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David Berman: I Don’t Know, Adonai

Music
By Julie Weitz | August 7, 2020
By Julie Weitz | August 7, 2020

David Berman: I Don’t Know, Adonai

Video artist Julie Weitz remembers her unlikely friendship with the musician a year after his passing.

Write Ugly, Edit Pretty

Music
By Gracie and Rachel | July 17, 2020
By Gracie and Rachel | July 17, 2020

Write Ugly, Edit Pretty

Gracie Coates of Gracie and Rachel on the duo’s newly refined writing process.

Tenci Will Never Get Sick of Love Is Overtaking Me

Music
By Tenci | July 6, 2020
By Tenci | July 6, 2020

Tenci Will Never Get Sick of Love Is Overtaking Me

Arthur Russell gave Jess Shoman the confidence to feel “like an open sore” on her new record.

Rebelmatic Makes Hardcore That Is Unapologetically Black

Music
By Rebelmatic | July 2, 2020
By Rebelmatic | July 2, 2020

Rebelmatic Makes Hardcore That Is Unapologetically Black

Frontman Creature talks the tokenization of Black artists, and why ACAB is more than just a motto.

Music By the Humbled, For the Humbled

Music
By Elrichman | June 24, 2020
By Elrichman | June 24, 2020

Music By the Humbled, For the Humbled

Paul Erlichman (Elrichman) talks Randy Newman, The Roches, and Sparks.

What Joy Downer Still Appreciates About Growing Up Mormon

Music
By Joy Downer | June 23, 2020
By Joy Downer | June 23, 2020

What Joy Downer Still Appreciates About Growing Up Mormon

Even though the dream-pop artist unofficially left the church, she’s carried some values with her.

The Good Booking, Part 3

Music
By Adam Voith | June 19, 2020
By Adam Voith | June 19, 2020

The Good Booking, Part 3

Joe Christmas & the Holiday Hotbox.

The Good Booking, Part 2

Music
By Adam Voith | June 17, 2020
By Adam Voith | June 17, 2020

The Good Booking, Part 2

You’re Not Holding a Christian Piece of Paper.

The Good Booking, Part 1

Music
By Adam Voith | June 15, 2020
By Adam Voith | June 15, 2020

The Good Booking, Part 1

The Bonfire & the Bassist: Both Hot!

Fuck the Police: Victoria Ruiz (Downtown Boys) on Why You Should Protest the Cops, Too

Music
By Victoria Ruiz | June 1, 2020
By Victoria Ruiz | June 1, 2020

Fuck the Police: Victoria Ruiz (Downtown Boys) on Why You Should Protest the Cops, Too

Revisiting Ruiz’s 2017 essay on how, if we’re to protest Donald Trump, we must also protest one of his biggest supporters: the police.

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