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Tag: music essay

What Joy Downer Still Appreciates About Growing Up Mormon

Music
By Joy Downer | June 23, 2020
By Joy Downer | June 23, 2020

What Joy Downer Still Appreciates About Growing Up Mormon

Even though the dream-pop artist unofficially left the church, she’s carried some values with her.

The Good Booking, Part 3

Music
By Adam Voith | June 19, 2020
By Adam Voith | June 19, 2020

The Good Booking, Part 3

Joe Christmas & the Holiday Hotbox.

The Good Booking, Part 2

Music
By Adam Voith | June 17, 2020
By Adam Voith | June 17, 2020

The Good Booking, Part 2

You’re Not Holding a Christian Piece of Paper.

The Good Booking, Part 1

Music
By Adam Voith | June 15, 2020
By Adam Voith | June 15, 2020

The Good Booking, Part 1

The Bonfire & the Bassist: Both Hot!

Fuck the Police: Victoria Ruiz (Downtown Boys) on Why You Should Protest the Cops, Too

Music
By Victoria Ruiz | June 1, 2020
By Victoria Ruiz | June 1, 2020

Fuck the Police: Victoria Ruiz (Downtown Boys) on Why You Should Protest the Cops, Too

Revisiting Ruiz’s 2017 essay on how, if we’re to protest Donald Trump, we must also protest one of his biggest supporters: the police.

What I Learned From Tony Allen

Music
By Miles Francis | May 25, 2020
By Miles Francis | May 25, 2020

What I Learned From Tony Allen

Miles Francis (formerly of Antibalas) outlines the lessons he took from listening to the late drumming legend.

To Feel Alive. Music is the Essence Rare.

Music
By Matt Wilson | May 12, 2020
By Matt Wilson | May 12, 2020

To Feel Alive. Music is the Essence Rare.

The former Trip Shakespeare frontman reflects on his lifelong love of music.

How Do You Define Sisterhood?

Music
By Eve Owen | May 7, 2020
By Eve Owen | May 7, 2020

How Do You Define Sisterhood?

Eve Owen’s older sister has been her idol all her life.

The Hood Internet Are Mashing Up the ‘80s and ‘90s One Year At A Time

Music
By The Hood Internet | May 7, 2020
By The Hood Internet | May 7, 2020

The Hood Internet Are Mashing Up the ‘80s and ‘90s One Year At A Time

The Chicago duo’s clever, ambitious mixes have started up again.

Esther Rose Felt Haunted By a Nick Lowe Song — So She Covered It

Music
By Esther Rose | May 6, 2020
By Esther Rose | May 6, 2020

Esther Rose Felt Haunted By a Nick Lowe Song — So She Covered It

“Blue on Blue,” like all the best songs, “makes space for terrible longing.”

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