Music

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A Requiem for Pitchfork

There’s a difference between a critic and a fan, but the line between them is receding from view.

Rollie Pemberton is depicted in a colourful illustration.
The Human Pinterest

Travis Scott searches for Utopia after Astroworld.

technicolor sand dunes with a red sky and cacti
The Voice of the Desert

Listening to the American Southwest.

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Disco’s Revenge

Thoughts on Beyoncé and her masterful Renaissance tour.

Plug Two

A requiem for Trugoy and a rebirth for De La Soul.

Rick Rubin and the Spiritual Origins of Creativity

Why the producer's “do-nothing” approach means everything.

'Pain is a Thing You Get Used to Navigating in Art': An Interview with Michelle Zauner

Talking to the author of Crying in H Mart about trusting your memory, how writing a book is different from writing a song, and art as an archive.

Finding Mr. Q

The search for the man behind the first Canadian hip hop single reveals the inequity in how creative contributions are remembered.

‘Brief, Driving, Often Angry’: An Interview with Richard Hell

The musician, writer, and actor on revision, truth, and liking books more than people.