Ghosts, Guitars, and the E Street Shuffle
Posted in: Music Features
How Bruce Springsteen confronted death, saw Clarence in his dreams, and knocked out a raw and rocking new album with the world’s greatest bar band
‘He Made the World Bigger’: Inside John Zorn’s Jazz-Metal Multiverse
Posted in: Music FeaturesFor more than 30 years, the maverick composer has been splicing genres and unifying disparate scenes. Zorn and collaborators from Mike Patton to Bill Frisell reflect on why music has never been the same
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
‘Teenage Dirtbag’ 2.0
Posted in: Music FeaturesWheatus’ anthem of teenage alienation has grown into an enduring cult classic. So why has the band spent the past year re-creating it note-for-note?
John Prine: The Secrets Behind His Classic Songs
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe legend opened up about his writing process in a series of deep conversations in recent years. As he battles COVID-19 and his family asks for love and support, here’s a guide to his greatest songs in his own words
GRIMES: Live From the Future
Posted in: Music Features premiumThe real life and fantastic visions of a digital warrior
Planet Plastic
Posted in: Culture FeaturesHow Big Oil and Big Soda kept a global environmental calamity a secret for decades
How Natasha Lyonne Battled Her Demons — and Won
Posted in: TV FeaturesThe ‘Russian Doll’ star took a painful childhood and brushes with death, and wrote herself the part of a lifetime
Pleas of Insanity: The Mysterious Case of Anthony Montwheeler
Posted in: Culture FeaturesIn the wake of a vicious murder, the state of Oregon wrestles with what went wrong in its mental health system
Josh Klinghoffer Talks Red Hot Chili Peppers Firing: ‘It Truly Felt Like a Death’
Posted in: Music Features“The whole thing has a sadness to it and that’s what makes it even weirder,” guitarist says of dismissal from band after 10 years
