popular music history

Nailing Down the Varying Concept of Concept Albums

Nailing Down the Varying Concept of Concept Albums

All 25 of the wide-ranging albums in Fifty Years of the Concept Album in Popular Music are placed under the microscope with equal, respectful scrutiny.

The Alt-Right’s Roots Go Deep in Co-Opting Pop Music

The Alt-Right’s Roots Go Deep in Co-Opting Pop Music

As with the Nazis and Goebbels and the Ku Klux Klan, the alt-right’s desire to co-opt pop music for their purposes requires ideological and ethical gymnastics.