Yuval Taylor

Sometimes imaginary rock stars are better than the real thing. Today: a look at fictional musicians in pop culture, from "Spinal Tap" to the Dylan-esque characters in novels by Don DeLillo and Nick Hornby. We’re joined by Ben Greenman, New Yorker editor and author of the rock novel Please Step ...

Artifice in pop music has a long history - from Ziggy Stardust and his Spiders from Mars to Lady Gaga. Today, we look at the new wave of theatricality in music and why sometimes fake is what feels most real. Guests are Ann Powers, chief pop music critic at the ...