Nabil’s Feels

Pony Express Record - My Sunday Review

+ John Legend on my podcast

Aug 23 • 

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I Want Candy

The Overlooked Genius of Bow Wow Wow

Aug 9 • 

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July 2025

Meat Is Murder

How I miraculously ended up at a Smiths show in 1985

Jul 26 • 

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It’s Never Been a Better Time to Be a Drummer

Four of the world’s biggest rock bands just lost their drummers

Jul 12 • 

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The Best Music of 2025… So Far

It’s hard to believe 2025 is already halfway over.

Jul 5 • 

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June 2025

Why I Celebrate Loving Day

Two years ago, I wrote a piece for Shondaland called Why I Celebrate Loving Day, about the 1967 Supreme Court decision that legalized interracial…

Jun 14 • 

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Why We Are Who We Are

Tom Morello kicks off the second season of my podcast, Identified

Jun 7 • 

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May 2025

On Gently Crashing My Father’s Memorial

I never expected to be invited to Roy Ayers’ memorial.

May 24 • 

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The Creative Side

Allow me to (re)introduce myself…

May 10 • 

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April 2025

It’s Ice Cream Season

Ice cream and I go way back.

Apr 26 • 

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24 Hours in Holly Springs, Mississippi

Last week, I made a quick trip to Holly Springs, Mississippi—a city of 7,000 where my enslaved ancestors once lived.

Apr 12 • 

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March 2025

How a Random CD Got Me Into the Record (Label) Business

In the fall of 2005, my friend Van came back from Popkomm, a German music industry festival, with a CD by a Danish band called Figurines.

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