The Cosmic Tones Research Trio Create “Great Black Music”
The Cosmic Tones Research Trio discuss their diverse musical backgrounds, spiritual practices, political preoccupations, and the research behind their music.
Music Features
Kula Shaker’s Crispian Mills Discusses the Creative Life
From physical media to ruminations on consciousness and what everyone is ultimately after, Crispian Mills answers questions like “Who are Kula Shaker?”
The Stone Roses, Experience and Memory
The Stone Roses’ songs remain capable of summoning emotions of extraordinary power. You can dance all night, hold the future in your arms, and drink from the well of youth.
billy woods and Mickey Diamond Take a Bite Out of “Peter and the Wolf”
This is the story of an escape: billy woods, Mickey Diamond and the hip-hop fairytale that underground rap needed.
When Hip-Hop’s the LOX Reclaimed Their Power and Respect
Looking back on when Jadakiss, Styles P, and Sheek Louch took matters into their own hands as the Lox to reestablish themselves as the voice of the people.
Why Sabrina Carpenter Can’t Stop Being “Sabrina Carpenter”
In a genre where almost everything is replaceable, Sabrina Carpenter achieves something rare: she is not only present, she is necessary.
Liz Phair’s Powerful Timidity
Liz Phair is intent on making relics and shrines of her failures and flaws. There’s romance in the way she describes emptiness and loneliness.
Sun Ra Arkestra Deliver Medicine for a Nightmare
Cosmic jazz’s Sun Ra Arkestra have become one of the most enduring groups, thanks to their unique blend of dynamic musicianship and spiritually uplifting music.
Tedeschi Trucks Band Shake Things Up with “Future Soul”
Derek Trucks discusses the new Tedeschi Trucks Band album and the logistics of co-fronting a 12-piece group with his guitar-slinging wife, Susan Tedeschi.
Melissa Auf der Maur’s Memoir Mirrors 1990s Rock Attitude and Excess
Hole bassist Melissa Auf der Maur’s memoir goes beyond clichés to offer a truly compelling perspective on the bohemian community of 1990s rock.
John Pizzarelli Discusses His Tribute to Tony Bennett
For all his success and longevity, John Pizzarelli seems youthful — funny and easygoing as a personality and, inevitably, always the son of his legendary dad, the guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli.
When Tough Guys Fugazi Rumbled Through My Warehouse
Who knew post-hardcore punk rockers Fugazi were so tough? I’ll never forget the day they strode through my warehouse and I laid down my tape gun.