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The End is New

Music
By The Suitcase Junket | December 2, 2020
By The Suitcase Junket | December 2, 2020

The End is New

Matt Lorenz of The Suitcase Junket on the art of salvage.

PYNKIE Talks Nursing at the Height of the Pandemic

Music
By PYNKIE | November 23, 2020
By PYNKIE | November 23, 2020

PYNKIE Talks Nursing at the Height of the Pandemic

Lindsey Radice reports from the front line.

On The Tragic, Unjust Death of Stonechild Chiefstick

Music
By Friendship Commanders | November 19, 2020
By Friendship Commanders | November 19, 2020

On The Tragic, Unjust Death of Stonechild Chiefstick

Buick Audra of Friendship Commanders walks through the difficult process of writing a true song.

Dominican Cowboy

Music
By Nané | November 18, 2020
By Nané | November 18, 2020

Dominican Cowboy

Nané’s Daniel Sahad on creating your culture as a first generation American.

The New Necessary

Music
By William Tyler | October 30, 2020
By William Tyler | October 30, 2020

The New Necessary

William Tyler on trying to move forward, personally and politically, this year.

Danko Jones on Eddie Van Halen’s Hidden Musical Desires

Music
By Danko Jones | October 19, 2020
By Danko Jones | October 19, 2020

Danko Jones on Eddie Van Halen’s Hidden Musical Desires

The singer-guitarist sees a lot beneath his hero’s musical surface.

Thao Nguyen Embraces Her Cultural Heritage and Her Queer Identity After the Fact and Right On Time

Music
By Thao Nguyen | October 16, 2020
By Thao Nguyen | October 16, 2020

Thao Nguyen Embraces Her Cultural Heritage and Her Queer Identity After the Fact and Right On Time

Watch the documentary about the Get Down Stay Down leader's trip to Vietnam.

Josh Hodges on the Ambient Records That Influenced STRFKR

Music
By STRFKR | October 12, 2020
By STRFKR | October 12, 2020

Josh Hodges on the Ambient Records That Influenced STRFKR

The band’s latest album is a diversion out of traditional structure, and we asked him to talk about its influences.

A Chronological Remembrance of Eddie Van Halen

Music
By Devin McKnight | October 12, 2020
By Devin McKnight | October 12, 2020

A Chronological Remembrance of Eddie Van Halen

Devin McKnight (Maneka) pays tribute to the late guitar legend.

William, It Was Really Something

Music
By Caleb Nichols | September 16, 2020
By Caleb Nichols | September 16, 2020

William, It Was Really Something

Caleb Nichols (Soft People) on queer longing in music and poetry.

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