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The grave new threat we face from music The grave new threat we face from music
Binaural beats pumped into your headphones can cause you to experience sex- and drug-like ecstasy.
Evan Ratliff Aug 15, 2008
Should I play this cruise ship gig -- with my anxiety and depression? Should I play this cruise ship gig -- with my anxiety and depression?
I'd love to go, but it's a nine-month contract and I'm afraid I'll want to jump overboard.
By Cary Tennis Jul 30, 2008
Songs for Obama Songs for Obama
From Jamaica to Kenya and all across Europe, musicians are paying tribute to the presidential candidate who puts a song in their heart.
By Mark Schone Jul 28, 2008
Here come the muhajababes! Here come the muhajababes!
How sex, booze and heavy metal fit into the world of hip young Arabs today.
By Laura Miller Jul 10, 2008
In search of the holy grand In search of the holy grand
Glenn Gould's obsessive pursuit of the perfect piano led to the enduring heart of his extraordinary music.
By Kevin Berger Jul 3, 2008
My coming-out mix tape My coming-out mix tape
I was an alienated kid roiling with sexual anxiety. But then New Wave gave me the soundtrack -- and the courage -- to embrace my homosexuality.
By Kera Bolonik Jun 28, 2008
So you think they can break-dance? So you think they can break-dance?
Forget the Bronx and South Central. If you want to find the best hip-hop dancers in the world look farther east, to South Korea.
By Jeff Chang Jun 26, 2008
Apple's iTunes sells 5 billion songs, but you don't own them Apple's iTunes sells 5 billion songs, but you don't own them
Meanwhile, Microsoft keeps its DRM servers alive.
Farhad Manjoo Jun 19, 2008
Summer reads Summer reads
True confessions: From a trek through the American West to a life filled with music, these memoirs will whisk you away.
By Salon staff Jun 9, 2008
Salon's guide to summer music festivals Salon's guide to summer music festivals
Radiohead! Kanye! My Bloody Valentine! Dylan! Here's what to catch -- and what to skip -- on the festival circuit this summer.
By Judy Berman and Charly Wilder Jun 5, 2008
Hip-hop is no longer cooler than me Hip-hop is no longer cooler than me
It's a sad day when a farm boy from Iowa can say that about a musical genre he once loved. When will the awful dance crazes end?
By Paul Kix May 12, 2008
The indie-rock fall and rise of R.E.M. The indie-rock fall and rise of R.E.M.
Overheard on college radio: A home-coming of sorts for an old-school "alternative"
Andrew Leonard May 9, 2008
An ulterior motive in the music biz's college fight? An ulterior motive in the music biz's college fight?
Colleges report receiving lots of copyright infringement complaints aimed at students.
Farhad Manjoo May 6, 2008
Tangled up in Dylan Tangled up in Dylan
Suze Rotolo, the musician's first muse, has written an entertaining memoir about their love affair that is also a remarkable portrait of living and making art in the 1960s.
By Stephanie Zacharek Apr 26, 2008
I'm a stage manager with an unmanageable partner I'm a stage manager with an unmanageable partner
We're working together but she's so flaky it feels like she's working against me.
By Cary Tennis Apr 17, 2008
I quit being a musician because I couldn't play without drinking I quit being a musician because I couldn't play without drinking
Now my life is all screwed up and nothing works.
By Cary Tennis Apr 16, 2008
Rabbit Bites: Rock 'n' roll with Carbon/Silicon Rabbit Bites: Rock 'n' roll with Carbon/Silicon
The bunnies interview the band, and Chou Chou introduces her own musical group.
Apr 9, 2008
Apple's iTunes beats Wal-Mart to become top U.S. music store Apple's iTunes beats Wal-Mart to become top U.S. music store
CD sales slip, digital sales skyrocket.
Farhad Manjoo Apr 4, 2008
Is Apple considering an all-you-can-eat iPod music plan? Is Apple considering an all-you-can-eat iPod music plan?
Nobody knows, but such a plan has its merits.
Farhad Manjoo Mar 20, 2008
For Ashley Alexandra Dupre, selling music beats selling sex For Ashley Alexandra Dupre, selling music beats selling sex
In the last two days, Eliot Spitzer's escort may have made more than $1,000 an hour, and she didn't even have to take her clothes off.
Farhad Manjoo Mar 14, 2008
King Kaufman's Sports Daily King Kaufman's Sports Daily
A Hall of Fame debate worth having. Plus: Vasectomy madness in Oregon. And: Billy Crystal suits up.
By King Kaufman Mar 12, 2008
Nine Inch Nails puts CD online for free, for mash-ups Nine Inch Nails puts CD online for free, for mash-ups
Another band follows the Radiohead model, and fans win.
Farhad Manjoo Mar 3, 2008
Rock vs. jazz Rock vs. jazz
For just the second time in 50 years, the top award at the Grammys went to a jazz album. Do the two genres have anything to say to each other?
By Gary Kamiya Feb 19, 2008
U2's crazy manager wants to go after tech firms U2's crazy manager wants to go after tech firms
Apple, Microsoft and others have had their "snouts" in the trough for too long.
By Farhad Manjoo Jan 29, 2008
Red State Update: "Saw Great White before they caught fire" Red State Update: "Saw Great White before they caught fire"
Dunlap sings about his ultimate concert experience.
Jan 29, 2008
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