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Brian Wilson, The Beatles, and the Great Creative Battle of the 1960s

Brian Wilson, The Beatles, and the Great Creati...

Alejandro De Luna

This story begins with Rubber Soul. In 1965, pop music began a radical transformation. When Brian Wilson first heard The Beatles' 1965 album, he was stunned, not just by the songwriting,...

Brian Wilson, The Beatles, and the Great Creati...

Alejandro De Luna

This story begins with Rubber Soul. In 1965, pop music began a radical transformation. When Brian Wilson first heard The Beatles' 1965 album, he was stunned, not just by the songwriting,...

Studio shot of Morrissey NME 04/2004 B&W

Morrissey's Favourite Songs & Albums: A 500+ So...

Alejandro De Luna

Few artists wear their influences as openly as Morrissey. From the literary inspirations that permeate his lyrics to the carefully curated soundtrack of his life, the former Smiths frontman has...

Morrissey's Favourite Songs & Albums: A 500+ So...

Alejandro De Luna

Few artists wear their influences as openly as Morrissey. From the literary inspirations that permeate his lyrics to the carefully curated soundtrack of his life, the former Smiths frontman has...

The Album Covers Designed by Andy Warhol: A Journey Through Music and Art

The Album Covers Designed by Andy Warhol: A Jou...

Alejandro De Luna

Andy Warhol's album covers are iconic pieces of art that bridged the gap between visual culture and music. From The Velvet Underground & Nico to Sticky Fingers by The Rolling...

The Album Covers Designed by Andy Warhol: A Jou...

Alejandro De Luna

Andy Warhol's album covers are iconic pieces of art that bridged the gap between visual culture and music. From The Velvet Underground & Nico to Sticky Fingers by The Rolling...

David Bowie’s Top 100 Must Read Books

David Bowie’s Top 100 Must Read Books

Alejandro De Luna

David Bowie’s Top 100 Must Read Books:   The Age of American Unreason, Susan Jacoby, 2008 The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz, 2007 The Coast of Utopia (trilogy), Tom Stoppard,...

David Bowie’s Top 100 Must Read Books

Alejandro De Luna

David Bowie’s Top 100 Must Read Books:   The Age of American Unreason, Susan Jacoby, 2008 The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz, 2007 The Coast of Utopia (trilogy), Tom Stoppard,...

Mark E. Smith’s Essential Reads: Books That Shaped The Fall’s Frontman

Mark E. Smith’s Essential Reads: Books That Sha...

Alejandro De Luna

Mark E. Smith was never one for convention—whether in music, interviews, or his literary tastes. The Fall’s frontman was an avid reader, drawing inspiration from an eclectic mix of books...

Mark E. Smith’s Essential Reads: Books That Sha...

Alejandro De Luna

Mark E. Smith was never one for convention—whether in music, interviews, or his literary tastes. The Fall’s frontman was an avid reader, drawing inspiration from an eclectic mix of books...

The Books That Inspired Ian Curtis

The Books That Inspired Ian Curtis

Alejandro De Luna

In the same way that Jim Morrison referenced Louis-Ferdinand Céline’s Journey to the End of the Night in the Doors’ moody masterpiece, “End of the Night”, Curtis dropped hints in...

The Books That Inspired Ian Curtis

Alejandro De Luna

In the same way that Jim Morrison referenced Louis-Ferdinand Céline’s Journey to the End of the Night in the Doors’ moody masterpiece, “End of the Night”, Curtis dropped hints in...