Music Dose

Excepted from Democratizing Our Data: A Manifesto, by Julia Lane (footnotes omitted). Copyright © MIT Press. Excerpted by permission of MIT Press. All rights reserved. Continue Reading

While millions claim to be fans of Bruce Springsteen, only an extra-dedicated few have taken the plunge and written an entire book devoted to analyzing Continue Reading

Exiled by his native Poland after his contentious films caused many clashes with the Polish government, filmmaker Andrzej Żuławski repaired to France where his career Continue Reading

Some composers know exactly what to look for in a project. From years of personal refinement and artistic cultivation, they understand precisely the opportunities that Continue Reading

The free-wheeling Jordan Tice’s art basks in joyous spontaneity. For one as musically adept as him—Tice is best known for his work with progressive stringband Continue Reading

The one-eyed dude abides. Well actually, John Goodman, playing bible salesman Big Dan Teague, doesn’t so much abide, as he assails. Breaking a massive branch Continue Reading

About a decade ago, three of us took advantage of MOMA’s free Fridays, wandering through some of the most amazing art that one could see Continue Reading

Halfway through Angel Deradoorian’s Find the Sun comes a loose, minimal drum-and-flute jam that goes on for just over nine minutes. Titled “The Illuminator”, it Continue Reading

Growing up, I knew Pluto as “The Ninth Planet”. It was smaller than the planets, erratic in its movements and its elliptical path. It was Continue Reading

My Morning Jacket fans always knew there was a batch of unreleased songs kicking around in the band’s vault. Indeed, during the recording of 2015’s Continue Reading

One of last year’s most powerful (and underrated) releases was Nafada, the latest album by Detroit-based electronic/industrial outfit Konqistador. Nafada is a remarkable release which Continue Reading

The title of Vigdis Hjorth’s new novel, Long Live the Post Horn!, is taken (exclamation point and all) from Soren Kierkegaard’s work, Repetition, in which Continue Reading

Southwest London’s the Motive concoct catchy, indie-pop earworms that possess breezy melodies, jangly guitars, and hooky riffs. They’ve already racked up more than 600,000 Spotify Continue Reading

“You are an unusual man, Mr. Asher,” the cop beside him said. “Crazy or not, whatever it is that has gone wrong with you, you Continue Reading

Australian alt-pop singer-songwriter, merci, mercy is only 19 years old, but she’s already creating pop anthems like “Fall Apart” that possess emotional honesty and a Continue Reading

Coming off of ‘Jealous’ and ‘The Heat’, Khamari returns with his third single That Girl. Produced by Trackside, it’s led by a finger-picked guitar as Khamari Continue Reading

Thaba is a collaboration between South Africa’s Khusi Seremane (singer-songwriter) and American Gabriel Cyr, a producer and musician. However, the project will sadly be a Continue Reading

“Too Little Too Late” Maroon kicks off with one of the best power-pop songs the band ever wrote, “Too Little Too Late”. It has a Continue Reading

Excepted from Black in the Middle: An Anthology of the Black Midwest, edited by Terrion L. Williamson. Copyright © Belt Publishing. Excerpted by permission of Continue Reading

Tikyra Jackson, drummer and backing vocalist for 2020 Grammy nominee Southern Avenue, released her sensational, hook-laden debut single “No More Fear” earlier this year via Continue Reading