Musicians on Musicians: Madonna & Maluma
Posted in: Music Features
The two stars talk about late nights, long rehearsals, and sweating the details. The first in a series of new conversations between artists
‘In Bad Times, People Turn to the Show’: Inside the 9/11 Episode of ‘SNL’
Posted in: TV FeaturesAn oral history of how the team at Saturday Night Live proved New York City was “open for business” just 18 days after the worst terrorist attack in American history
Why Country Music Was (Finally) Ready to Come Out
Posted in: Music Country“It was like, ‘I can be comfortable and out and gay, or I can do country music, but I definitely can’t do both,’” says one artist. Now that dichotomy appears to be falling apart
‘Kids Being Kids’: Slint Look Back on ‘Spiderland’ at 30
Posted in: Music FeaturesAll four members of the legendary Louisville indie outfit look back on the grueling practices and emotional growing pains that fueled their “20-year-old-dude masterpiece”
Chasteness, Soda Pop, and Show Tunes: The Lost Story of the Young Americans and the Choircore Movement
Posted in: Music FeaturesIn the Sixties, some young performers pioneered bizarro alternative to sex, drugs and rock & roll. Inside the choir-pop scene — and the U.S. government’s attempt to co-opt it
The Secret Life of H.G. Carrillo
Posted in: Culture FeaturesA celebrated writer and professor, he challenged his students to take hold of their own narrative. But the truth came out — his life story, like his books, was a work of fiction
The Missing Piece of the D.B. Cooper Story
Posted in: Culture FeaturesMany saw flight attendant Tina Mucklow as the key to the mysterious skyjacking. But does her story hold the answers?
The Spirit of Neil Peart
Posted in: Music FeaturesRush’s virtuoso drum hero lived by his own rules, to the very end. For the first time since Peart’s passing, his bandmates and widow discuss his legacy and his final years
How Covid Hollowed Out a Generation of Young Black Men
Posted in: Culture FeaturesThey were pillars of their communities and families, and they are not replaceable. To understand why the coronavirus killed so many young Black men, you need to know the legend of John Henry
6 Paths Through Jazz in 2020
Posted in: Music FeaturesIn a trying year for the genre, there was still a ton of new music to explore. Here are some possible routes
