Dua Lipa Devotes Herself to Pleasure with “Radical Optimism”
In an era of postmodern, self-referential music, there’s something refreshing about the artist’s new album—short songs, big hooks, and a celebration of delight.
The buzziest indie album of the moment is a folder of files you can only get from a janky Geocities website. Drake is dropping new music on something called Krakenfiles.com. Chris Black wonders if the post-streaming era will look like Web 1.0.
Harmony vs. Ownership: The Battle Between Music Copyright and AI Technology
Since the launch of ChatGPT, generative AI has taken the world by storm. Text-to-image AI generators can create extraordinary images with just a text prompt, while ChatGPT promotes…
Kiana Mickles speaks to the Detroit techno legend about the intricacies of live improvisation, the artistic value in making mistakes and continuing Tony Allen's legacy with his ensemble, Tomorrow Comes The Harvest.
5 cities at the vanguard of Ireland’s hard dance revolution
Ireland has a storied history of legendary parties and productions. Likewise, Buckfast and dance music, especially sounds on the harder end of the spectrum go together like slip matts and dubplates and there’s few places where this relationship is more implicitly intertwined. Andrew Moore took a virtual roadtrip to all corners of the country to explore the disparate thriving microscenes and get a snapshot of the sounds shaping their cities.
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Collateral Damage: Britt Brown on negative reviews - The Wire
Negative reviews have been sidelined in an era of commercial pressures and microscenes that celebrate themselves, but criticism is sometimes the only way to reflect the full complexity of music. By Britt Brown
Inside music journalism post-2008 recession, and how media consumption in the 21st century offers a road map for the continuation of the once-robust medium.