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Shooting Starman: Intimate David Bowie Photography

Shooting Starman: Intimate David Bowie Photography

Famed photojournalist Steven Schapiro chronicled the rock icon from 1974 to 1976
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Mike “DJ” Pizzoyesterday
Re-Animators: Giving Birth to Gorillaz

Re-Animators: Giving Birth to Gorillaz

How Blur frontman Damon Albarn and comic artist Jamie Hewlett evolved into a cartoon simian rock band
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David Nolan2 days ago
The Las Vegas Nightlife Explosion… of the 1950s

The Las Vegas Nightlife Explosion… of the 1950s

Decades before EDM DJs, “the lushest price war in U.S. entertainment history” sent star salaries skyrocketing during the mob-run casino era
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Janis McKayApr 7
Foo Fighters: In Utero

Foo Fighters: In Utero

Dave Grohl launched his band with the purest of intentions, but could he outrun Nirvana’s daunting shadow?
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martin.jamesApr 4
Radiohead’s GooglyMinotaur was an OK Computer

Radiohead’s GooglyMinotaur was an OK Computer

In 2001, music’s first-ever chatbot charmed Radiohead fans with snarky comments on AOL IM
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Robin Sloan Bechtel19 hrs ago
Is YouTube’s Music Domination Finally Coming to an End?

Is YouTube’s Music Domination Finally Coming to an End?

As Spotify, Soundcloud and Apple Music raise the bar, here’s how YouTube can stay the course
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Cortney HardingApr 1
Behind the Extravagant Stages of Beyoncé, Skrillex, Bruno Mars and Nine Inch Nails

Behind the Extravagant Stages of Beyoncé, Skrillex, Bruno Mars and Nine Inch Nails

Seven Design Works creates elaborate performance spectacles for your favorite music stars
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Cuepoint StaffMar 27
Artist Opinion
Lecrae: Just Like You

Lecrae: Just Like You

We are all wrestling with identity and fighting for acceptance
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LecraeMar 29
I Took a Pill in Ibiza

I Took a Pill in Ibiza

The impossible irony of my latest hit song has become hard to ignore… at least for me :)
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Mike PosnerMar 15
Masta Ace: Living with Multiple Sclerosis

Masta Ace: Living with Multiple Sclerosis

The legendary Brooklyn MC opens up about his diagnosis and forthcoming new album
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Masta AceMar 1
My Life as a Ramone

My Life as a Ramone

Revealing tales on the genius and dysfunction of punk’s progenitors, told by the drummer with the blitzkrieg beats
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Marky RamoneJan 19
Grammy Spotlight
The Oral History of The Weeknd’s ‘Beauty Behind the Madness’

The Oral History of The Weeknd’s ‘Beauty Behind the Madness’

Finding that sweet spot between engaging Top 40 and exquisite, R-rated urban pop
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The GRAMMYsFeb 13
The Oral History of Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’

The Oral History of Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’

GRAMMY nominees Swift, Imogen Heap, Mattias Bylund, Tom Coyne and others tell the inside story of the Album of the Year nominee
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The GRAMMYsFeb 12
The Oral History of Alabama Shakes’ ‘Sound & Color’

The Oral History of Alabama Shakes’ ‘Sound & Color’

Brittany Howard, Shawn Everett, Blake Mills, and others tell the inside story of their GRAMMY Album Of The Year nominee
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The GRAMMYsFeb 11
The Oral History of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’

The Oral History of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’

A hook from Prince nearly happened on this groundbreaking GRAMMY Album Of The Year nominee
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The GRAMMYsFeb 9
Featured Hip Hop
The Bitch in You: Revisiting Ice Cube and Common’s Vicious 90s Rap Battle

The Bitch in You: Revisiting Ice Cube and Common’s Vicious 90s Rap Battle

Before they were big screen buddies, the two headstrong rappers needed Minister Farrakhan to mediate their beef
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Mike “DJ” PizzoMar 29
Check The Technique: The Story of A Tribe Called Quest’s “The Low End Theory”

Check The Technique: The Story of A Tribe Called Quest’s “The Low End Theory”

Q-Tip and Phife Dawg reveal the secrets behind the group’s triumphant sophomore album
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Brian ColemanMar 24
The Infiltration of Black Rap (1981–86)

The Infiltration of Black Rap (1981–86)

Black entrepreneurs — the earliest purveyors of recorded rap — created an industry, but their story remains mostly untold
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mauludSADIQNov 3, 2015
The Old People’s Guide to DJ Khaled

The Old People’s Guide to DJ Khaled

Never play yourself again
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Alexander TaubJan 15
Featured Rock
The Roots of Phish: A Psychedelic Pedigree

The Roots of Phish: A Psychedelic Pedigree

Phish was a tiny college band in Bernie Sanders’ Vermont woods when their music spiraled into an intricate countercultural narrative
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Heads NewsMar 22
How Jimi Hendrix’s Obsession with Bob Dylan Led Him to Woodstock

How Jimi Hendrix’s Obsession with Bob Dylan Led Him to Woodstock

It goes deeper than “All Along the Watchtower”
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Barney HoskynsMar 14
Punk London, 1977: Thrilling Photos of a Subversive Era

Punk London, 1977: Thrilling Photos of a Subversive Era

Photographer Derek Ridgers captured a riotous scene exploding in front of his lens
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Derek RidgersMar 3
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
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Peter HinceFeb 22
DJ Culture
From Disco to Daft Punk: Giorgio Moroder’s Neverending Story

From Disco to Daft Punk: Giorgio Moroder’s Neverending Story

The trailblazing producer looks back at an iconic 50 year career
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David MaMar 17
Ninja Tune at 25: Coldcut’s Matt Black Looks Back

Ninja Tune at 25: Coldcut’s Matt Black Looks Back

The groundbreaking DJ, producer and label co-founder digs deep into the history of the pioneering U.K. electronic music powerhouse
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Mike “DJ” PizzoNov 24, 2015
The World’s Most Popular Genre is Cannibalizing Itself, and You Didn’t Even Notice

The World’s Most Popular Genre is Cannibalizing Itself, and You Didn’t Even Notice

Predicting the “EDM bubble” will soon pop? You’re too late, it already has.
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Ross HsuJul 20, 2015
The Moment House Music Was Born

The Moment House Music Was Born

In 1983, a stolen record and a primitive drum machine inspired an ambitious Chicago DJ to invent a new genre
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Jesse SaundersJun 10, 2015
Music Biz
What Instagram Discovered in Our First Nielsen Music Study

What Instagram Discovered in Our First Nielsen Music Study

First-time statistics reveal just how influential Instagram users are in the music marketplace
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Lauren Wirtzer SeawoodMar 14
The Music Startup Meltdown

The Music Startup Meltdown

It’s going to get worse before it gets better…
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Cortney HardingMar 4
The Tower Records Stuck in Time

The Tower Records Stuck in Time

In Japan, the CD is still king. Why does one culture resist online music?
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S.Mubashir NoorJan 28
Classical Music Needs a New Name

Classical Music Needs a New Name

…and here it is.
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Craig HavighurstJan 12
Latest
That Time My Boss Asked Me Whether I Knew Merle Haggard Was on Drugs

That Time My Boss Asked Me Whether I Knew Merle Haggard Was on Drugs

Merle did what he wanted, ’til the end
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Chronicpop5 days ago
Ramblin’ Man: My Incredible Photographic Journey with the Allman Brothers

Ramblin’ Man: My Incredible Photographic Journey with the Allman Brothers

Kirk West had unprecedented access to the legendary band for over 40 years
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Cuepoint StaffMar 31
A Tribe Called Quest Made Me Feel Welcome in Hip-Hop and Made Afrocentrism Cool

A Tribe Called Quest Made Me Feel Welcome in Hip-Hop and Made Afrocentrism Cool

Q-Tip, Phife, Ali & Jarboi were mellow evangelists
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TouréMar 24
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