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At the Crossroads of Strange and Symphonic

It’s been forty years of Radiohead. The self-described “weirdos” of alt-rock have had a grip on the world for that very trait since then.

Oct 3

At the Crossroads of Strange and Symphonic

Oct 3

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‘Soundtrack to a Coup D’État’ Doesn’t End When the Credits Roll

As the world sat in theaters watching the Oscar-nominated DRC independence story, the country was undergoing a present-day rewrite.

Aug 30

‘Soundtrack to a Coup D’État’ Doesn’t End When the Credits Roll

Aug 30

Crueler Than Fiction

How Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s TV portrayal of an honest, defiant leader became his blueprint for a real one ten years later.

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Crueler Than Fiction

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To the Man at Belém Beach

A letter to a stranger in Lisbon, Portugal.

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To the Man at Belém Beach

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Our Obsession With Romanticizing Rock Stars

The music biopics just keep coming. What is it about the musician’s life onscreen that demands such a steady stream of them?

Oct 22

Our Obsession With Romanticizing Rock Stars

Oct 22

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The Algorithm Has Officially Killed the Vibe

Spotify has slowly slipped into mediocrity amid its push for artificial intelligence-driven playlists, listeners and artists say

Sep 2

The Algorithm Has Officially Killed the Vibe

Sep 2

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I quit by HAIM | Album Review

In their fourth album, HAIM lets go of anything and everything in an unapologetic rock release

Jul 5

I quit by HAIM | Album Review

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Live at 9:30: The Music Venue that Won Over DC

The 9:30 Club’s forty-fifth anniversary reflects on one little venue’s outsized effect on the music industry

Jun 24

Live at 9:30: The Music Venue that Won Over DC

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Echoes of the Delta: ‘Sinners’ is an Electrifying Tale of the Blues

Music becomes its own character in Ryan Coogler’s soulful, mythopoeic, tempestuous film about the layered origin of the blues

Jun 16

Echoes of the Delta: ‘Sinners’ is an Electrifying Tale of the Blues

Jun 16

The True Costs of a Foreign Film Tax

A threat to foreign films inside U.S. borders could cost billions of dollars—and priceless international stories.

May 28

The True Costs of a Foreign Film Tax

May 28

Mariel Ferragamo

Mariel Ferragamo

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Writer on variety of topics, including music, culture, and social ideas. Views expressed are my own.

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