Music

Kurt Gottschalk dives deep into the mythos of the legendary San Francisco avant-garde collective the Residents, who for decades protected their anonymity behind iconic eyeball masks. He peels back the layers of their conceptually loaded, groundbreaking work and their Theory of Obscurity, asking: does it even matter who they are?

Tobias Fischer speaks to techno pioneer Jeff Mills.

Kurt Gottschalk writes about his life-long fascination with Dolly Parton. With illustrations by Emma Gineering.

Kyra Kordoski interviews Merzbow and Balázs Pándi about their ongoing collaboration.

Yan Jun talks to Lasse Marhaug, one of the primary forces in the Norwegian noise scene.

Tobias Fischer writes about Pauline Oliveros' ground-breaking life in music.