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Ultimate Breaks & Beats: An Oral History
Ultimate Breaks & Beats: An Oral History
How one essential vinyl series helped funky beats conquer the world
Robbie Ettelson
Mar 13, 2015
Being Queen’s Roadie was One Intense, Rewarding Job
Being Queen’s Roadie was One Intense, Rewarding Job
Backstage with Freddie: a personal account of the delicate work that kept the world’s biggest rock star happy
Peter Hince
Feb 22, 2016
Elton John: Prisoner in New York
Elton John: Prisoner in New York
In 1976 music’s brightest star came out publicly to a bi-curious journalist and a rock & roll photographer
Joe Fox
May 4, 2015
How Cool C and Steady B Robbed a Bank, Killed a Cop and Lost Their Souls
How Cool C and Steady B Robbed a Bank, Killed a Cop and Lost Their Souls
Philly rap legends Schoolly D, DJ Cash Money and others try to make sense of a tragic journey
Michael A. Gonzales
Mar 25, 2015
“Rockit” Revisited: How Herbie Hancock Crafted a Hip-Hop Classic
“Rockit” Revisited: How Herbie Hancock Crafted a Hip-Hop Classic
In 1983, a jazz heavyweight’s take on electro kickstarted the future
S.h. Fernando Jr.
Apr 20, 2015
The Secret Lives of Vinyl Hoarders
The Secret Lives of Vinyl Hoarders
Questlove and other obsessive record collectors are chronicled in Eilon Paz’s Dust & Grooves, a photography and interview project
April Greene
Nov 17, 2014
Why Do All Records Sound the Same?
Why Do All Records Sound the Same?
Desperate to get their music on the radio, record labels employ powerful software to artificially sweeten it, polish it, make it louder
Tom Whitwell
Jan 9, 2015
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George Michael’s Soul
George Michael’s Soul
Appreciating his genius as a singer, writer, and producer
Mark Ronson
Dec 27, 2016
I’d Get to the Top of the Mountain if It Would Just Stop Fucking Growing
I’d Get to the Top of the Mountain if It Would Just Stop Fucking Growing
I was a washed up, bitter ex-musician who used to have a future
Dia Frampton
Aug 30, 2016
Henry Rollins: Flying a Black Flag in L.A.’s Stucco-Coated Killing Fields
Henry Rollins: Flying a Black Flag in L.A.’s Stucco-Coated Killing Fields
The Hollywood punk scene in 1981 was teeming with danger but devoid of any purpose or content
Cuepoint Selections
Jun 7, 2016
When ‘White Fragility’ Affects Rappers
When ‘White Fragility’ Affects Rappers
The true tale of why Remedy and Diabolic need to have several seats
Talib Kweli Greene
May 30, 2016
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