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Welcome to Buttland

Music
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

Music
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

Music
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

Music
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

Music
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

Music
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

Music
By Mo Troper | November 3, 2021
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

Music
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

Music
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.

DPCD on the Divine Inspiration of Shaker Art

Music
By Alec Watson | September 28, 2021
By Alec Watson | September 28, 2021

DPCD on the Divine Inspiration of Shaker Art

Alec Watson talks the unlikely connection he found in the religious community's mystical drawings.

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