music essay
Role Models: Modou “Mamadou” Mbengue Sarr Changed Peter Manheim’s Life
The artist remembers the Senegalese drummer, his late collaborator.
Role Models: Andy Bell (Erasure) Loved the Theatricality of the Wall of Sound
The artist talks discovering Phil Spector’s Greatest Hits in his parents’ record collection, and falling in love with the Ronettes.
I Mailed People Pills
Musician/comedian Ember Knight reveals the results of their “imagination strengthening” drug trial.
Role Models: Genesis Opened a Magical World for Rindert Lammers
The ambient jazz artist on how The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway launched his musical journey.
Role Models: Rodriguez Sounds Like the Rez to Hataałii
The Navajo singer-songwriter talks listening to Sixto, and writing the truth.
Role Models: For Crystal Waters, It All Goes Back to Ella Fitzgerald
The house legend talks the jazz singer’s influence on her work, from “Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless)” to now.
Role Models: Vashti Bunyan on a Few of Her Biggest Influences
The legendary singer-songwriter talks Ernest Lough, Bob Dylan, and Brandy and Monica's "The Boy Is Mine."
Cat Matthews Had to Kill Cat Matthews
In 2020, a five-centimeter tear along her trachea temporarily left her completely mute. The singer-songwriter talks finding her voice again.
Play the Techno Song!
To celebrate DiG! XX (Oscilloscope), Joel Gion (Brian Jonestown Massacre) remembers Christmas with the Dandy Warhols.
Problem Solving With Adam Schatz: Nord Shame
The Landlady frontman is back to fix your life (or at least your keyboard).
Who Are We This Christmas?
Clarke Sondermann (Pleasure Systems) on the holidays as a reminder of the passage of time.
Role Models: Mohammad-Reza Shajarian Is Ded Hyatt’s Guiding Light
“The most important thing was to sing with feeling, like the master…”
