Discovering the ‘harrowing chic’ of the the Velvet Underground’s first album
September 26, 2018
Janis Joplin ‘lives more in one song than a lot of people do in one lifetime’; Jimi Hendrix wipes his nose with the Confederate flag
August 27, 2018
Lester Bangs recalled his “erection of the heart” when he said goodbye to the King
Originally published August 29, 1977
The Voice covered many aspects of Aretha Franklin’s remarkable career, and below we reprint a pair of reviews separated by two decades
August 16, 2018
Use whatever pronoun you like. Rapper Mykki Blanco doesn’t want your approval.
April 10, 2013
In 1987 Greg Tate, Guy Trebay, and Stanley Crouch argued over the meaning of the face in Michael Jackson’s mirror
June 26, 2009
"Suicide, especially one as violent as Cobain's, is the loudest possible invocation of silence; it's a perfectly clear way of turning your life into a mystery."
July 5, 2005