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Tag: music essay

The Counting Crows Taught Me Not to Give a Fuck About the Critics

Music
By Eric Slick | May 12, 2016
By Eric Slick | May 12, 2016

The Counting Crows Taught Me Not to Give a Fuck About the Critics

Dr. Dog’s Eric Slick pens a defense of the oft-maligned mainstream band.

The Problem with YACHT — and Understanding Overreaction in the Age of Outrage

Music
By Hutch Harris | May 11, 2016
By Hutch Harris | May 11, 2016

The Problem with YACHT — and Understanding Overreaction in the Age of Outrage

Hutch Harris of the Thermals examines his reaction to YACHT’s faux sex tape scandal.

How Working Double Shifts at Applebee’s Helped Me Succeed as a Musician

Music
By VÉRITÉ | May 6, 2016
By VÉRITÉ | May 6, 2016

How Working Double Shifts at Applebee’s Helped Me Succeed as a Musician

Kelsey Byrne’s — a.k.a VÉRITÉ — career was on the up and up while she served tourists Triple Chocolate Meltdowns.

Juliana Hatfield Battles with Herself over Whether or Not to Sell a Personal Note from Kurt Cobain

Music
By Juliana Hatfield | May 5, 2016
By Juliana Hatfield | May 5, 2016

Juliana Hatfield Battles with Herself over Whether or Not to Sell a Personal Note from Kurt Cobain

The prolific musician is considering parting with a piece of rock — and personal — history to pay her bills. Spoiler alert: she probably won’t.

Wake Up and Smell Stars Hollow: How the Uncelebrated Best Things in Life Became the Theme Song of a Gilmore Girls Generation

Music
By Louise Goffin | May 2, 2016
By Louise Goffin | May 2, 2016

Wake Up and Smell Stars Hollow: How the Uncelebrated Best Things in Life Became the Theme Song of a Gilmore Girls Generation

Louise Goffin talks singing the theme song of the mother-daughter show with her mother, Carole King.

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Bands Who Are Younger Than Me

Music
By Hutch Harris | April 25, 2016
By Hutch Harris | April 25, 2016

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Bands Who Are Younger Than Me

Hutch Harris of the Thermals used to hate the kids.

Talkhouse Contributors Remember Prince

Music
April 21, 2016
April 21, 2016

Talkhouse Contributors Remember Prince

Dave Depper (Death Cab for Cutie), JD Samson and more pay tribute to a pop legend.

Valentine’s Day By the Soft Moon — Or, How I Fell in Love with Music Again

Music
By Carlos Dengler | April 21, 2016
By Carlos Dengler | April 21, 2016

Valentine’s Day By the Soft Moon — Or, How I Fell in Love with Music Again

Carlos Dengler attended his first show in five years on New York's coldest Hallmark holiday yet.

How Is a Concert Like a Ritual?

Music
By Dinner | April 9, 2016
By Dinner | April 9, 2016

How Is a Concert Like a Ritual?

Musician and meditation guru Dinner serves up some musings on music and spirituality.

Here’s What It Was Like To Make Music Before the Losers Won

Music
By John Strohm | March 25, 2016
By John Strohm | March 25, 2016

Here’s What It Was Like To Make Music Before the Losers Won

As the Blake Babies prepare to reissue their ’80s demos, John Strohm looks back on the band’s birth.

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