Articles Tagged with #music
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Video
Nils Frahm Covers 4’33”
Audiences are to interpret whatever sounds may occur during the piece as the “performance.”
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Profiles
City to Rapper: Drop Dead
This summer’s ongoing war between Chief Keef and Rahm Emanuel is as much about urban history as holograms.
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Video
Ash Koosha, “I Feel That”
From the new Ash Koosha album, this is one far-out video.
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Video
Twenty-One Videos in the Span of One
A mesmerizing, unique montage.
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Video
Now We Need Robots Slow-Dancing in a Post-Apocalyptic Gym
If the Terminator was going to romance you, this is how it would start.
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Video
Drummers Can Now Drum the Undrummable
Attach sensors to drums and play samples through them and watch all hell break loose.
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Gallery
The Wild World
Photographs that find stillness in turbulence, moments close to reverence when almost nothing’s in control.
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Guides
The Orchestra Checks Its Email
A day in the life of a professional orchestra—coffee, practice, social media, tuxedo—leading up to a performance.
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Self-Help
My Top One Lists
Because the blinders were on last year, a 2015 resolution to become more culturally aware: to read more books, watch more movies, and listen to more albums.
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Breaking the News Cycle
Kiss From a Mall Cop
Your party-conversation brief on the most important stories that no one’s talking about anymore—the plight of the Segway, internet child exchanges, Ebola, the current fortunes of Seal, and more.
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Albums of the Year
The Top Albums of 2014
Music writing and music enthusiasm don’t mix—let’s change that. With the help of an army of YouTube commenters, we gush over our selections for the 31 best albums of the year.
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Dispatches
The Kings of Simcoe County
At an Elvis festival in rural Canada, scores of tribute artists (not “impersonators”) pay homage to the King. When searching for the meaning of it all, try not to overthink it.