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International LiteratureMusicThe Colophon

Bad vibes: In her first book, music journalist Liz Pelly provides a caustic critique of the ways Spotify is degrading music

January 18, 2025January 18, 2025

Pelly's book is a sobering look at the real and measurable harms the service is having on the global music ecosystem.

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CensorshipMusicPoliticsThe Colophon

Recent legal decision around “Bling Bling” rapper only the latest attempt to criminalize rap lyrics in America

July 31, 2024August 15, 2024

If the First Amendment provides protection for every artistic endeavour except rap music, it then becomes impossible not to see this Constitutional provision as a racist instrument.

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MusicNon-fictionThe Colophon

Can’t start a fire without a spark: Steven Hyden’s examines the legacy of Bruce Springsteen’s most popular album

June 11, 2024June 11, 2024

Hyden's book reads a bit like a requiem for a more innocent time.

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MusicThe Colophon

Grammarians and poets chime in on the title of Taylor Swift’s forthcoming album

February 9, 2024February 9, 2024

There is something frankly creepy about the apparent need people seem to have to parse every aspect of Swift's life and output.

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CensorshipMusicThe Colophon

Singer Pink is giving away thousands of banned books at four concerts in Florida

November 14, 2023November 14, 2023

Pink says that books "have held a special joy" since her childhood.

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MusicNon-fictionThe Colophon

“Why don’t you just put out those demos?”: Bruce Springsteen, creative tension, and the accidental creation of a musical masterpiece

June 12, 2023June 12, 2023

Zanes is familiar with the technical aspects of production, and his descriptions of how Nebraska was captured on tape provide some of the most fascinating moments in his book.

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