music column
Reading Music: This Brats Autobiography is Kind of a Fucked-Up Fairytale
Andrew Matheson’s new book about his failed punk band is the anti-happily-ever-after.
Beats & Treats: These Dinosaur Jr.-Inspired Sweets Will Make You Believe in Love Again
Prince Rama’s Nimai Larson thinks J. Mascis sounds heartbroken on Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not — and she has the perfect cure.
BarRoom Blitz: What One Brave Bartender Has Been Playing this Summer While You’ve Been Outside
Musician/bartender Zachary Lipez has been spinning Nothing, Kristin Kontrol and more while you’ve been getting skin cancer.
How to Break up with Someone While Listening to the Supremes
Dave Hill has even more excellent love advice — and tunes — for the lovelorn.
Dude, Be Cool: Here’s How NOT to Be a Booze Mutant
Uncle Honus advises you to just puke in your purse.
Hot Love: How to be Cool with Being Thirty and Single While Listening to Black Flag
Dave Hill has even more excellent love advice — and tunes — for the lovelorn.
Dude, Be Cool: Here’s How NOT to Piss off a Band with the Little Things
Honus Honus just wants a quiet place to do what humans do.
Hot Love: How to Get Your Stoner Boyfriend in the Mood with T. Rex
Dave Hill has even more excellent love advice — and tunes — for the lovelorn.
How to Clean Nothing: The Death of Anti-Inspiration in the Face of Trump’s America
Hutch Harris (the Thermals) would rather never make a record again than live in a country governed by Donald Trump.
Beats & Treats: Jon Pardi’s California Sunrise as a Boot-Stompin’ Cookie Recipe
Nimai Larson’s (Prince Rama) Classy Cowboy Cookies are worth spending your whole paycheck on.
Dude, Be Cool: Here’s How NOT to Treat the Merch Person
Respect Marc Hinkle, Honus Honus’ fictional merch dude.
Reading Music: Brian “Head” Welch’s (Korn) Newest Book is Heavy on the Mistakes, Light on the Miracles
No matter how spectacularly he fails, there’s always Jesus, standing there like a pushover mom, ready to forgive and forget and repeat.