Mini Series
The French duo’s anti-utopian disco-rock record makes us question, are they robot, or are they human?
On their second album Discovery, Daft Punk fully lean into the artificial – singing through robotic vocoders that correspond with their now-iconic robot helmets.
On their first album, Homework, Daft Punk stretched the boundaries of electronic music and began wiring the circuits that would become their robot alter-egos, asking a fundamental question: where does the human end and the machine begin?
How Bollywood strings, surf guitar, and Britney’s ethereal vocals add up to pop perfection
“I realized that Classic Soul can exist with everything and somehow not lose its potency.”
“They're all these little secrets and surprises that pop up...it's like bespoke, maximalist, power pop.”
When we listen closely to the Fifth, we hear that's it more than a museum piece, it’s a living testament to self-expression and determination.
Before Beethoven’s time, classical music culture looked and sounded quite different. In episode III we explore how Beethoven’s symphony was used to generate the strict culture of classical music — and the politics that undergird those norms of behavior.
In movements II , III and IV, Beethoven keeps trying to overcome his dark fate with bright major melodies, and keeps getting defeated.
The first four notes of the piece are more than a modern meme, they’re the main character in a drama life and death.
Cultural critic Ivie Ani breaks down how Missy Elliott broke into the pantheon of anthems, and how she changed the scope of who could belong.
How “All Star” became an anthem played in sports arenas, soundtracked by Hollywood, and embedded into seemingly every internet meme.
n 1995, ESPN launched Jock Jams Volume 1, a compilation record that would define the sound of sports for the next quarter century.
Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles’ album “Something To Say” makes you want to get up and dance as much as it makes you want to take action.