• How Music Reveals the Pitfalls — and Possibilities — of Patriotism

    With 4th of July around the corner, I have found myself wondering how we sustain pride in our country during …

    What Did He Write and When Did He Write It?: Mozart’s Requiem

    By Glen Roven In anticipation of the National Chorale’s performance of Mozart’s Requiem, his monumental final work, thoughts of Wolfgang …

    Un-treasured Time: A Conversation with Phil Elverum

    In my mind, Phil Elverum is a man who needs no introduction. I met Phil probably in 1997. I would …

    Leonard Cohen’s Art of Losing

    By Oksana Maksymchuk In a 1959 letter to Canadian publisher Jack McClellan, a 25-year old Leonard Cohen characterized his audience …

    Music Disownership in the Streaming Economy

    By Thomas Klepacz On January 9th, Spotify found itself in the public eye of an atypical arena. The Swedish music …

    Old Songs for the New Resistance

    By Bruce Bauman A soundtrack of 60s rock political anthems urging an uprising against the establishment, for the new generation …

    Tomorrow Belongs to Those Who Can Hear It Coming, Is Seu Jorge Listening?

    By Matthew Stevens On a windy night in December, Brazilian singer-songwriter and actor Seu Jorge played the last of three …

    Faith in 2017

    By Michelle Chihara 2016 began with David Bowie losing his battle with cancer. Prince died in the spring. George Michael …

    A Short History of Madonna Expressing Herself

    By Briana Fasone Madonna’s moment, which was both deeply personal and unnervingly relevant, came at the Billboard Women in Music …