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The Dream Has Left the Building: An Interview with Meaghan Garvey
https://www.powmag.net/p/meaghan-garvey-interview-scary-cool-sad-goodbye
Published: May 14, 2026 18:56
Paul Thompson speaks with Meaghan Garvey about her new book, trading Eve Babitz for Lucia Berlin, and how sometimes a title is all you need.
A Little Deeper Than Usual: Joan Didion on The Grateful Dead
https://www.powmag.net/p/a-little-deeper-than-usual-joan-didion
Published: May 13, 2026 13:03
Didion's never-before-read essay on the Dead comes from the late writer's New York Public Library archives.
HavinMotion Was More Than a Tragedy
https://www.powmag.net/p/havinmotion-obituary-murder-music
Published: May 12, 2026 15:08
Josh Svetz remembers Dwayne Omar Isaacs Jr., who was shot and killed last month.
From Florida, With Love
https://www.powmag.net/p/festival-review-earl-sweatshirt-mavi-alchemist
Published: May 11, 2026 13:55
Anthony Seaman reports from the BIG Culture and Arts Festival in Gainesville, a display of creative resilience in dark times.
The Truth Hurts Podcast: 1Umbrella
https://www.powmag.net/p/1umbrella
Published: May 10, 2026 18:00
The Bay Area's Best New Supergroup Talks Hyphy, Regionalism and More.
The Rap-Up: Dusted Chicken
https://www.powmag.net/p/the-rap-up-dusted-chicken
Published: May 9, 2026 16:52
Steven Louis highlights new tracks by Los Kemet, Bby Kell, T.F., Kenny Mason, Isaiah Rashad, and more.
Stop Being Sober
https://www.powmag.net/p/isaiah-rashad-its-been-awful-review
Published: May 8, 2026 15:49
Paul Thompson reviews Isaiah Rashad's 'IT'S BEEN AWFUL,' the Chattanooga rapper's extraordinary new album.
DMDS: Optic Sink, the Best Ever Darkwave Band in Memphis
https://www.powmag.net/p/optic-sink-best-darkwave-band-memphis
Published: May 7, 2026 13:03
Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes returns with a look at a celebrated synth-punk group born in the home of the blues
Spring Jazz Roundup
https://www.powmag.net/p/spring-jazz-roundup
Published: May 6, 2026 16:31
Chris Robinson runs down the genre's most exciting new releases and reissues.
My Collection: Blu Breaks Down His Essential Records
https://www.powmag.net/p/blu-interview-below-the-heavens-exile
Published: May 5, 2026 18:03
Paul Thompson speaks to the legendary Los Angeles emcee about his winding road through the underground and major-label systems of the last two decades.
Justin Bieber At the End of the World
https://www.powmag.net/p/justin-bieber-coachella-review
Published: May 4, 2026 13:02
Jeff Weiss reports from Coachella as a former child star hurtles backward through his heavily surveilled adolescence.
The Rap-Up: Half-Lives
https://www.powmag.net/p/the-rap-up-jpegmafia-vince-staples-lil-yachty-action-bronson-shoreline-mafia
Published: May 2, 2026 18:08
In a special edition of The Rap-Up, Paul Thompson considers new singles from stars and would-be stars of the 2010s, including Vince Staples, JPEGMAFIA, Action Bronson, and Lil Yachty.
Breathing As Deeply As Possible: An Interview with Shabaka
https://www.powmag.net/p/shabaka-hutchings-interview-of-the-earth
Published: May 1, 2026 13:00
Chris Robinson speaks to the English jazz innovator about his latest album, Of the Earth.
Remember The Ronettes
https://www.powmag.net/p/the-ronettes-obituary-nedra-talley-phil-spector
Published: April 30, 2026 13:03
On the occasion of Nedra Talley-Ross' death, DJ Short offers an in-depth history of midcentury American music, the three-part harmony, and a group that never got its due.
The Music For Our Head
https://www.powmag.net/p/the-music-for-our-head
Published: April 29, 2026 13:03
Jameson Draper revisits Marvin Gaye's divisive, atmospheric masterpiece I Want You
The Truth Hurts Podcast: Akon
https://www.powmag.net/p/the-truth-hurts-podcast-akon
Published: April 28, 2026 20:00
The iconic singer talks writing "Lonely," "Locked Up," and signing Lady Gaga
Slam on the CDJ: The Best DJ Sets of February & March 2026
https://www.powmag.net/p/best-dj-sets-bass-clef-batu-dj-deadname-george-costanza
Published: April 28, 2026 13:03
Michael McKinney's column returns, diving into sets by DJ DEADNAME, Finn, thehouseofacidhouse, and more.
The Kanye West Album 'Bully' Does Not Exist
https://www.powmag.net/p/kanye-west-bully-review
Published: April 27, 2026 17:45
Paul Thompson writes about the incredible vanishing superstar.
The Rap-Up: Cartoon Physics
https://www.powmag.net/p/the-rap-up-nettspend-youngboy-esdeekid
Published: April 25, 2026 12:20
Anthony Seaman taps in with Nettspend, Zukenee, and others in a warped-out week.
Who Deserves the Future?
https://www.powmag.net/p/afrika-bambaataa-obituary-abuse
Published: April 24, 2026 14:39
Paul Thompson considers the life and death of Afrika Bambaataa
I Love a Trickster: An Interview with Eliana Glass
https://www.powmag.net/p/eliana-glass-interview-e-at-home
Published: April 23, 2026 13:03
On the eve of her new release, Michael McKinney speaks to the elusive singer.