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The Unstoppable Noise That Was Steve Albini

The legendary musician, producer, and writer lived by his own fiercely stubborn code of punk DIY ethics, reigning as one of rock's most brilliant provocateurs even as he became a model for how to outgrow your own bullshit

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Stormy Daniels Defends Herself – and Clarifies ‘Orange Turd’ Post — in Tense Cross-Examination

Trump's lawyers continued to grill Daniels about her alleged affair with the former president

  • Trump on Trial

Washed Out Made an AI Music Video. The Backlash Was Swift

The first music video made with OpenAI's Sora was met with online fury. Washed Out frontman Ernest Greene and director Paul Trillo tell us how they're dealing with the backlash

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Steve Albini: 17 Essential Albums

Influential musician, engineer, and producer did as much as anyone to define the sound of rock from the 1980s onward

On the Ground

Inside the Columbia University Student Encampment — and the Crackdown

Columbia student journalists report on the pro-Palestine protest movement that roiled the university and ended in mass arrests

Oh Dear

Everything That’s Happened in the Drake-Kendrick Beef

A chronological rundown of one of rap's most messy tussles

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Billie Eilish Would Like to Reintroduce Herself

To make her best album yet, the superstar had to revisit her past self and rethink everything

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The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time


More than 250 artists, writers, and industry figures helped us choose a list full of historic favorites, world-changing anthems, and new classics

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