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Music Archive

Archives for March 2017

Technology
Watch what happens when Spotify gives unknown music acts a big pushWatch what happens when Spotify gives unknown music acts a big push
Technology

The playlist effect.

By Peter Kafka
Culture
Pop culture catch-up: Legion, new music from Spoon, and 6 more things to check outPop culture catch-up: Legion, new music from Spoon, and 6 more things to check out
Culture

From movies you may have missed to new TV from the creator of Gilmore Girls, we’ve got you covered.

By Vox Culture
Culture
Chuck Berry shaped rock ’n’ roll and defined our childhoodsChuck Berry shaped rock ’n’ roll and defined our childhoods
Culture
Chuck Berry, the father of rock ’n’ roll, has died at 90Chuck Berry, the father of rock ’n’ roll, has died at 90
Culture

Chuck Berry helped invent rock.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Why Snoop Dogg is Trump’s latest pop culture targetWhy Snoop Dogg is Trump’s latest pop culture target
Culture

Snoop Dogg fired a toy gun at a clown Trump in a new video. The president fired back on Twitter.

By Aja Romano
Culture
Fleet Foxes’ excellent new single was worth the 6-year waitFleet Foxes’ excellent new single was worth the 6-year wait
Culture

The harmonies are back.

By Bridgett Henwood
Culture
This ‘90s kid turned his love of a decade into the internet’s best mashup albumsThis ‘90s kid turned his love of a decade into the internet’s best mashup albums
Culture

Neil Cicierega’s new mashup album, Mouth Moods, is so much more than just an extended “All Star” joke.

By Aja Romano
Culture
“Green Light,” Lorde’s first single in 3 years, reveals a more upbeat pop star“Green Light,” Lorde’s first single in 3 years, reveals a more upbeat pop star
Culture

The song is a pure pop hit.

By Bridgett Henwood
Culture
Radiohead and sadness: a data analysisRadiohead and sadness: a data analysis
Culture

A fan set out to data-map melancholy across the band’s nine albums.

By Aja Romano