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Gregg Turkington on the intersection of punk rock and easy listening and bringing absurdist sincerity to the masses.

The actress best-known as a bubbly tour guide in heaven is learning a lot from playing non-human.

Fifty years after the MC5 played the Democratic National Convention, hoping to jumpstart a new era, things don’t look much different in the USA. But Wayne Kramer knows that it’s still on us—and him—to change.

Set and filmed in the cozy Midwest, “Joe Pera Talks with You” isn’t your typical Adult Swim fare—though it is still on really late (and Joe will understand if you tape it for later). 

The stand-up comedian and “Silicon Valley” actor discusses his new memoir “How to American” and the life lessons and empathetic tone behind it.

The famously behatted standup took on Trump and made a Netflix comedy special his own way.

It’s in the way the hidden reveals itself that Gun Outfit finds its surest footing.

The composer and synthesist dives into the visually rich world of the greatest anime filmmaker of all time.

The rapper, comic, and podcaster on what he learned in one of Chicago’s most notorious housing projects.

In conjunction with the label of the same name, the Beastie Boys launched “Grand Royal” magazine without much of a plan. But with the help of a ramshackle editorial team that included Spike Jonze and Bob Mack, they didn’t need one.

Bartz was interested in broadcasting a particular worldview, one that was stridently African, anti-war, and cosmically enlightened. He wanted to make music that reflected his experience.

Now that he’s settled into his seventies and is releasing his eleventh studio album, it’s a remarkable comfort to see how unflinching Randy Newman remains.

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Abstract horror soundscapes: coming soon to a festival near you.

Scott makes synthesizing a century of jazz seem easy.

Staples remains unconvinced at his own soirée.

What does it all mean? The Long Beach native isn’t telling.

Though they play clumsy rubes, there’s no hiding the Brooklyn trio’s combined smarts.

“The Joshua Tree” is a record so universal, so full of modern pop hymns, that people probably wouldn’t have minded it showing up automatically on their iPhones.

On their second LP, the Scottish/English/Indian trio of guitarist James Yorkston, double bassist Jon Thorne, and sarangi player Suhail Yusuf Khan demonstrate a subtle mastery of fusion.