earl Sweatshirt Is Ready to Meet You Halfway
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe rapper on growing up in public, becoming a father, and why he scrapped the first draft of his new album
Flashback: Faith No More Turn an Advertising Jingle Into a Live Favourite
Posted in: Music FeaturesOver a hundred times between 1987 and 1993, Faith No More fans were treated to performances of a track designed to sell Nestlé chocolate bars.
One Degree Hotter: How Megan Thee Stallion Made Good on Her Promise to Graduate College
Posted in: Music Features“I feel like it taught me discipline and I met some of my best friends”
No Doubt’s Tony Kanal on Robbie Shakespeare: ‘You Can’t Overstate How Great He Was’
Posted in: Music Features‘You’re sitting with these legends in the studio, and it was just mind-blowing,’ Kanal recalls of No Doubt’s sessions with the late, great bass player and producer in 2001
The Old Kanye, and a Renewed Drake, Share the Stage in Los Angeles
Posted in: Music FeaturesAfter settling their ongoing feud, Drake and Kanye treat a sold-out crowd to a display of their almost endless catalogue of hits
A Loose Salute to Michael Nesmith, the Coolest Monkee of Them All
Posted in: Music FeaturesHe was a musical visionary who fought for the group to write its own songs, and helped to invent country-rock on a series of cult-classic solo LPs
From ‘Downpressor Man’ to ‘Jokerman’: 10 Essential Robbie Shakespeare Tracks
Posted in: Music FeaturesHear the evolution of the late reggae bass legend’s era- and genre-spanning mastery
Empath Find a New Dimension
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe Philly psych-noise band discovers the beauty in slowing down, with a little help from Bowie and Elvis
