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Nona Hendryx Inaugurates Joe’s Pub at the Public’s Vanguard Residency Program

Christian John Wikane / 6 October 2017

Grammy-nominated funk/rock icon will mix music, media, and artists during yearlong programming partnership with Joe’s Pub at the Public in New York.

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35 Years of No Regrets

PopMatters Staff / 29 February 2016

It's too bad they only release one album.

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Is the “Swagger Wagon” Racist, Silly, or a Disturbing Ongoing Trend?

Evan Sawdey / 7 August 2014

The Busta Rhymes-aided "Swagger Wagon" advertisement is getting all sorts of negative attention for Toyota. Yet is it racist, or just typifying an emerging trend of cultural insensitivity?

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Jody Rosen vs. Ted Gioia, and the Advent of New Fogeyism

Evan Sawdey / 20 March 2014

Ted Gioia's piece "Music Criticism Has Degenerated Into Lifestyle Reporting" spread like wildfire, and Jody Rosen's response was equally compelling. While the debate rages on, these two critical titans are highlighting a changing of the critical guard that is happening slowly and begrudgingly.

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Words About Music

Nona Hendryx Inaugurates Joe’s Pub at the Public’s Vanguard Residency Program

35 Years of No Regrets

Is the “Swagger Wagon” Racist, Silly, or a Disturbing Ongoing Trend?

Jody Rosen vs. Ted Gioia, and the Advent of New Fogeyism

Bright Moments Past: On Music and Loss

‘Yeezus’ Displeases: The First Week of Reactions to Kanye West’s New Album

Critical Watchdog: Handicapping the 2012 “Album of the Year” Lists

In Defense of Good Sax

Retromania Vs. Innovation: An Interview with Simon Reynolds

Paul McCartney: An Auteur

The Ugly and Unlistenable Death Spiral of Eddie Van Halen

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