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  • The Plot Against Grimes

    David Schiff

    A recent production of Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes is a grim masterpiece of opera noir. Subscribe

  • Love and Unhappiness

    David Yaffe : Rock and Roll

    Elvis Costello's new album is a worthy addition to his seemingly endless catalog of beauty and bile.

  • Back Talk: Billy Bragg

    Christine Smallwood

    British punk rocker and activist Billy Bragg talks about his new album and the politics and economics of free online music.

  • A Wink and a Leer

    Jess Harvell

    Nick Cave's self-lacerating sense of humor helps him avoid being just another pretentious old rocker.

  • Her Good Thing

    Nathaniel Friedman : Film

    The versatile vocalist Mable John, now a novelist and minister, has come a long way since the 1960s soul era that made her (almost) famous. Subscribe

  • An Ayler in My House

    Nick Stillman : The Short of It

    A glossy and ragged musical declaration of love.

  • Bugalú Sounds

    Oliver Wang : Latinos

    If you're curious to learn more about the bugalú, check out these five albums.

  • Boogaloo Nights

    Oliver Wang

    A new generation rediscovers the freewheeling rhythms of the Nuyorican bugalú. Subscribe

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» ActNow!

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» And Another Thing

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