Music

Kanye, the Religious Right, and the Upsurge in Anti-Semitism

Kanye, the Religious Right, and the Upsurge in Anti-Semitism Kanye, the Religious Right, and the Upsurge in Anti-Semitism

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Sarah Posner discusses the cultural and political alliances holding the GOP together.

Dec 7, 2022 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Marine walks through WWI cemetery

Top 10 Veterans Day Songs Top 10 Veterans Day Songs

Songs about war and attendant suffering cut across musical genres.

Nov 11, 2022 / Peter Rothberg

Julius Eastman’s Great Expectations

Julius Eastman’s Great Expectations Julius Eastman’s Great Expectations

The neglected music of a revolutionary 20th-century composer continues to shock and awe.

Aug 12, 2022 / Books & the Arts / David Hajdu

American flag

Top 15 4th of July Songs Top 15 4th of July Songs

Not nearly enough Americans are aware that much of what the country considers America’s most patriotic music was created by artists with decidedly left-wing sympathies

Jul 4, 2022 / Peter Rothberg

The Reflections of Kendrick Lamar

The Reflections of Kendrick Lamar The Reflections of Kendrick Lamar

His intimate new album Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers lifts a mirror to his listeners.

Jun 28, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Bennett

Sun, Sand, Surf, Sea—and Russian Rockets: Wartime in Odesa

Sun, Sand, Surf, Sea—and Russian Rockets: Wartime in Odesa Sun, Sand, Surf, Sea—and Russian Rockets: Wartime in Odesa

Ukraine’s historic Black Sea resort turns to the war effort.

May 24, 2022 / Leif Reigstad

How It Actually Sounded: Gene Santoro, 1950–2022

How It Actually Sounded: Gene Santoro, 1950–2022 How It Actually Sounded: Gene Santoro, 1950–2022

A superb reporter whose journalism will remain a vivid and reliable record of its time.

May 20, 2022 / Obituary / Gene Seymour

Black Flame Hunters

Jazz Fest Is Back. Let’s Dance. (But It’s Complicated.) Jazz Fest Is Back. Let’s Dance. (But It’s Complicated.)

Beyond the confines of a beloved annual event, the future of live music in New Orleans remains unsettled.

May 6, 2022 / Larry Blumenfeld

It’s Woody Guthrie’s World.  We Just Live in It.

It’s Woody Guthrie’s World. We Just Live in It. It’s Woody Guthrie’s World. We Just Live in It.

A new show at the Morgan Library illuminates the legendary folk singer’s jam-packed life.

Apr 25, 2022 / Feature / Gene Seymour

The Secret Black History of LSD

The Secret Black History of LSD The Secret Black History of LSD

Research on psychedelics, then and now, has been riddled with medical racism and exclusion. But that hasn’t stopped Black people from finding creativity and solace through such dru...

Mar 22, 2022 / Feature / Kali Holloway

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