Piotr Orlov

The Loft, a party that David Mancuso first threw at his Manhattan home in 1970, seeded a community — and cemented a belief system that continues to reverberate.

Robert Hunter was more than another gear spinning within the perpetual motion machine of the Grateful Dead — his songwriting helped define the group's narratives and bloom its philosophies.

In the new documentary Matangi / Maya / M.I.A., director Steve Loveridge examines the development, rise and oppositional success of the iconoclastic pop star — who was always something else entirely.

Williams is a central figure in London's jazz renaissance. Stream the producer's debut full-length in its entirety.

When the exhibit was first conceived, in tandem with Bowie's own collection, its success was far from guaranteed. In the five years since, it's outlived its subject and changed as much as he once did.

Discovered from 1984 rehearsal tapes, the downtown New York mainstay offers a gorgeous and loose piece of music with his quartet, featuring Arthur Russell on amplified cello.

The death of Hugh Masekela marked the passage of a legendary life spent re-orienting the world towards his vision — here, a look at his singular and expansive influence through the decades.

In a year of where even the dance floor could feel at times fraught by the reality just outside it, the music that fuels it was more exploratory and incisive than ever.

The solo composer and LCD Soundsystem's synth genius discusses her relationship to music, shifting gender identity and how each has informed the other in a successful and deeply introspective career.

Hercules & Love Affair ringmaster and disco-pop savant Andrew Butler's new album finely tunes the music's contemporary and traditional ingredients with guest appearances by Sharon Van Etten and more.