Dub Anthology
The best dub reggae albums ever made, according to a teenager's list from 1977
— Dub Anthology
What Your Favorite Sad Dad Band Says About You
You make your own paella and take super long naps on Saturday.
— McSweeney's
The Race to Save Hip-Hop’s Lost Eras
Why are early rap recordings so hard to find, and what does the ideal historical archive look like?
— Pitchfork
How Did Bloghouse Happen?
A New Book Tracks The Genre’s Rise Off the Internet & Onto Sweaty Dancefloors
— Billboard
Play It By Ear
Fortnite concerts, TikTok routines, virtual merch—videogames are influencing the world of music more than ever.
— Entertainment Weekly
A Conversation with Steve Albini
The famed audio engineer owned the ugly parts of his past and said his generation needs to talk about how…
— MEL Magazine
It beats dancing about architecture
The Reader’s current music writer surveys all 50 years of the paper’s coverage and reports back.
— Chicago Reader
Music's Whac-A-Mole Menace
The DMCA has ruled for 20 years, cementing a system that artists and music fans loathe, but tech companies love.
— Rolling Stone
How Kidz Bop Turned A Simple Idea Into Chart Domination
A couple of dads with a 1-800 number and a hunch somehow became a dominant force in children’s entertainment.
— BuzzFeed News
The Eternal Cool of Talk Singing
It’s a vocal style that some of the most heralded rock bands of the year have adopted.
— The Ringer
Pitchfork Reviews: Rescored
We’ve all thought about it: Here are 19 album review scores that we’d change if we could.
— Pitchfork