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Tag: music essay

Gig Economy: TOMI

Music
By Pamela Autuori | May 22, 2018
By Pamela Autuori | May 22, 2018

Gig Economy: TOMI

The singer recounts her switch from "Pam the secretary" to full-time musician.

Gig Economy: Trixie Mattel

Music
By Terra Naomi | May 10, 2018
By Terra Naomi | May 10, 2018

Gig Economy: Trixie Mattel

"Being a musician out of drag is a lot harder," and other career insights from a true queen.

Introducing: “Back in Brooklyn”

Music
By Nandi Rose Plunkett | April 10, 2018
By Nandi Rose Plunkett | April 10, 2018

Introducing: “Back in Brooklyn”

The premiere of a new Half Waif song, plus an essay from its writer.

On Autographing, or Why I’m So Sorry but Please No I’d Very Much Rather Not Sign Your Record Sorry Please

Music
By Phil Elverum | March 2, 2018
By Phil Elverum | March 2, 2018

On Autographing, or Why I’m So Sorry but Please No I’d Very Much Rather Not Sign Your Record Sorry Please

The man behind Mount Eerie on the imbalance of power between artist and fans.

A Whole Orchestra, in Pieces

Music
By Tony Banks | February 23, 2018
By Tony Banks | February 23, 2018

A Whole Orchestra, in Pieces

I think (I hope!) that the final result sounds as if everyone is playing at the same time in the same room.

How Bigotry Redefines Love

Music
By Terra Naomi | February 23, 2018
By Terra Naomi | February 23, 2018

How Bigotry Redefines Love

I was stunned last year, when my husband, in between sobs, told me his family would not celebrate our wedding because of “religious reasons.”

Falling in Love With Ursula K. Le Guin

Music
By Briana Marela | February 5, 2018
By Briana Marela | February 5, 2018

Falling in Love With Ursula K. Le Guin

Parsing (and writing songs about) her beautiful, strange worlds and "magical relationships."

From the Crates: Sadie Dupuis Revisits Chad Clark’s Essay on Meeting His Hero (and Discusses Some of Her Own)

Music
By Sadie Dupuis | January 8, 2018
By Sadie Dupuis | January 8, 2018

From the Crates: Sadie Dupuis Revisits Chad Clark’s Essay on Meeting His Hero (and Discusses Some of Her Own)

The Graduate

Music
By Ross Farrar | December 18, 2017
By Ross Farrar | December 18, 2017

The Graduate

Ceremony's frontman climbs the ladder of higher education.

Our Own Language

Music
By Fat Tony | December 13, 2017
By Fat Tony | December 13, 2017

Our Own Language

My brother Charles is autistic and has been nonverbal for our whole lives.

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