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I'm restless and creative but don't know where to begin I'm restless and creative but don't know where to begin
I see this dazzling world full of art and fun -- how do I connect to it?
If roadies ran the ... ... If roadies ran the ... ...
... ... worl ... d. Planes would not take off on ... time.
"Doctor Atomic" and Mr. Adams "Doctor Atomic" and Mr. Adams
Inside the music and life of renowned American composer John Adams.
Dreams of John Adams Dreams of John Adams
Saturn rockets, Wagner in the Sierras, 9/11 voices -- the renowned composer discusses the visions and emotions behind his acclaimed and controversial music.
I'm a singer -- but I drift from  waitress job to waitress  job I'm a singer -- but I drift from waitress job to waitress job
I don't know how to settle down. But I'm almost 30 and don't want to waste my life!
Isn't it romantic? Isn't it romantic?
"Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" director Peter Sollett talks about young people looking for love on the streets of New York.
Vedder's Cubs ditty a hit Vedder's Cubs ditty a hit
The Pearl Jam leader manages the rare sports song that's actually pretty good. What are some others?
Diagnosing Chuck Klosterman Diagnosing Chuck Klosterman
Wildly praised and pathologically reviled, the writer who built a career on pop-cultural essays explains why he has written a novel about small-town America.
Rabbit Bites interviews Squeeze Rabbit Bites interviews Squeeze
The bunnies discuss "Tempted," "Black Coffee in Bed" and other hits with the British band.
All-Americana girl All-Americana girl
The author of "It Still Moves" discusses her road trip through America's musical past and future -- and why we still yearn for the music of yore.
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.
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.
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.
Here come the muhajababes! Here come the muhajababes!
How sex, booze and heavy metal fit into the world of hip young Arabs today.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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"
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.
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.
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.
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