Jeffrey Wasserstrom interviews LARB Editor-in-Chief Tom Lutz about travel and its influence on his music.
Tom Lutz, By the Album
Arts & Culture > Music
Philip Roth and the Secret of Rock ’n‘ Roll
Seth Kaufman on rock's secret weapon — audacity — and what Philip Roth can teach us about it.
Jiayang Fan, By the Album
Jeffrey Wasserstrom interviews journalist Jiayang Fan about her musical influences for his "By the Album" series.
Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?
Richard Wei Semus muses on representations of the contemporary cowboy in Chloé Zhao’s film "The Rider" and Mitski's album "Be the Cowboy."
Lisa Brackmann, By the Album
Jeffrey Wasserstom interviews Lisa Brackmann about her musical influences.
Ian Rankin, By the Album
In the style of the New York Times "By the Book" series, Jeffrey Wasserstrom questions Ian Rankin about his varied musical tastes.
Livable Art: Classical Music in The Ensemble and The Incendiaries
Shannon Draucker examines the role classical music plays in two recent novels, Aja Gabel's "The Ensemble" and R. O. Kwon's "The Incendiaries."
The Walkout: Mitski and Alienation
Geoff Nelson discusses Bertolt Brecht's theory of alienation and the music videos of Mitski.
Name One Genius That Ain’t Crazy: Kanye West Has Nothing to Say
Max Suechting reviews Kanye West's "ye" and West's collaboration with Kid Cudi, "Kids See Ghosts."
Living in Bowie’s World
Isabel Torrealba considers Bowie as magical realist.
