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Connecting the dots between Pink Floyd, the Ramones, Patti Smith, Judas Priest, Kraftwerk, and more at a time when everything seemed to be happening at once

Even as legacy music shops continue to shutter across the country, Midwestern institution Used Kids has managed to stay afloat for the last 30 years and counting. How do they do it?

In the late ’60s, the London quintet were one of the first music groups to embody the idea that blacks and whites—and natives and immigrants—belonged together.

Shedding light on the elusive studio practice that’s all but necessary to make music sound great.

For a band that’s viewed technology with a skeptical eye, Radiohead have often appealed to people who aren’t afraid to live their lives online.

Everything you need to know about the new Grateful Dead tribute album curated by members of the National, along with insight on the band’s legacy from artists including Courtney Barnett, Real Estate, and more.

Though repackaging music for new formats and generations can seem crass, the practice has also helped us contextualize the past.

Fifty years ago, the composer debuted his tape-loop experiment Come Out—a piece that put forth the voice of a man beaten by police, an injustice that still reverberates in our Black Lives Matter moment.

His clothes, songwriting, and production prowess all played a part in breaking through any and every type of convention.

Your one-stop guide to choosing the right record player, amplifier, speakers, and everything else necessary for an awesome vinyl setup.

Performers from across the musical spectrum—including members of Talking Heads, Yo La Tengo, Chairlift, and Deftones—look back on Brian Wilson's magnum opus.

After providing an explosive soundtrack for dancers in Brooklyn’s flex scene for years, the riddims and beats of flex tunes are now primed to take over the rest of the world.

A generation of African-born, Ireland-raised rappers are using beats and rhymes to combat their adopted country’s entrenched racism and expand what it means to be Irish.

In its heyday, fabled Twin Cities venue First Avenue fostered the legend of everyone from from Prince to the Replacements to Hüsker Dü, becoming a mythic musical destination in the process.

The intrepid Sahel Sounds label features music from West Africa that finds young minds applying new technologies to old ideas. Jesse Jarnow profiles the imprint and highlights its best songs thus far.

In the final installment of Living Rooms: Global Punk & DIY Venues, a series that looks at DIY clubs around the world, writer Andy Beta and photographer Erez Avissar visit Trans-Pecos, a venue in Ridgewood, New York.

In the fourth installment of Living Rooms: Global Punk & DIY Venues, a series that looks at DIY clubs around the world, writer Philip Bloomfield and photographer Johann Bouché-Pillon visit Les Instants Chavirés, a venue in Paris.

In the third installment of our series that looks at DIY clubs around the world, writer Laura Snapes and photographers Toby Keane, Sophie Harris Taylor, and Fresh to Death visit London's Corsica Studios.