Do You Like System of a Down?
By Sami Martasian | January 14, 2022
By Sami Martasian | January 14, 2022
Do You Like System of a Down?
Sami Martasian (Puppy Problems) on nu-metal and the Armenian Diaspora.
Tag: music essay
Welcome to Buttland
By Sam Goblin | January 3, 2022
By Sam Goblin | January 3, 2022
Welcome to Buttland
A defense of Butt Rock, by Sam Goblin (Mister Goblin).
Ode to a Basement
By Miles Francis | December 10, 2021
By Miles Francis | December 10, 2021
Ode to a Basement
Miles Francis on rebuilding the home studio they grew up in after Hurricane Ida.
Meric Long Talks Arthritis and Finding Hope in Impermanence
By Meric Long | November 30, 2021
By Meric Long | November 30, 2021
Meric Long Talks Arthritis and Finding Hope in Impermanence
The Dodos guitarist on how his diagnosis influenced the creation of their new album.
Test Subjects Love the Voyeuristic Fantasy of This Old House
By Test Subjects | November 18, 2021
By Test Subjects | November 18, 2021
Test Subjects Love the Voyeuristic Fantasy of This Old House
Sam Glick on suburban insularity and the PBS classic.
Izaak Opatz Wants to Tell Other People’s Stories
By Izaak Opatz | November 10, 2021
By Izaak Opatz | November 10, 2021
Izaak Opatz Wants to Tell Other People’s Stories
The singer-songwriter on going back to school for journalism.
Saturday Night Wrist Is the Outlier of Deftones’ Catalog
By Spring Silver | November 9, 2021
By Spring Silver | November 9, 2021
Saturday Night Wrist Is the Outlier of Deftones’ Catalog
Spring Silver celebrates the “abrasive” record on its 15th anniversary.
Power Pop Is Camp
By Mo Troper | November 3, 2021
Power Pop Is Camp
Mo Troper offers a treatise on the hotly debated subgenre.
What Count Me In Gets Wrong About the History of Drumming
By John Colpitts | October 20, 2021
By John Colpitts | October 20, 2021
What Count Me In Gets Wrong About the History of Drumming
John Colpitts reviews the new Netflix doc.
Something In the Water
By Tara L. Key | October 15, 2021
By Tara L. Key | October 15, 2021
Something In the Water
Tara L. Key (Antietam) pays tribute to Wink O’Bannon, and the history of Louisville’s music.