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Donovan Melero: To Myself, on the First Day of Sobriety

Music
By Donovan Melero | September 28, 2018
By Donovan Melero | September 28, 2018

Donovan Melero: To Myself, on the First Day of Sobriety

The Hail The Sun frontman's letter to himself from the other side of addiction.

Finding Love in Mall Goth Purgatory

Music
By Horror Movie Marathon | September 26, 2018
By Horror Movie Marathon | September 26, 2018

Finding Love in Mall Goth Purgatory

"I will ride for My Chemical Romance to the grave, because, from 2002 to 2012, they rode for both you and me."

Gig Economy: Karen Haglof

Music
By Karen Haglof | September 25, 2018
By Karen Haglof | September 25, 2018

Gig Economy: Karen Haglof

"In Gainesville, a man once stopped his pickup truck to roll down the window to say 'I’d be dead if it weren’t for you.'"

The Jar Will Always Lift Again

Music
By Mackenzie Scott | September 19, 2018
By Mackenzie Scott | September 19, 2018

The Jar Will Always Lift Again

"Depression is like waking up beside someone in your bed who claims to know and love you, and having absolutely no recollection of who they are."

The Endless Scientific Possibilities of Music, and Musical Possibilities of Science

Music
By Max Cooper | September 18, 2018
By Max Cooper | September 18, 2018

The Endless Scientific Possibilities of Music, and Musical Possibilities of Science

However clever you are, whatever system you think of for trying to understand the world, there's always things which you can never know.

Radical Indigenous Queer Feminism is Ceremony

Music
By Katherine Paul | September 14, 2018
By Katherine Paul | September 14, 2018

Radical Indigenous Queer Feminism is Ceremony

"I talk about my identity openly because of the Indigenous and queer voices that were silenced before me."

Realizing Our Humanity Through the Music of Burt Bacharach

Music
By Jonathan Butler | September 12, 2018
By Jonathan Butler | September 12, 2018

Realizing Our Humanity Through the Music of Burt Bacharach

“If I can get 10 people in an audience to sing 'love, sweet love' along with me, then I’ve done my job.”

Gig Economy: Nomi Ruiz

Music
By Nomi Ruiz | September 7, 2018
By Nomi Ruiz | September 7, 2018

Gig Economy: Nomi Ruiz

"I had no examples nor understanding of what I was going through, and I definitely never saw an R&B artist who embodied what I was to become."

Video Days: on Tenement, Wisconsin, and Aesthetic Rebirth

Music
By Mark Borchardt | August 29, 2018
By Mark Borchardt | August 29, 2018

Video Days: on Tenement, Wisconsin, and Aesthetic Rebirth

Mark Borchardt (American Movie) talks his foray into directing music videos.

On Swans and Expressing the Inexpressible

Music
By Jon Mueller | August 22, 2018
By Jon Mueller | August 22, 2018

On Swans and Expressing the Inexpressible

Since 1987, Swans has been the soundtrack to Jon Mueller's existence.

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