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What Does a Failed Caretaker Look Like?

Music
By Nandi Rose Plunkett | March 27, 2020
By Nandi Rose Plunkett | March 27, 2020

What Does a Failed Caretaker Look Like?

Half Waif’s Nandi Rose created a character for The Caretaker.

How Will Artists Survive a Pandemic?

Music
By John Colpitts | March 27, 2020
By John Colpitts | March 27, 2020

How Will Artists Survive a Pandemic?

John Colpitts talks to musicians from China, Italy, and South Korea about life in lockdown, and what the hell we’re going to do next.

Fear And Loathing In Amazon’s Las Vegas

Music
By Tim Keen | March 4, 2020
By Tim Keen | March 4, 2020

Fear And Loathing In Amazon’s Las Vegas

Tim Keen (Ought) takes a closer look at Intersect Fest, No Music For ICE, and being a musician in the age of late capitalism. 

Trail of Dead’s Conrad Keely Has Been Touring For 25 Years

Music
By Trail of Dead | February 21, 2020
By Trail of Dead | February 21, 2020

Trail of Dead’s Conrad Keely Has Been Touring For 25 Years

And he’s learned a lot about eating, sleeping, and living.

Never Sometimes Meet Your Idols

Music
By Dr. Frank | February 17, 2020
By Dr. Frank | February 17, 2020

Never Sometimes Meet Your Idols

Dr. Frank (Mr. T Experience) spent a few minutes with Johnny Thunders, and got a memory and souvenir for a lifetime.

Walter Martin Remembers His Friend and Jonathan Fire*Eater Bandmate Stewart Lupton

Music
By Walter Martin | February 12, 2020
By Walter Martin | February 12, 2020

Walter Martin Remembers His Friend and Jonathan Fire*Eater Bandmate Stewart Lupton

Martin pays tribute to their lifelong friendship — the good and the bad.

My Cousin The Rock Star

Music
By James Toth | January 29, 2020
By James Toth | January 29, 2020

My Cousin The Rock Star

James Toth of Wooden Wand isn’t the only musician in his family.

Hackedepicciotto Choose a Nomadic Life

Music
By Hackedepicciotto | January 28, 2020
By Hackedepicciotto | January 28, 2020

Hackedepicciotto Choose a Nomadic Life

Danielle de Picciotto on how she and Alexander Hacke gave up their Berlin home and started making their art on the road.

It’s Time for “Amateurs” to Reclaim Music

Music
By Ben Arthur | January 23, 2020
By Ben Arthur | January 23, 2020

It’s Time for “Amateurs” to Reclaim Music

Find some friends and sing a song together.

Robbie Fulks Dives Headfirst into the Strangely Messy World of Gordon Lightfoot

Music
By Robbie Fulks | January 22, 2020
By Robbie Fulks | January 22, 2020

Robbie Fulks Dives Headfirst into the Strangely Messy World of Gordon Lightfoot

And 236 songs later, our writer nearly drowns.

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