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“When I started out, they didn’t know what to do with me in the US,” he admits. “My music was rooted in rock’n’roll and that wasn’t what was happening with black artists at that time. Everyone was into categories and putting people in boxes. I looked how I looked and I dressed the way I dressed and so they sent me to Europe – the Europeans will dea... See more
Sarah Harris • Inside Lenny Kravitz’s Paris Townhouse – And The Story Behind That Basquiat
Imagine building a membership ecosystem by studying how underground music scenes create belonging.
Zoe Scaman • The Synthesised Strategist
Lack of affect is the new affect.
Jayson Greene • The Rise of Dissociation Music
As the internet continues to decentralize culture, letting us choose which streaming services and video games and social media we want to base our lives around, some of the most intoxicating new music is coming from these tiny SoundCloud pockets, which you can only access if you already know to look there. This is music you won’t find in mainstream... See more
No Bells • Deep-internet bubbles: How microgenres are taking over SoundCloud

One of Lou’s songwriting maxims was ‘to be terrific, be specific’,
Howard Sounes • Notes from the Velvet Underground: The Life of Lou Reed
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