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Tag: music essay

A Billion Dollar Baby on the Desolate Plains

Music
By Tyson Meade | April 3, 2019
By Tyson Meade | April 3, 2019

A Billion Dollar Baby on the Desolate Plains

Tyson Meade reflects on Alice Cooper, rock & roll gender-bending, and 45 years of Billion Dollar Babies

Pour on the Steam: Little Richard at Age 19

Music
By Adam Weiner | March 20, 2019
By Adam Weiner | March 20, 2019

Pour on the Steam: Little Richard at Age 19

Adam Weiner (Low Cut Connie) tells a tale of magical personhood in a Macon, Georgia bus station.

Listening to Deerhoof on an iPod Shuffle

Music
By Hannah Rainey | March 14, 2019
By Hannah Rainey | March 14, 2019

Listening to Deerhoof on an iPod Shuffle

Hannah Rainey (Shady Bug) pays tribute to the band’s now-10-year-old album Offend Maggie.

How Songwriting Saved Kiri Oliver from the Curse of Perfectionism

Music
By Kiri Oliver | February 28, 2019
By Kiri Oliver | February 28, 2019

How Songwriting Saved Kiri Oliver from the Curse of Perfectionism

The Early Riser frontwoman on the importance of being willing to fall on your face once in a while.

Murray A. Lightburn’s Guide to Songwriting

Music
By Murray A. Lightburn | February 26, 2019
By Murray A. Lightburn | February 26, 2019

Murray A. Lightburn’s Guide to Songwriting

A crash course from The Dears' frontman.

The Duality of Moving Panoramas

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By Moving Panoramas | February 22, 2019
By Moving Panoramas | February 22, 2019

The Duality of Moving Panoramas

Frontwoman Leslie Sisson guides us through the many meanings behind the band's new album In Two

Not All Who Wander Aren’t Lost

Music
By David Huckfelt | February 7, 2019
By David Huckfelt | February 7, 2019

Not All Who Wander Aren’t Lost

David Huckfelt (The Pines) on solitude, wildnerness, and his time as Artist-In-Residence at the remote Isle Royale National Park.

When I Was a Teenage (Almost) Rockstar

Music
By Michal Towber | February 6, 2019
By Michal Towber | February 6, 2019

When I Was a Teenage (Almost) Rockstar

"Sure, it makes a good story. But for what? For whom?"

The Spectacle and Sensation of Shania Twain

Music
By Robbie Fulks | February 4, 2019
By Robbie Fulks | February 4, 2019

The Spectacle and Sensation of Shania Twain

Robbie Fulks delves into how Shania’s impeccable pop-country sound came to be.

Introducing: H.Grimace’s “She’s In a State”

Music
By H.Grimace | January 22, 2019
By H.Grimace | January 22, 2019

Introducing: H.Grimace’s “She’s In a State”

A track premiere, plus an essay by frontwoman Hannah Gledhill.

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