music essay

One of the best music supervisors around sings the praises of a cult teen movie from 1979 (and remembers what she herself was doing at that time).

On the sensation of giving your all to absolutely no one.

The legendary guitarist and activist shows how content creators aren’t getting a fair shake from the big tech giants, and why we all should care.

After 70 years in music, the bluegrass legend offers priceless reminiscences and advice for aspiring musicians — or aspiring anybodies.

What exactly is the reason for Kate Bushmania? Maybe it's courage.

The Freshkills’ former frontman likes his bands to be not too terrible, and not too great.

I was a bit in awe of Lou because of Magic and Loss. I thought that record was the most beautiful musical meditation on death I'd heard.

How nü metal bands like Korn made the Parquet Courts' bassist the acclaimed art-punk he is today.

When his band and his career as an NBA stunt dunker blew up at the same time, Wings Denied’s drummer had to make a choice.

Calling all rockers: Ever wanted to get into jazz but just couldn't learn the language? The Yeah Yeah Yeahs' drummer explains how.

Back when I was just a pretty young thing growing up on the mean streets of suburban Cleveland, like most kids, I couldn’t wait for summer to come.

There’s a stretch of Texas where it’s always night, as far as I know. It’s somewhere between Ozona and Van Horn, along I-10, and since we’re always...