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Music Featured: Top of Home Page Features Music Features

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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Morrissey Is an Incorrigible Sentimentalist

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Jack Walters
/ 9 March 2026
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All Hail Clifton Chenier the King of Zydeco

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Rich Wilhelm
/ 9 March 2026
Indie Folk’s the Lowest Pair Embrace Challenges
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Indie Folk’s the Lowest Pair Embrace Challenges

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Justin Cober-Lake
/ 9 March 2026
The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis Create Ecstatic Post-Hardcore Jazz
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The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis Create Ecstatic Post-Hardcore Jazz

By
Will Layman
/ 5 March 2026
The Complacent Bliss of Bruno Mars
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The Complacent Bliss of Bruno Mars

By
Matthew Dwyer
/ 5 March 2026
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Fågelle Finds Melancholy Release in Glorious Gloom

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Adriane Pontecorvo
/ 5 March 2026

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Miike Snow’s ‘iii’ Is Masterful

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Kendrick Lamar’s ‘untitled unmastered’ Is Essential

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Kevin Korber
/ 10 March 2016
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‘Full Circle’ Reveals Loretta Lynn to Be in Vibrant Form

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Alex Ramon
/ 8 March 2016

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/ 10 March 2026
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Jorge David Segovia
/ 9 March 2026
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Jay-Z’s 1999 Album ‘Vol. 3’ Is His Most Aggressive

By
Ralph Bristout
/ 5 March 2026
Gorillaz at 25 Are a Cultural Force for the Good
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Gorillaz at 25 Are a Cultural Force for the Good

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Alice Coltrane: Conjurer of the Majestic
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Alice Coltrane: Conjurer of the Majestic

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Sal Cataldi
/ 4 March 2026
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Xiu Xiu’s Jamie Stewart Is All Covered Up on New Record

By
Brian Stout
/ 4 March 2026

Film

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

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

By
Michael Barrett
/ 10 March 2026
Motel Destino’s Heat and Architecture of Desire
Film

Motel Destino’s Heat and Architecture of Desire

By
Guilherme Quireza
/ 10 March 2026
How ‘Aguirre’ and ‘Cannibal Holocaust’ Defy the Wrath of the Green Inferno
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How ‘Aguirre’ and ‘Cannibal Holocaust’ Defy the Wrath of the Green Inferno

By
Ryan Dyer
/ 4 March 2026
Teuvo Tulio’s Martyrs for Love and Cinema
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Teuvo Tulio’s Martyrs for Love and Cinema

By
Michael Barrett
/ 3 March 2026
Ichi the Killer’s Scar Couture
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Ichi the Killer’s Scar Couture

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Ryan Dyer
/ 26 February 2026
‘Sun Ra: Do the Impossible’ Achieves the Seemingly Impossible
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‘Sun Ra: Do the Impossible’ Achieves the Seemingly Impossible

By
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni
/ 23 February 2026
‘Josephine’ Crawls Under Your Skin and Stays
Film

‘Josephine’ Crawls Under Your Skin and Stays

By
Paul Risker
/ 19 February 2026

Books

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‘Murder Bimbo’ Tries an Unusual Twist to Storytelling

By
R.P. Finch
/ 10 March 2026
Books Music Reviews

‘Slow Stories’ Combines Brian Eno’s Music with Bette A.’s Ambient Fiction

By
John Loonam
/ 9 March 2026
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/ 4 March 2026
10 Writers Remaking African Literature in 2026
Books

10 Writers Remaking African Literature in 2026

By
Mary Chiney
/ 25 February 2026
The Avett Brothers’ Bob Crawford on His “Song” for John Quincy Adams
Books

The Avett Brothers’ Bob Crawford on His “Song” for John Quincy Adams

By
Brian D’ Ambrosio
/ 24 February 2026

Television

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What Is Wrong with ‘Bridgerton’?

By
Ashcharya Wickramage
/ 17 February 2026
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How MAGA Humor Took Over American Comedy

By
Iain Ellis
/ 16 February 2026
2025 Marks Pop Music’s Gilded Age
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2025 Marks Pop Music’s Gilded Age

By
Matthew Dwyer
/ 29 January 2026
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Dance Moms’ Ferocious Appetite

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Hannah Kurien
/ 28 January 2026

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/ 4 March 2026
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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
The Avett Brothers’ Bob Crawford on His “Song” for John Quincy Adams
Books

The Avett Brothers’ Bob Crawford on His “Song” for John Quincy Adams

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Brian D’ Ambrosio
/ 24 February 2026
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Brian Stout
/ 17 February 2026

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ElectroMatters: The Best Electronic Music of February 2026

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10 Writers Remaking African Literature in 2026

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/ 25 February 2026
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MetalMatters: The Best Metal Albums of February 2026

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/ 23 February 2026
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5 of the Most Unintentionally Terrifying Love Songs

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/ 11 February 2026
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/ 10 February 2026

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