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Why Grungegaze Dominates 2026’s Music Underground

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Ethan Stewart / 10 March 2026

Grungegaze is a ubiquitous part of 2026’s rock underground. How did this genre grow from a small group of friends in the 2010s to blossom into a viral internet sensation?

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Jack Benny Tries to Be a Lothario in These Saucy 1930s Comedies

Jack Benny Tries to Be a Lothario in These Saucy 1930s Comedies

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Michael Barrett / 10 March 2026

Bad Bunny and the Joyful Perreo Resistance

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Bad Bunny and the Joyful Perreo Resistance

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Jorge David Segovia / 9 March 2026

Remembering Éliane Radigue: Godmother of Drone

Remembering Éliane Radigue: Godmother of Drone

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Parker Desautell / 9 March 2026

Jay-Z’s 1999 Album ‘Vol. 3’ Is His Most Aggressive

Jay-Z’s 1999 Album ‘Vol. 3’ Is His Most Aggressive

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Ralph Bristout / 5 March 2026

Gorillaz at 25 Are a Cultural Force for the Good

Gorillaz at 25 Are a Cultural Force for the Good

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Ana Yorke / 5 March 2026

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The Black Crowes Deliver a Ton of Swagger

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Michael Elliott / 10 March 2026

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Modeselektor Invent a New Kind of Greatest Hits

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Brice Ezell / 10 March 2026

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Lucid Express Lay on the Sweetness for ‘Instant Comfort’

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John Bergstrom / 10 March 2026

Morrissey Is an Incorrigible Sentimentalist

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Indie Folk’s the Lowest Pair Embrace Challenges

The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis Create Ecstatic Post-Hardcore Jazz

The Complacent Bliss of Bruno Mars

Fågelle Finds Melancholy Release in Glorious Gloom

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Miike Snow’s ‘iii’ Is Masterful

Miike Snow’s ‘iii’ Is Masterful

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Ryan Dieringer / 11 March 2016

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘untitled unmastered’ Is Essential

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘untitled unmastered’ Is Essential

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Kevin Korber / 10 March 2016

‘Full Circle’ Reveals Loretta Lynn to Be in Vibrant Form

‘Full Circle’ Reveals Loretta Lynn to Be in Vibrant Form

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Alex Ramon / 8 March 2016

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Bad Bunny and the Joyful Perreo Resistance

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Jorge David Segovia / 9 March 2026

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Parker Desautell / 9 March 2026

Jay-Z’s 1999 Album ‘Vol. 3’ Is His Most Aggressive

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Alice Coltrane: Conjurer of the Majestic

Xiu Xiu’s Jamie Stewart Is All Covered Up on New Record

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Jack Benny Tries to Be a Lothario in These Saucy 1930s Comedies

Jack Benny Tries to Be a Lothario in These Saucy 1930s Comedies

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Michael Barrett / 10 March 2026

Motel Destino’s Heat and Architecture of Desire

Motel Destino’s Heat and Architecture of Desire

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Guilherme Quireza / 10 March 2026

How ‘Aguirre’ and ‘Cannibal Holocaust’ Defy the Wrath of the Green Inferno

How ‘Aguirre’ and ‘Cannibal Holocaust’ Defy the Wrath of the Green Inferno

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Ryan Dyer / 4 March 2026

Teuvo Tulio’s Martyrs for Love and Cinema

Teuvo Tulio’s Martyrs for Love and Cinema

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Michael Barrett / 3 March 2026

Ichi the Killer’s Scar Couture

Ichi the Killer’s Scar Couture

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Ryan Dyer / 26 February 2026

‘Sun Ra: Do the Impossible’ Achieves the Seemingly Impossible

‘Sun Ra: Do the Impossible’ Achieves the Seemingly Impossible

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Saby Reyes-Kulkarni / 23 February 2026

‘Josephine’ Crawls Under Your Skin and Stays

‘Josephine’ Crawls Under Your Skin and Stays

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Paul Risker / 19 February 2026

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R.P. Finch / 10 March 2026

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What Is Wrong with ‘Bridgerton’?

What Is Wrong with ‘Bridgerton’?

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Ashcharya Wickramage / 17 February 2026

How MAGA Humor Took Over American Comedy

How MAGA Humor Took Over American Comedy

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Iain Ellis / 16 February 2026

2025 Marks Pop Music’s Gilded Age

2025 Marks Pop Music’s Gilded Age

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Matthew Dwyer / 29 January 2026

Dance Moms’ Ferocious Appetite

Dance Moms’ Ferocious Appetite

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Hannah Kurien / 28 January 2026

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Brian Stout / 4 March 2026

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Mariachi El Bronx Suit Up Again After a Decade Away

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Marty Lipp / 2 March 2026

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Lynn Miles on the Discipline of Emotional Balance

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Brian D’ Ambrosio / 26 February 2026

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ElectroMatters: The Best Electronic Music of February 2026

ElectroMatters: The Best Electronic Music of February 2026

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J. Simpson, Paul Carr / 3 March 2026

10 Writers Remaking African Literature in 2026

10 Writers Remaking African Literature in 2026

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Mary Chiney / 25 February 2026

MetalMatters: The Best Metal Albums of February 2026

MetalMatters: The Best Metal Albums of February 2026

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Spyros Stasis / 23 February 2026

5 of the Most Unintentionally Terrifying Love Songs

5 of the Most Unintentionally Terrifying Love Songs

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J.C. Macek III / 11 February 2026

10 Should-Be-Classic Anxious Love Songs

10 Should-Be-Classic Anxious Love Songs

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Josh Friedberg / 10 February 2026

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