“A Very Powerful Thing Our Ancestors Gave Us”: A Conversation With Jon Batiste
In a new single and in the streets, the pianist and bandleader furthers the great tradition of black American protest.
Conversations
Amidst Uncertainty, the Courage of Rock and Roll: A Conversation With John Doe of X
The punk veteran talks ‘ALPHABETLAND,’ the first new release from X’s original lineup in 35 years.
Peter Frampton: The ’70s Titan Turns 70
Catching up with the new grandfather and still-unsung guitar god.
Chords Become Colors: Inside Synesthesia
CHIKA, Dr. Dog and XTC on this little-understood neuropsychological phenomenon.
J Balvin: “Just the Beginning for Reggaeton”
The Colombian superstar on his new album, ‘Colores,’ and his genre’s future.
“The Standards of the ’70s”: José James Pays Tribute to Bill Withers
A still-rising jazz and soul singer remembers an R&B hero.
Tennis’ Alaina Moore: Singing Into the Obliterating Void
The indie-pop couple balances grief and release on ‘Swimmer.’
The Country Soul of Swamp Dogg
How a septuagenarian R&B great went from relative obscurity to a late-career renaissance.
Mahler & Motown, Metal & Makeup: A Conversation With Paul Stanley of Kiss
The Starchild on his wide-ranging influences, from Beethoven to R&B to the New York Dolls’ glam-punk image.
MC5’s “Back in the USA” @ 50
“I viewed it as a make-or-break record,” Kramer tells David Fricke.
R.E.M.’s ‘Monster’ Revisited, 25 Years Later
R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck remembers one of his group’s classic albums.
20 Years of Make Yourself: A Lifetime of Making Art
Speedy Ortiz’s frontwoman speaks to Incubus’ Brandon Boyd on his practice as a painter.
