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ARTICLES IN THE “MUSIC” ISSUE

Metal’s Circle Dance

Ryan Christopher Jones

Mosh pits are a loud, physical, integral part of live metal music. To take part is to feel its fear and exhilaration.

Culture

Anthropology of a Record Label

Alexandra Lippman

Culture

Acoustic Dialogues

Steven Feld, Matt Sakakeeny

Culture

The Homegrown Martian

Dalia Ibraheem

Culture

Black Beethoven

Alexis L. Holloway

Culture

Ten Ways to Listen

Joella Bitter

Archaeology

Sounding Out the Past

Sarah Wurz, Joshua Kumbani

Culture

Voicing the Byzantine Aesthetic

Angela Glaros