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How Livestreaming Helped Me Return to Live Music as a Parent

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By Meredith Hobbs Coons | August 17, 2022

How Livestreaming Helped Me Return to Live Music as a Parent

Meredith Hobbs Coons (Lamb’s Ear) on community-building, accessibility, and the end of her livestream series.

Narrate Your Whole Lives

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By Sinéad O’Brien | July 18, 2022

Narrate Your Whole Lives

Sinéad O’Brien questions our reliability as storytellers in a digital world.

How Erykah Badu’s Untouchable Cool Inspired Katie Alice Greer’s Solo Debut

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By Katie Alice Greer | June 30, 2022

How Erykah Badu’s Untouchable Cool Inspired Katie Alice Greer’s Solo Debut

On Amerykahn Promise Pt.1 (Fourth World War) and Barbarism.

Keane’s Under the Iron Sea is a Masterpiece of Modern Pop

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By Spring Silver | June 28, 2022

Keane’s Under the Iron Sea is a Masterpiece of Modern Pop

Spring Silver goes to bat for the record 16 years later.

What Made Mr. Mustard Such A Mean Old Man?

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By Caleb Nichols | June 27, 2022

What Made Mr. Mustard Such A Mean Old Man?

Caleb Nichols on queering the Beatles.

Toward A More Gentle Presence

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By Field Guides | June 24, 2022

Toward A More Gentle Presence

Benedict Kupstas (Field Guides) on birdwatching, art, and humility.

John Strohm (Blake Babies) Revisits the Insecurity, Neurosis, and Big Dreams of Sunburn

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By John Strohm | June 21, 2022

John Strohm (Blake Babies) Revisits the Insecurity, Neurosis, and Big Dreams of Sunburn

On what it was like to be a “college rock” band on the verge in 1990.

Role Models: When Mariah Carey Sings, Lucy Liyou Hears an Infinite Mythos

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By Lucy Liyou | May 31, 2022

Role Models: When Mariah Carey Sings, Lucy Liyou Hears an Infinite Mythos

The experimental artist meditates on the legend, syllable-by-syllable.

No One Knows How to Do It Like Brainiac

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By Craig Heed | May 25, 2022

No One Knows How to Do It Like Brainiac

Remembering the band, 25 years after its untimely end.

Viv Radio Ayiti!

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By Leyla McCalla | May 9, 2022

Viv Radio Ayiti!

Leyla McCalla on the academic origin of her new record, Breaking the Thermometer, inspired by Haiti’s rebel radio.