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The Controversies that made Jungle Massive.
Ece Tumer 5/19/25 Ece Tumer 5/19/25

The Controversies that made Jungle Massive.

No, not the band, the genre! No, not drum and bass either!!

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Who are Rock & Roll’s greatest shredders?
Henry Noonan 4/29/25 Henry Noonan 4/29/25

Who are Rock & Roll’s greatest shredders?

These are the riff-slinging, solo-searing legends who didn’t just play guitar—they rewrote the rules of rock and roll.

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Mirages: distinguishing Ravel and Debussy.
Yixin Chen 2/12/25 Yixin Chen 2/12/25

Mirages: distinguishing Ravel and Debussy.

Ravel is NOT a second-rate Debussy.

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America’s heart and soul: why the blues is still king.
Henry Noonan 1/14/25 Henry Noonan 1/14/25

America’s heart and soul: why the blues is still king.

The blues has been around longer, rocks harder, hits deeper, and means more to America than country ever could.

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The bizarre story behind Stevie Wonder’s plant album.
Will Vanman 12/28/24 Will Vanman 12/28/24

The bizarre story behind Stevie Wonder’s plant album.

Unpacking the history and legacy of his most misunderstood project.

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What do you know about UK Garage?
Myles Xavier 9/27/24 Myles Xavier 9/27/24

What do you know about UK Garage?

Celebrating the history of some of the UK’s most underrated but pivotal genres.

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Rock & Roll’s invincible guitar god.
Arjun Bhakoo 3/8/24 Arjun Bhakoo 3/8/24

Rock & Roll’s invincible guitar god.

How Slash has proven he’s a force to be reckoned with over his rocky 35-year-long career.

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Celebrating fifty years of hip-hop.
Myles Xavier 12/5/23 Myles Xavier 12/5/23

Celebrating fifty years of hip-hop.

Let's pay some respect to some of the greatest MC’s to ever pick up a mic.

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Who mothered Brian Eno? The earliest electronic pop music I could find.
Meira Chasman 10/27/23 Meira Chasman 10/27/23

Who mothered Brian Eno? The earliest electronic pop music I could find.

From Dr. Who to underground psychedelia, here are some of the earliest pioneers of electronic pop music.

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Dreamy documentaries: how the Beatles, the French New Wave, and LSD invented the music video
Meira Chasman 9/16/23 Meira Chasman 9/16/23

Dreamy documentaries: how the Beatles, the French New Wave, and LSD invented the music video

To understand the origins of dreamy documentary music videos, we must travel back in time to 1964, the year when French New Wave and Beatlemania trends converged.

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The shape of dreams: a journey through the history of shoegaze.
Leo Sun 9/12/23 Leo Sun 9/12/23

The shape of dreams: a journey through the history of shoegaze.

Explore the dreamy, atmospheric world of shoegaze music.

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Tokyo’s New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular
Adam Light Adam Light 12/27/22 Adam Light Adam Light 12/27/22

Tokyo’s New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular

How Pizzicato Five created their unique, adventurous style from the environment of 90’s Japan.

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Meeting the Dancing Devils
Music History Adam Light 5/9/22 Music History Adam Light 5/9/22

Meeting the Dancing Devils

How Vik Sohonie discovered and recorded the first internationally-released Djiboutian albums

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Monteverdi’s Venetian Years: The “Real Sun” of Opera
Music History Aatman Vakil 5/9/22 Music History Aatman Vakil 5/9/22

Monteverdi’s Venetian Years: The “Real Sun” of Opera

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Josquin des Prez: musical brand name.
Music History Aatman Vakil 1/3/22 Music History Aatman Vakil 1/3/22

Josquin des Prez: musical brand name.

The life and career of superstar Franco-Flemish composer, Josquin des Prez.

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All that glitters is gold: “All Star”and the fading glory of 1990s America.
Music History Adam Light 1/3/22 Music History Adam Light 1/3/22

All that glitters is gold: “All Star”and the fading glory of 1990s America.

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The PMRC vs. Music: How the “Parental Advisory” Sticker Came to Be, and Why it’s Still Important
Music History Lulu Hardy 1/3/22 Music History Lulu Hardy 1/3/22

The PMRC vs. Music: How the “Parental Advisory” Sticker Came to Be, and Why it’s Still Important

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Rock and the Regime: The Life, Death, and Rebirth of a Cambodian Subculture
Music History Audrey Scott 5/23/21 Music History Audrey Scott 5/23/21

Rock and the Regime: The Life, Death, and Rebirth of a Cambodian Subculture

In the mid-1950s, violin-backed syrupy ballads like “Violon Sneha” made a young Sinn Sisamouth a household name across westernizing Cambodia. By the late 1970s, he was dead.

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Crises in Classical Music: Heinrich Schütz and COVID-Era Concerts
Music History Aatman Vakil 5/23/21 Music History Aatman Vakil 5/23/21

Crises in Classical Music: Heinrich Schütz and COVID-Era Concerts

What impact has COVID-19 had on the classical music industry?

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Experimentalism Under Duress: Tropicália, Brazil, and the 1960s
Music History Adam Light 5/23/21 Music History Adam Light 5/23/21

Experimentalism Under Duress: Tropicália, Brazil, and the 1960s

When the military dictatorship of Brazil threatened freedom of expression, a group of outcasts managed to make vivid, creative, timeless music.

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