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Turning Dreams Into Reality: A Conversation With Piotr Grudziński of Riverside
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Turning Dreams Into Reality: A Conversation With Piotr Grudziński of Riverside

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 / 9 October 2015
Guitarist Piotr Grudziński reflects on the inspirations, processes, and intentions that make Riverside's latest opus, Love, Fear and the Time Machine, another fearless trip into its distinctive and beloved style.
20 Years of Garbage: Shirley Manson Reflects on Career Longevity, Donald Trump, and Debbie Harry
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20 Years of Garbage: Shirley Manson Reflects on Career Longevity, Donald Trump, and Debbie Harry

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 / 6 October 2015
Two decades after their landmark debut album, Garbage's Shirley Manson reflects on spacey remixes, the influence of Debbie Harry, and why she'll never affiliate herself with any politician.
Otis Redding, Stax Records, and the Transformation of Southern Soul
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Otis Redding, Stax Records, and the Transformation of Southern Soul

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 / 8 September 2015
Dreams to Remember recounts the triumphs and tragedy of '60s soul icon Otis Redding
Cacophonies and Heavenly Choruses: A Cure for the Classical Blues
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Cacophonies and Heavenly Choruses: A Cure for the Classical Blues

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 / 3 September 2015
Is there any term in any field that is more slippery or meaningless or that carries such impossible, historically artificial burdens of meaning as "Classical Music"?
No Apologies: A Critique of the Rockist v. Poptimist Paradigm
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No Apologies: A Critique of the Rockist v. Poptimist Paradigm

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 / 10 August 2015
Both rockists and poptimists treat music as not much more than a social commodity, a consumerized product within the spectacle of American capitalism.
Dylan, Cash, and the Nashville Cats: A New Music City
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Dylan, Cash, and the Nashville Cats: A New Music City

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 / 26 June 2015
Going hand-in-hand with the ongoing museum exhibit of the same name, A New Music City does an outstanding job defining the sweeping influence of Dylan and Cash throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
30 Musical, Literary and Cultural Reasons to Celebrate 30 More Years of Phish – Part Three
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30 Musical, Literary and Cultural Reasons to Celebrate 30 More Years of Phish – Part Three

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 / 7 May 2015
Far from just a quirky jam band, Phish pays tribute to the great legacy of mythology in culture.
The 10 Best One-and-Done Directors
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The 10 Best One-and-Done Directors

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 / 15 April 2015
Not every filmmaker gets a chance to make their career as a director. Here are ten individuals who tried, and then never sat behind the lens again.
Big Ears 2015 Was a Festival for Serious Artists and Listeners
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Big Ears 2015 Was a Festival for Serious Artists and Listeners

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 / 13 April 2015
From 27-29 March, Knoxville, Tennessee music fans were treated to a world of daring and avant-garde music at the latest installment of the Big Ears festival.
Fact and Fiction: The Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle on Wrestling and the Creative Process
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Fact and Fiction: The Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle on Wrestling and the Creative Process

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 / 6 April 2015

The Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle on the “most musically interesting record by a country mile”, the wrestling-themed album Beat the Champ.

‘A Bad Character’ Is Courageous in Its Realism and the Many Chances Its Author Has Taken
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‘A Bad Character’ Is Courageous in Its Realism and the Many Chances Its Author Has Taken

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 / 23 March 2015
This is Deepti Kapoor’s time to paint a picture of India that no one has the nerve to do anymore.
Last of the Rock Stars? An Interview With Elliott Murphy
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Last of the Rock Stars? An Interview With Elliott Murphy

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 / 20 March 2015
As Elliot Murphy tells PopMatters, the new reimagining of his 1973 debut Aquashow may be the most profound musical adventure of his 40-plus year career yet.