A collection of all the articles we’ve published over the past month, for those who like to savor their Magpies’ tidings as an issue.
A collection of all the articles we’ve published over the past month, for those who like to savor their Magpies’ tidings as an issue.
A facinating article about a special category of miniature painting called ‘Ragamala,’ which is the pictorial representation of an Indian musical mode or melody which is called a ‘raga.’
A playlist of songs we discovered because they were sampled in Hip Hop tracks.
There’s something of the fever dream in Gerald Slota’s videos. They hit you with their strange dream logic, a barrage of images, movement, songs. But like most dreams, they linger in your memory. We were grateful for a chance to ask Gerald Slota a few questions about his videos.
A collection of all the articles we’ve published over the past month, for those who like to savor their Magpies’ tidings as an issue.
Bukka White has long been one of my favorite musicians, and I’m so happy to share this interview with Chris Strachwitz, from the Arhoolie archives, in which he talks about his life, his travels, his loves, his work, and his music.
A selection of music we find oddly perfect, to celebrate a different kind of freedom this Independence Day.
“The biography became, in effect, two stories: one, in which Harss deftly traces the formative patterns of Ratmansky’s distinctive and prolific career, and a second shadow story, in which Harss herself grapples with the unfolding conflict, the changing international landscape of the ballet world, and, most compellingly, the shifting identity of her subject.”
A Magpies’ Mix Tape featuring female instrumentalists over the years.
A collection of all the articles we’ve published over the past month, for those who like to savor their Magpies’ tidings as an issue.