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Artists Go DIY in the Desert

by Marya Errin Jones April 24, 2022April 22, 2022

A tight-knit community of art entrepreneurs in Albuquerque launched their businesses in the wake of the pandemic.

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Listen to the Music That Shaped Jean-Michel Basquiat

by Jasmine Liu April 12, 2022April 12, 2022

From Nina Simone to Run-DMC, four newly released playlists celebrate the musicians who inspired the artist — and the many he influenced.

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A Renaissance of Mexican Cumbia, Through the Eyes of a Fan

by Isabella Parlamis April 11, 2022April 12, 2022

Toño Estrada’s personal archives paint a rare portrait of a brief and beautiful period of Mexican cultural creation.

Posted inFilm

Jeen-Yuhs Knows That Kanye West Isn’t a Riddle That Can be Solved

by Juan Barquin February 21, 2022February 18, 2022

The gargantuan three-part documentary follows the famous, controversial rapper for 20 years, capturing his brilliance and contradictions.

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Exploring the Baffling Popularity of Kenny G

by Dan Schindel December 21, 2021December 21, 2021

Penny Lane’s Listening to Kenny G finds fascinating layers to the cult of the smooth jazz icon.

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The Velvet Underground Brings the New York of the ’60s Back to Life

by Forrest Cardamenis October 13, 2021October 21, 2021

With dense split-screen use of period artifacts and a killer Velvets soundtrack, Todd Haynes’s documentary is a loving tribute to his favorite band.

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Drake’s Next Album Cover Is Comically Bad — and Designed by Damien Hirst

by Valentina Di Liscia August 30, 2021August 30, 2021

The cover is a deluded, self-referential tribute to Hirst’s career.

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The Three Versions of The Jazz Singer and the Sinister Bargain of Jewish Whiteness

by Caroline Golum August 18, 2021December 30, 2021

For scholars, weighing the context of the classic film’s use of blackface is a valuable thought exercise. For a Jew, it is an exorcism.

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Looking Back at the Misbegotten Woodstock ’99 Music Festival

by Nadine Smith August 5, 2021August 5, 2021

The HBO documentary Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage views the event not just as one fiasco, but as an allegory for the Y2K era.

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The Forgotten “Black Woodstock” of 1969

by Kambole Campbell July 1, 2021July 1, 2021

Summer of Soul, Questlove’s directorial debut, seeks to resurrect the memory of the Harlem Cultural Festival, a vital touchstone of Black music.

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An In-depth Look at the Art-Pop Music Duo Sparks

by Nadine Smith June 17, 2021June 17, 2021

Edgar Wright’s epic-length documentary The Sparks Brothers preaches to the choir, but the choir will love it.

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Detroit’s Electronic Music Scene, Seen Through Its Black Creators

by Lauren Moya Ford June 14, 2021June 14, 2021

Electronic Landscapes takes the reader into the storied record shops and cozy home studios of Detroit’s most important musicians.

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