Music

Issue No. 24Music25 Stories

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Love in the Time of Britney

One British man spent his adult life devoted to his favorite star. His personal collection tells us a lot about fandom—and about the life cycles of music ephemera.

Photography

The Rebirth of Resistance Choirs

From the civil rights movement to the Trump presidency, these singing groups empower communities to take activism into their own hands.

Photography

When We Were Heavy Metal Legends

For five years, photographer Angela Boatwright followed hardcore heavy metal bands on tour as they struggled with making money and exhausting schedules—while having the time of their lives.

Illustration

How Ambient Chill Became the New Silence

For nearly a century, background music has been transforming the way we experience public spaces. Now, companies have a new mission: to brand every quiet moment of your day.

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The Hardships and Rewards of Making Music in Prison

Why one of the most powerful things an incarcerated person can do is pick up an instrument.

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How Chinese Food Fueled the Rise of California Punk

In the late 1970s, Chinatown restaurants started booking some unlikely dinner entertainment: the rowdy young bands of the nascent West Coast punk scene.

Female artists, publicists, record execs, and more, on what it was really like to be in the record business in the early 2000s.

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The Only Woman in the Room: 17 Stories of Music Before the Internet Changed Everything

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