Billy Corgan’s Wall of Sound
On “Siamese Dream,” Billy Corgan creates a fullness of sound and texture that wallops the listener with a tidal wave of fuzzed-out arena rock
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A Year After Going Electric, Bob Dylan’s Transformation Was Still Making Waves
The Timothée Chalamet Bob Dylan biopic doesn’t tell the whole story. The “Judas” jeers happened in Manchester in 1966.
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The Only Christmas Album You Need
Bad Religion’s “Christmas Songs” celebrates a time when Christianity wasn’t merely performative.
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The Case Against Pop Christmas Music
Adam Carlson shares his thoughts on how pop Christmas music is ruining the holidays.
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New Jack Swing: The Subgenre That Revlolutionized R&B and Hip-Hop
New jack swing took over pop R&B for nearly a decade and pop music would never be the same.
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Who Writes a Song About a Car Crash?
The phenomenon remains a strange footnote in the history of American pop music.
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Just a Man and His Two Guitars
His singular guitar and his unique approach to his chosen genres mean that he sounds like no one else.
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What Shaped Dick Dale?
Dick Dale’s Lebanese roots and connection to the Arab world layed the foundation of his innovative surf-rock sound.
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Un-Accenting the Accent
Why has the American accent become de rigueur for artists around the world?
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Canibus’ Rip The Jacker: A Most Unusual Production
Stoupe The Enemy of Mankind and Canibus caught lightning in a bottle in a strange but successful way.
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