How Talking Heads reinvented the concert film (with Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz)
Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz of Talking Heads explain how the band’s landmark Stop Making Sense made history
Feeling Fine with Faye Webster
Exploring Faye Webster’s musical cocktail of steel, soul, and everything in between
Metro Boomin Wants Some More
How Metro Boomin became one of the most important producers in all of hip-hop
In Defense of Crunk
Crunk music has managed to have an impact 20 years later – with songs like “Get Low’ standing the test of time
Doja Cat’s Satanic Suite
On “Paint the Town Red” Doja Cat uses demonic imagery to spark controversy, turning online flame wars into musical gold.
Olivia Rodrigo’s Good Ideas
Olivia Rodrigo uses her pop repertoire to craft unique compositions on the singles from her sophpomore album GUTS.
Wonders: "Stacy's Mom" and Adam Schlesinger
Discovering the depth of the Fountains of Wayne frontman's work: "Stacy's Mom" and beyond
The mid-career crises of Travis Scott and Post Malone
UTOPIA and AUSTIN are the two biggest records on the Billboard 200. What do they say about the artists behind them?
Song Camp 2: Electric Boogaloo! (with Alex Tumay, Wolftyla, Nicholas Petricca, Grace VanderWaal)
Over the last fifteen years, song camps have exploded in popularity from Peter Coquillard’s Bali Invitational, to Rihanna’s $200k LA camp, to the Anti Social Song Camp: a NYC-based event and the world’s largest songwriting retreat.
The secret world of songwriting camps
Over the last fifteen years, song camps have exploded in popularity from Peter Coquillard’s Bali Invitational, to Rihanna’s $200k LA camp, to the Anti Social Song Camp: a NYC-based event and the world’s largest songwriting retreat.
Your cursive singing is tearing this family apart!
An investigation into the love and hate for “indie girl voice”
Barbie and the plasticity of pop
The biggest cultural moment this summer belongs to Barbie. How does the film's soundtrack stack up?
How Louis Armstrong invented the modern pop star
Listening to the legacy of the legendary trumpeter and vocalist 100 years after his first recording
Speak Now (about Taylor's versions)
What is and isn’t working musically about Taylor’s version of Speak Now
What makes a gay anthem?
Kylie Minogue's "Padam Padam" is the queer song of the summer. But why?
Switches Brew : blink-182, Kate Bush, BewhY, The Pointer Sisters, Saint Levant
What our team and community are listening to old and new.
Chartbreakers: Mexican regional y más
From Mexican regional to Taylor Swift: this is Chartbreakers
Listening 2 Daft Punk: Random Access Memories
The robots gain a heart and soul - and self-destruct in the process
Listening 2 Daft Punk: Human After All / Alive 2007
The French duo’s anti-utopian disco-rock record makes us question, are they robot, or are they human?