On First Listen
On First Listen forced Stylus writers to listen to canonical artists they had somehow never heard — and charted the reaction. Not real-time stream-of-consciousness, but thoughtful, measured essays from writers encountering Bauhaus, Kate Bush, Gang of Four, or Black Sabbath for the first time. 31 installments of critics confronting their own blind spots, written by Cameron Macdonald, Mallory O'Donnell, Ian Mathers, and others.
28 entries — newest to oldest
| Randy Newman | Andrew Gaerig | (0) | 2007-10-10 |
| Pavement | Mallory O’Donnell | (0) | 2007-07-25 |
| Husker Du | Ian Mathers | (37) | 2007-06-27 |
| Throwing Muses | Alfred Soto | (0) | 2007-05-09 |
| Kate Bush | Andrew Gaerig | (1) | 2007-04-17 |
| Kate Bush | Mallory O’Donnell | (0) | 2007-04-17 |
| Scott Walker | Tal Rosenberg | (0) | 2007-04-13 |
| Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Theon Weber | (0) | 2007-03-13 |
| Black Sabbath | Andrew Gaerig | (0) | 2007-03-13 |
| The Doors | Evan McGarvey | (0) | 2006-12-07 |
| Elvis Costello | Jayson Greene | (0) | 2006-11-02 |
| The Boredoms: Vision Creation Newsun | Josh Love | (0) | 2006-10-24 |
| Booker T. and the MGs | John M. Cunningham | (0) | 2006-06-07 |
| Alexander O’Neal - Hearsay | Justin Cober-Lake | (0) | 2006-04-19 |
| Alexander O’Neal - Hearsay | Alfred Soto | (0) | 2006-04-19 |
| Gang of Four | Ian Mathers | (0) | 2006-04-13 |
| Kraftwerk | Brad Shoup | (0) | 2006-03-13 |
| Prince | Nick Southall | (0) | 2005-12-01 |
| ELO | Andrew Gaerig | (0) | 2005-10-27 |
| Bauhaus | Cameron Macdonald | (0) | 2005-10-20 |
| Public Image Ltd. | John M. Cunningham | (5) | 2005-10-06 |
| MC5 | Anthony Miccio | (0) | 2005-07-26 |
| Scott Walker | John M. Cunningham | (0) | 2005-07-12 |
| Basic Channel | Nate De Young | (0) | 2005-06-02 |
| Ultramagnetic MCs | Dom Passantino | (0) | 2005-05-03 |
| Modest Mouse | Ian Mathers | (0) | 2005-04-05 |
| Guided By Voices | Justin Cober-Lake | (0) | 2005-03-08 |
| The Rolling Stones | Scott McKeating | (0) | 2005-02-08 |