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Branden Jacobs-Jenkins carefully retraces Hamilton's origins as the musical that brought politicians “from both sides of the aisle,” from Michelle Obama calling it “the best work …
A discussion of White Limozeen, from Dolly’s self-fashioning of her image to a rigorous critique of her genre. White Limozeen (1989) was a commercial recovery after Dolly Parton's …
Depeche Mode’s 101 is, at first glance, a curious thing: a live double-album by a synth band. A recording of its “Concert for the Masses,” 101 marks the moment when doomy, cultish, …
Following the success of their instantly iconic double LP, London Calling, The Clash set out to do something “triply outrageous.” Named after the Nicaraguan rebels who successfully …
While Southern California punk bands were saying, “Our band could be your life,” Los Angeles’s hair metal acts were insisting, “Our band could be your fantasy.” They weren’t out to …
The apex of critical praise and commercial success is a metric achieved by a select few. In 2020, Cardi B became synonymous with “record breaking” as her debut album Invasion of …
Canadian performer k.d. lang broke new ground in the 1980s by blending the genres of punk and country, dubbed “cowpunk,” with her band, the Reclines. Despite Grammy-award-winning …
From male bisexuality to religion in pop, Little Richard spent the 1950s pioneering ideas that are still too challenging for the mainstream. As a Black multimillionaire rock star, …
The Go-Go’s debut album Beauty and the Beat was released on July 8, 1981. The album spent six weeks in the number one spot on the Billboard charts, produced two hit singles and …
On Ice-T’s 1991 classic O.G. Original Gangster, he introduced his all-Black hardcore band Body Count with lead guitarist Ernie C, bringing them on the first-ever Lollapalooza tour …