The Rest is Noise By:Alex Ross ELECTRONIC ROCK Newly shorn of his dreadlocks

Newly shorn of his dreadlocks and his past

A tiny moonstone gem is set on the hook clasp

“The Quickening is a book of hope

“Musical Enjoyment and the Reward Circuits of the Brain”

or performance—Hanif Abdurraqib’s exquisite writing is always poetry

The Rest is Noise By:Alex Ross ELECTRONIC ROCK Newly shorn of his dreadlocksThe Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century by Alex Ross is a sweeping, critically acclaimed exploration of 20th century classical music and its profound connection to the tumultuous events of the era. From the twilight of the Austro Hungarian Empire to the fall of the Berlin Wall, Alex Ross guides readers through the revolutionary sounds of composers like Strauss, Mahler, Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Shostakovich, and John Cage. This masterful