Ben Rubenstein

When Kendrick Lamar Hits NPR, We All Win

When Kendrick Lamar Hits NPR, We All Win

When everyone feels they can be an expert, how do you reassert your ownership over a topic? By waiting for its crossover moment.
Dirty Diapers Don’t Scare Me Nearly as Much as the Wiggles Do

Dirty Diapers Don’t Scare Me Nearly as Much as the Wiggles Do

Parenthood comes with a lot of change, and a lot of decisions to be made, including this one: What’s your musical strategy?
Drive Me Crazy: The Day the iPhone Took Over My Car

Drive Me Crazy: The Day the iPhone Took Over My Car

You just want to drive fast and listen to your favorite song. Your "smart" car may have other ideas. Welcome to the future.
Forgotify Rises to the Challenge of Spotify

Forgotify Rises to the Challenge of Spotify

Forgotify serves as an entry into an internet wormhole, into the many songs that streaming listeners forgot, and it shows us a lot about our habits in the process.
Beer Is the New Music

Beer Is the New Music

Obsessive collection, mainstream mocking, and a never-ending list of styles. It’s no surprise that so many music nerds turn into beer geeks, as well.

Music Is Vital to the Sports Fan Experience, But Which Traditions Are Worth Keeping Around?

How John Lurie Made Me Read Fewer Books

In with the A&R Crowd

Got a Song Request? There’s an App for That

Alicia Keys Got Blackberry and Kanye West is Seething

Songza: The Thinking Listener’s Playlist App? or Another Reinforcer of the Same Old Taste?

What’s the Rap on Rap Genius?