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Category: The Good Listener

Sarah McLachlan gets called a "songstress" a lot. Translation: "Look everyone, a lady is singing a song!"

The Good Listener: Saying No To ‘Songstress’ And Other Forbidden Words

A certain someone hates the word “songstress.” What else should be abolished from music writing?

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Morrissey's new album doesn't come out until July, and one of his diehard fans is already worried about starting the backlash.

The Good Listener: When Should I Keep Criticism To Myself?

Say your favorite musician puts out a bad album: How loudly should you express your disappointment?

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"Did you know that [The Promise Ring] made fifty thousand dollars last year?"

The Good Listener: Is It Fair To Call A Band A Sellout?

What does it mean to “sell out” in 2014? Is it possible? Does it even matter at this point?

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These teenagers in the 1998 film Can't Hardly Wait needed their own nostalgia - which is why today's teenagers might not connect with Can't Hardly Wait the way an earlier generation did.

The Good Listener: What’s The Perfect Soundtrack To Teenage Flirtation?

You’re putting together a dance for teenagers. What kind of music best reflects their adolescence?

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The Good Listener: How Can I Conquer A Musical Blind Spot?

A reader discovers Devendra Banhart eight albums into his career. Where’s a new fan supposed to begin?

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Cellist Wytold teaches music workshops for soldiers at Walter Reed military hospital in D.C. He says the experience has changed his approach to music.
December 16, 2016

Working With Soldiers At Walter Reed, Cellist Finds A New Creative Path

Oddisee's new album, The Iceberg, comes out Feb. 24.
December 15, 2016

Songs We Love: Oddisee, ‘Things’

Maryland hip-hop artists Brain Rapp, Nature Boi and Ezko make up the collective Dope Music Village.
December 13, 2016

To These Maryland Rappers, ‘DMV’ Stands For ‘Dope Music Village’

D.C. label Verses Records says its newest release, a compilation called "Code Red," will benefit the American Civil Liberties Union.
December 7, 2016

In Wake Of Trump Election, Verses Records Rallies 40 Bands To Benefit ACLU

The latest tune from D.C. indie-rock band Brushes is "about the tension we feel between Venus and Mars within ourselves," says leader Nick Anway (left).
November 28, 2016

Premiere: On ‘Mars And Me,’ D.C.’s Brushes Come From Mars And Venus

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