The New York Times

What Would Pop Music Be Without 808 Drums?

How Japanese ingenuity transformed Western music from within. Tina Weymouth and David Byrne of Talking Heads, performing in front of a Roland Jazz Chorus amplifier in 1980.Credit...Gie Knaeps/Getty ...
NPR

Sense of Place: Here's five songs that'll make you fall in love with J-Pop

No exploration of Japanese music would be complete without a dive into the world of J-Pop. Short for Japanese popular music, J-Pop is hard to define. It encompasses a wide breadth of genres and ...
The Harvard Crimson

Virtually Famous: Music Journalism in A Social Media World

Bob Dylan, one of the greatest American songwriters, built his career and public persona around mystery. Despite recording dozens of iconic songs, redefining rock music, and winning the Nobel Prize in ...
Los Angeles Times

Quincy Jones, in his own words for the L.A. Times: ‘If it can’t get funky, brother, you don’t touch it’

The late Quincy Jones’ life spanned the entirety of modern American pop music — a tradition he absorbed, influenced and reinvented for generations. It’s remarkable to look back on the composer, ...
Los Angeles Times

How songwriter Amy Allen became ‘the first ask for anybody in pop right now’

Amy Allen is part of a crucial shift in modern pop songwriting. What’s driving it? In addition to her work for some of pop’s biggest acts, Allen released a solo debut of her own last month. As a ...