Even After Surprise Surgery, Paul Simon Isn’t Ready to Say Goodbye
During the 83-year-old icon’s intimate new tour, “A Quiet Celebration,” currently in the middle of a five-day run in Los Angeles, he's reckoning with mortality, God and regret
“Surrender” May Actually Make Bono Skeptics Change Their Minds
This candid, self-critical memoir is a reminder of what can be insufferable — but also incredibly compelling — about U2’s divisive frontman.
Author Steven Hyden on How Pearl Jam Soundtracked a Generation
The "Long Road" writer talks to InsideHook about the value of uncool music, Vedder’s feminism and why nostalgia shouldn’t necessarily be a dirty word
We’ve Been Talking About Bob Dylan’s Singing Voice Wrong All This Time
What if the thing everybody disparages about the acclaimed songwriter is actually his secret strength?
We Used Spotify’s New Play-Count Feature to ID the Best Deep Cuts in Pop History
Let’s celebrate some underloved tracks that deserve more spins than they get.
The Most Riveting Film of 2021 Is a Black-and-White Documentary About a Pig
Victor Kossakovsky’s "Gunda" is an intimate look at some everyday farm animals — and a quietly radical piece of activism
In “Chad,” Nasim Pedrad Wonders What It Feels Like for a Boy
The former ‘SNL’ star’s cringe comedy is a sweetly sympathetic look at teenage masculinity.
The New "WeWork" Doc and Our Obsession With Watching Companies Fail
There’s nothing more American than enjoying a messianic dreamer fall flat on his face