Michael L. McGlathery
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Governors Ball 2016: Saturday Round-Up
Arts staff writers Michael L. McGlathery and Mila Gauvin II relate their impressions from the second day of the Governors Ball Music Festival.
Governors Ball 2016: Thundercat
Thundercat’s come to spread the love, and he’s got a new LP with Flying Lotus on the way. He’s here to stay.
Governors Ball 2016: Michael's Saturday Sound Bites
Arts staff writer Michael L. McGlathery offers quick takes on HAIM, Mac Miller, De La Soul, and M83 at Governors Ball 2016.
Governors Ball 2016: Friday Round-Up
Arts staff writers Michael L. McGlathery and Mila Gauvin II relate their impressions from the first day of the Governors Ball Music Festival.
Governors Ball 2016: Michael's Friday Sound Bites
Arts staff writer Michael L. McGlathery offers quick takes on Years and Years, Action Bronson, Big Grams, and Father John Misty at Governors Ball 2016.
Governors Ball 2016: Jamie xx
Gifted musicians wield the power that only they bear to create a meaningful community that didn’t quite exist beforehand—and Jamie xx gave Governors Ball a set that hit that sweet spot on the nose.
The Democracy of a Distorted Voice
Autotune, as a musical trend, points toward a larger trend in digital culture: the appropriation of expression from others to find one’s own.
Webcomics, Macro Memes, and the Continued Destruction of Things Highbrow
"Breaking down the myth of things highbrow doesn’t just have to do with what gets put in museums. It has to do with empowering disenfranchised voices."
Album Art’s Subtle Sidestep
In the present decade especially, artists have started to take advantage of the digital proliferation of their album art to usher in a new era of interactive musical iconography.
Boston Calling Fall 2015
The Crimson Arts board provides a breakdown of the biggest acts at this fall's Boston Calling music festival—from Of Monsters and Men to The Avett Brothers.
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