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Ariella Garmaise reviews Alissa Bennett’s compilation of celebrity-themed zines, collectively titled “Taxidermist’s Handbook.”
Ariella Garmaise reviews Alissa Bennett’s compilation of celebrity-themed zines, collectively titled “Taxidermist’s Handbook.”
Ariella GarmaiseSep 13, 2023
Musicologist Judith Finell reviews Harvey Sachs’s new biography of the influential and misunderstood 20th-century musical genius Arnold Schoenberg...
Judith FinellAug 29, 2023
Anna Dorn learns to love Taylor Swift.
Anna DornAug 21, 2023
Grant Sharples reviews Michael Tedder’s “Top Eight: How MySpace Changed Music.”
Grant SharplesAug 20, 2023
Alexander Billet reviews Joe Molloy’s “Acid Detroit: A Psychedelic Story of Motor City Music.”
Alexander BilletAug 19, 2023
Sam V.H. Reese reviews Jonathan Leal’s “Dreams in Double-Time: On Race, Freedom, and Bebop."
Sam V. H. ReeseAug 9, 2023
Tim Riley reviews Laurie Winer’s “Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical.”
Tim RileyJul 6, 2023
Ali Royals reviews Nicholas Britell’s “Succession: Season 4” soundtrack.
Ali RoyalsJul 2, 2023
Vivian Medithi reviews McKenzie Wark’s “Raving.”
Vivian MedithiJun 29, 2023
Chris Molnar reviews Howard Fishman’s “To Anyone Who Ever Asks: The Life, Music, and Mystery of Connie Converse.”
Chris MolnarJun 21, 2023
Tim Riley reviews Warren Zanes’s “Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska.’”
Tim RileyJun 9, 2023
Nicholas Nauman reviews DeForrest Brown Jr.’s “Assembling a Black Counter Culture.”
Nicholas NaumanApr 4, 2023
Marc Masters reviews Andrew Simon’s “Media of the Masses: Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt.”
Marc MastersApr 3, 2023
Ian Winwood writes about covering the music industry in Los Angeles.
Ian WinwoodMar 3, 2023
Arielle Gordon reviews Cosey Fanni Tutti’s “Re-Sisters: The Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe & Cosey Fanni Tutti.”
Arielle GordonFeb 20, 2023
Rani Neutill discusses the euphoric affect of BTS for Gen-X women.
Rani NeutillFeb 17, 2023
Eli Winter details the material and psychological quirks of touring as an independent musician.
Eli WinterFeb 13, 2023
Ethan Warren reviews “Rags and Bones: An Exploration of the Band” and Criterion’s remaster of Martin Scorsese’s “The Last Waltz.”
Ethan WarrenJan 31, 2023
Maria Sonevytsky explores how a simple phrase became a slogan invoked by Ukrainian politicians, soldiers, intellectuals, and keyboard warriors.
Maria SonevytskyJan 17, 2023
Alex Harvey reviews John Scanlan’s “Rock ’n’ Roll Plays Itself: A Screen History.”
Alex HarveyJan 11, 2023
James Penner interviews John Densmore, drummer for the Doors.
James PennerJan 7, 2023
Paul Thompson interviews rapper Open Mike Eagle for issue no. 36 of The LARB Quarterly.
Paul ThompsonJan 6, 2023
Dashiel Carrera and Jeff Jackson discuss how music has inspired the form and content of their novels.
Jeff Jackson, Dashiel CarreraJan 4, 2023
James Penner speaks with Robby Krieger, the guitarist for the Doors.
James PennerDec 16, 2022