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Tag: personal essay

Lina Tullgren on Playing Solitaire as a Form of Meditation on Tour

Music
By Lina Tullgren | August 23, 2019
By Lina Tullgren | August 23, 2019

Lina Tullgren on Playing Solitaire as a Form of Meditation on Tour

A love letter to the game that inspired their new album.

When I Played a Sofar Sounds Show

Music
By Adam Schatz | August 14, 2019
By Adam Schatz | August 14, 2019

When I Played a Sofar Sounds Show

A personal essay from Adam Schatz on Sofar Sounds and the creator-creative dichotomy.

Emo: A Personal History in Three Parts — Part 3, 2004–2019

Music
By Norman Brannon | August 13, 2019
By Norman Brannon | August 13, 2019

Emo: A Personal History in Three Parts — Part 3, 2004–2019

Norman Brannon talks Texas is the Reason, Emo Night, and the genre's lasting legacy.

Kate Tempest Talks Live Performance as an Antidote to Numbness

Music
By Kate Tempest | August 2, 2019
By Kate Tempest | August 2, 2019

Kate Tempest Talks Live Performance as an Antidote to Numbness

“They’re singing my life up there! That’s my despair, my hope is in those drums!”

Remembering My Dad Through Classic Rock’s Greatest Misses

Music
By Morgan Enos | August 1, 2019
By Morgan Enos | August 1, 2019

Remembering My Dad Through Classic Rock’s Greatest Misses

Morgan Enos (Other Houses) talks bonding with his dad over rock & roll’s flops and misfires.

Emo: A Personal History in Three Parts — Part 2, 1991-2003

Music
By Norman Brannon | July 31, 2019
By Norman Brannon | July 31, 2019

Emo: A Personal History in Three Parts — Part 2, 1991-2003

On Maximum Rock'n'Roll, hardcore fanzines, and asking Zack de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine about the last time he cried.

Emo: A Personal History in Three Parts — Part 1, 1987-1990

Music
By Norman Brannon | July 16, 2019
By Norman Brannon | July 16, 2019

Emo: A Personal History in Three Parts — Part 1, 1987-1990

Norman Brannon (Texas Is the Reason) on "emocore," Ian MacKaye, and emo's origin as an epithet.

Finding Musical Inspiration in Hypnopompia

Music
By Beshken | July 11, 2019
By Beshken | July 11, 2019

Finding Musical Inspiration in Hypnopompia

Beshken on how the hypnotic sleep state has influenced his creative process.

Tim Atlas Isn’t Just “That Guy from The Voice”

Music
By Tim Atlas | July 3, 2019
By Tim Atlas | July 3, 2019

Tim Atlas Isn’t Just “That Guy from The Voice”

The singer-songwriter-producer talks overcoming introversion and the stigma of reality TV.

A Stutter Slowed Fluencee Down, But Never Stopped Him

Music
By Fluencee | June 26, 2019
By Fluencee | June 26, 2019

A Stutter Slowed Fluencee Down, But Never Stopped Him

Jason Heffler, aka Fluencee, on how his speech impediment made him the producer and DJ he is today.

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