Social Distancing With G-Eazy: Bob Dylan, Piano Lessons and New Music
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Since the start of the pandemic, the Bay Area rapper has been turning to nostalgic music and experimenting in the studio
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Too Free Dance Toward Liberation
Posted in: Music FeaturesWashington, D.C. trio makes anthems for getting loose and imagining a brighter future
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Growing Up With Little Richard
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe singer’s son, Danny Jones, remembers their life on the road and his dad’s quiet final years at a Nashville hotel
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‘Fast Car’: The Rebirth of Tracy Chapman’s Hard-Luck Anthem
Posted in: Music FeaturesHow one of the most socially conscious hits of the Eighties made a comeback, just in time for a pandemic and social upheaval
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Idles’ Pulverizing Gut-Check ‘Grounds’ Is a Song You Need to Know
Posted in: Music FeaturesWith pile-driving guitar riffs and drill-sergeant vocals decrying racism, the Ultra Mono track is a sign of the times
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‘Separate and Unequal’: How ‘Pop’ Music Holds Black Artists Back
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe music industry is debating the term “urban,” but the “pop” category often helps prop up white artists at the expense of the black artists who inspire them
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‘Homegrown’: A Track-by-Track Guide to Neil Young’s Unearthed Masterpiece
Posted in: Music FeaturesForty-five years after deciding it was too personal to release, Neil Young is finally ready to unveil ‘Homegrown’
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Inside the John Hartford Revival
Posted in: Music FeaturesA tribute album and an LP of unfinished Hartford instrumentals reflect new interest in the bluegrass picker, songwriter, and all-around Renaissance man
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Lady Gaga Collaborator Morgan Kibby Discusses ‘Chromatica’ Interludes
Posted in: Music FeaturesFormer M83 member explains how the “Greek chorus” of Gaga’s sixth album came to life
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Jehnny Beth on Branching Out From Savages, How Beyoncé and Bowie Inspired Her Solo Debut
Posted in: Music Features“My biggest fear was to be boring,” says the singer of the mindset that informed her new LP, ‘To Love Is to Live.’ “I wanted to make a record where you never know what’s coming next”
