The New York Times
In Southern California, a Fresh Wave of Fandom for ‘Los Estrokes’
The members of the Strokes tribute band Juicebox, like the crowds they draw, are predominantly Latino.
The New York Times
Movie Trailers Keep Remixing Well-Known Songs. The Tactic Is Working.
Composers are increasingly in demand for trailerization — reworking existing tracks by artists including Kate Bush, Nirvana and Kendrick Lamar to maximize their impact in film and TV previews.
The New York Times
Cavetown’s Heartfelt Bedroom Pop Brings Kindness to a Cruel World
The 23-year-old British singer-songwriter Robin Skinner has a listenership devoted to his sensitive (but not despairing) music.
The Ringer
The Search for a Unified Theory of Alex G
The prolific Philadelphia songwriter returns with a new album. Is it too polished? Is it too weird? Or maybe it’s just all about dogs.
The Ringer
Put Your Ray Gun to My Head
Director Brett Morgen discusses ‘Moonage Daydream,’ his David Bowie documentary freakout that’s not exactly a documentary.
GQ
Oliver Sim's Radical Honesty
In conversation with the xx singer about his revealing new solo album, Hideous Bastard.
The Ringer
Sudan Archives Is Smashing Through the Predictable
On her new album ‘Natural Brown Prom Queen,’ the L.A. by way of Cincinnati musician continues to redefine her destiny.
The Ringer
Every Night Is Emo Night
Screaming out the lyrics to “Teenagers” and holding each other tight to Dashboard Confessional, at emo parties around the country, crowds are through being cool.
The Ringer
“Your Performance Is Theater”
Shane Drake has directed videos for Paramore, Panic! at the Disco, and dozens of other bands. This is his guide to making essential emo visuals.
The Ringer
Still Into You
As festival season returns in full for the first time since the pandemic started, promoters and artists see that the way forward may be to look backward
VICE
The Oral History of ‘PCU’, the Culture Wars Cult Classic
The 1990s comedy skewered campus politics, featured John Favreau in dreadlocks, and got George Clinton to cover Prince. Obviously, we had questions.
The New York Times
Sasami Wanted to Appropriate White, Male Music. She Landed on Metal.
The 31-year-old Los Angeles musician’s first album was filled with electro-inflected indie rock. Its follow-up, “Squeeze,” has harder music filtered through her unique lens.
The New York Times
J Dilla Was a Revered Rap Producer. A New Book Deepens His Legacy.
The Detroit musician wasn’t known to give many interviews, and his influence has grown exponentially since his 2006 death. “Dilla Time” by Dan Charnas explores what drove him.
The Ringer
How DMX’s First Tour Helped Usher in a New Era of Hip-hop
The Survival of the Illest Tour came just as DMX’s popularity exploded. Not only did it capture a young artist on the rise, it also paved the way for massive rap tours that followed.
The Ringer
The War on Drugs Uncover the Infinite
Like the War on Drugs’ previous work, I Don’t Live Here Anymore is constructed with a reverence to the glossy moments of rock ’n’ roll’s past while staying a little frayed around the edges. The passage of time has always been of interest to Granduciel, and I Don’t Live Here Anymore feels especially fixated on remembering, returning, and thinking back to what once was.