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Jeff Goldblum makes a surprise cameo in this Fever High song
by Ezra Marcus
Listen to our premiere of "Good Advice," in which the actor delivers an absurdist monologue about indigo shirts and 'Fiddler On The Roof.'
Has Fever Ray returned?
by Jane Gayduk
The YouTube channel for Karin Dreijer Andersson's solo project features a new teaser video.
Thirteen musicians tell us their superstitions for Friday the 13th
by Ezra Marcus
Artists including Mija, Beatking, and Sudan Archives weigh in on throwing salt and burning sage.
Why it took nearly a decade for Fischerspooner’s return
by Michael Stipe
The New York art-pop band Fischerspooner is back with its queerest and catchiest record yet, thanks in part to some help from a former, very famous flame.
Ten minutes with St. Vincent
by Natalia Barr
A whirlwind tour inside the mind of the polymathic musician, who created a cloudy-walled art installation based on the Memphis design movement.
Joni Mitchell is telling her side now in a new biography
by Matt Mullen
The singer-songwriter has been given the definitive biography treatment by author David Yaffe.
Lo-fi legend Daniel Johnston embarks on his final tour
by David Jack Daniels
Daniel Johnston used to smuggle tapes in bags of Big Macs. Now he's embarking on his final tour with members of Wilco and Built To Spill.
Q & Andy: Marilyn Manson
by Andy Warhol
The Prince of Darkness, the God of Fuck … Brian Warner. Marilyn Manson goes by many names, but there is no mistaking the singular, platinum-selling rock star with a flair for courting the dark side. This month, he releases his tenth studio album, Heaven Upside Down (Loma Vista)—and submits to a few questions from the writings of Warhol.
We asked Cardi B superfans why they’re fighting for her
by Ezra Marcus
She's a self-made star, she's a Bronx icon—she's "THAT BITCH." And her fans are helping the rapper stream her way to the top.
Demo Taped and his grandfather talk civil rights, then and now
by Ezra Marcus
Adam Alexander may be young, but his roots run deep.
An appreciation: Britney Spears’s deep cuts
by Ezra Marcus
There's a lot more to her than hit singles and splashy drama.
Solange films herself dancing to her own songs
by Cedar Pasori
The singer revealed she sets up a video camera to document how she moves to her own music, which informs her choreography.
The making of ‘Graduation’ transformed Old Kanye into New Kanye
by Ezra Marcus
The rapper's third album, which turned 10 this week, captured the lawless electronic zeitgeist of the mid-00s.
Vic Mensa’s five essential fashion week jams
by Jocelyn Silver
The Chicago rapper picks the anthems that get him fired up for New York fashion week.
Kali Uchis is nobody’s manufactured pop princess
by David Jack Daniels
Following the release of her major-label debut and a tour that starts today, the 23-year-old Colombian-American artist just might become a pop star.
Rostam Batmanglij is striking out on his own
by Aly Comingore
He left Vampire Weekend. He worked on records for Frank Ocean and Haim. Now the ex-Vampire Weekender is putting the focus back on himself.
Step inside Nigerian-British singer Oyinda’s virtual world
by Cedar Pasori
For the VR video to accompany the Empress Of remix of “Never Enough”, Oyinda created a virtual statue of herself.
The National
by Dennis Lehane
The American crime writer interrogates the wild, sometimes reckless, always thoughtful American rock band determined to survive and play the hell out of each moment.
Photographer William Eggleston is now a synth maestro
by Jane Gayduk
The legendary photographer has turned his hand to synth-driven melodies that have gone unheard by the public for decades—until now.
Ariel Pink is hell-bent on making obscure musician Bobby Jameson famous
by Tim Burgess
The lo-fi dynamo, in conversation with The Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess, has made it his mission to grow the fan base of the ’60s singer-songwriter
