Music - Quillette (Page 2)

Paul Was Dead Right

Reappraising one of British journalism’s most notorious pieces of cultural criticism.

George Case

8 Mar 2023 · 6 min read

Nick Cave’s Lessons in Grief

The singer’s new book awakened me to a paradoxical fact: tragedy can sometimes remind us of what makes life worth living.

Neil Gray

8 Mar 2023 · 7 min read

Re-Genesis

Nostalgia cannot rescue rock and roll.

Simon Evans

2 Mar 2023 · 13 min read

Nick Cave: “Conservatism Is an Aspiration”

The lead Bad Seed shares his thoughts on creativity, marriage, and having a conservative temperament.

Claire Lehmann

13 Feb 2023 · 13 min read

The Inner Life of Transcendent Genius

In ‘The Philosophy of Modern Song,’ Dylan contemplates himself and the art form of which he is the acknowledged master.

Benjamin Kerstein

13 Jan 2023 · 13 min read

Paranoid Pop

A look back at the remarkable life and career of one of the 20th Century’s most original artists.

David Cohen

19 Dec 2022 · 20 min read

Remix and Float Downstream

Giles Martin has reinvigorated the Beatles’ masterpiece, a record brimming with ideas, confidence, and insouciant courage.

Christopher J. Snowdon

8 Nov 2022 · 11 min read

Lost Soul Behind Bars

The untold story of Upheaval, a prison band that recorded one of the most sought-after soul singles of the 1970s.

Max Wilson

28 Jul 2022 · 21 min read

Assault in Alabama

Revisiting the attack on Nat King Cole.

Thomas Doherty

22 Jul 2022 · 10 min read

Troubadour at War

Leonard Cohen’s visit to Israel in its darkest hour.

Ari David Blaff

7 Jul 2022 · 8 min read

McCartney at 80

Four score years of ordinary genius.

Christopher J. Snowdon

18 Jun 2022 · 22 min read

Peter Jackson’s ‘Get Back’—A Review

The recording sessions appear harmonious, and although they only have five songs that they are confident enough to play on a cold rooftop in January, the gig above their Apple office—the laziest possible location—goes without a hitch.

Christopher J. Snowdon

30 Nov 2021 · 12 min read

Rocker Crocked. Pistol Shot.

To say that Lydon has mellowed would be a huge over-simplification, not only of who he is now but of who he was then, both of which were media distortions if not inventions.

Simon Evans

4 Oct 2021 · 9 min read

COVID-19 Has Exposed Critical Weaknesses in Global Higher Education

While the pandemic has been challenging for everyone, let’s hope the disruption that is taking place in higher education is the beginning of a broader reform movement that refocuses the emphasis on the learner and how instructors and faculty can empower them to create value in the marketplace.

Christos A. Makridis and Soula Parassidis

29 May 2020 · 6 min read

How The Campaign Against Cultural Appropriation Came Back to Haunt Canada’s Indigenous Peoples

The idea of segregating musical styles by race sits in opposition to what we know about the way music is made—which is often through cultural cross-pollination.

Neil Gray

8 Apr 2019 · 7 min read