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Navigating Romance as Both Path and Place — An Interview with Fontaines D.C.
Love is a sacred feeling, perhaps the most sacred of all—a complex, multifaceted force that requires not just passion, but a willingness...
Tonitruale Live - Thurston Moore is New in Town and Looking to Set Up Shop
The legendary Thurston Moore dials in to chat about everything you need to know about his upcoming album, "Flow Critical Lucidity."
I Liked Them Before They Became Popular
When I was thirteen, I was initiated into what people online called "real music." My cousin encouraged me to listen to the Red Hot Chili...
Gov Ball 2024, Day 3: Kevin Abstract is Still a Gays Only Event
Photo by Anna Downs “It's a quarter after one, I'm all alone and I need you now...” There are very few artists that could open their set...
Charli XCX Revisits Her Roots and Redefines The "Pop Star" Title on BRAT
"Wondering about whether I think I deserve commercial success, it's running through my mind. Sometimes, I really think it would be cool...
So Horny I’m Bending Time: Indie Sleaze and the Collapse of Culture
Illustration by Taya Welter Coming straight out of 2024’s winter-spring collection of post-niche-micro-macro-trends, and guaranteed to be...
Gianna Cicchetti
Apr 3, 20242 min read
The Fever Haze's Fifth Record Moonbow: Glowing as Warm and Bright as the Name Suggests
When I was first recommended The Fever Haze’s 2022 record, An Apple on the Highest Branch, I knew they’d be a band for me. The Michigan...
Rob Lucchesi
Apr 3, 20241 min read
Tonitruale Live - Midwest Emo, Regular Show Trivia and Mordecai's "Should've Known"
Wisconsin-based midwest emo band, Mordecai, stops by to chat all things music, their love for Regular Show, the band's beginnings, and...
Rob Lucchesi
Mar 27, 20243 min read
Gov Ball 2024: The Who, What and Why of Who to See
Photos via Gov Ball Bust out the sunscreen and break in your fishnets, everyone, New York's supposed and self-proclaimed biggest party of...
Kora Elms Fleming
Mar 26, 20244 min read
The “Duh Moment” Turned Into the Musical Mosaic Trio, Coco
Although I wish I was starting this story painting an image of me on my way to a Coco show, I’m writing this half in my bedroom, half in...
David Feigelson
Mar 25, 20245 min read
Yeat's 2093: Mumble Rap or Economic Theory?
Unpacking the Portland rapper's grandest statement yet.
Rob Lucchesi
Mar 20, 20243 min read
It's Not Quite Everything I Thought It Was Gonna Be
Photos by Charlotte Rutherford Is there anything Justin Timberlake can't do? The singer, songwriter, published author, semi-remembered...
faith logue
Mar 11, 20245 min read
Ariana Grande Releases Deeply Personal Album 'eternal sunshine'
Ariana Grande is bringing back the pop girl magic of the 2000s in her diverse and inspiring album eternal sunshine. At just 35 minutes...
Rob Lucchesi
Mar 8, 20242 min read
From My Guts, With Lots of Love: Dirtsa Cuts Down to the Nerve on Cathartic New Single
"These four walls" is one of those dime-a-dozen phrases you've no doubt heard a time or two in your life. There have been a number of...
Kora Elms Fleming
Mar 8, 20245 min read
Landing on Chicago's Neptune's Core
Arriving on the surface of a planet far far away (The Metro in Chicago), two groups of sisters plant their flag on raw, cathartic rock,...
Rob Lucchesi
Feb 20, 20243 min read
Cardinals' Music isn't for You (It's for Them)
Photos by Emily Cardona As those that know me personally will attest (and as I'm sure our readers have probably gathered from my profane...
Mike Amodei
Feb 14, 20242 min read
Paramore's Spin on Talking Heads' "Burning Down The House" is a Vibrant Homage to a Timeless Classic
A24 Music announced the compilation Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense, which comes in...
Kora Elms Fleming
Feb 13, 20245 min read
Is it a Musically Inclined Frankenstein or Chicago Band Lonnie?
The Empty Bottle, soft blue light, two guitars, one bass, drums, piano, and the band Lonnie–acting as a jazzy Frankenstein monster, their...
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