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Music is My Hobby Now — and I’m Proud

Music
By John Strohm | June 27, 2016
By John Strohm | June 27, 2016

Music is My Hobby Now — and I’m Proud

John Strohm (Blake Babies, the Lemonheads) enjoys the simple pleasures of playing a suburban block party.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers Should Bring Back the Socks

Music
By Rjyan Kidwell | June 23, 2016
By Rjyan Kidwell | June 23, 2016

The Red Hot Chili Peppers Should Bring Back the Socks

Rjyan Kidwell (Cex) dives into the Peps’ The Getaway.

What Eric Slick (Dr. Dog, Lithuania) Learned About Writing Lyrics from Steely Dan

Music
By Eric Slick | June 22, 2016
By Eric Slick | June 22, 2016

What Eric Slick (Dr. Dog, Lithuania) Learned About Writing Lyrics from Steely Dan

Steely Dan basically wrote their own Infinite Jest, with deep anecdotal footnotes and a separate dictionary to boot.

Talkhouse Film Contributors Remember Anton Yelchin

Film
By Filmmakers | June 20, 2016
By Filmmakers | June 20, 2016

Talkhouse Film Contributors Remember Anton Yelchin

Joe Dante, Martin Donovan, Ben York Jones, Victor Levin and more pay tribute to the late great actor and ardent cinephile.

Colin Meloy (the Decemberists) Shares a Snapshot Memory in Honor of The Queen is Dead

Music
By Colin Meloy | June 16, 2016
By Colin Meloy | June 16, 2016

Colin Meloy (the Decemberists) Shares a Snapshot Memory in Honor of The Queen is Dead

The Smiths record turned thirty today, and got Meloy thinking.

Ben Watt Explains How He Picked the Openers for His Upcoming Tour

Music
By Ben Watt | June 13, 2016
By Ben Watt | June 13, 2016

Ben Watt Explains How He Picked the Openers for His Upcoming Tour

Check out the fresh crop of talent that Watt is bringing on tour.

Bree McKenna (Tacocat, Childbirth) Points out the Sad Irony Inherent in the Attacks Against Brock Turner’s Friend

Music
By Bree Mckenna | June 10, 2016
By Bree Mckenna | June 10, 2016

Bree McKenna (Tacocat, Childbirth) Points out the Sad Irony Inherent in the Attacks Against Brock Turner’s Friend

The situation caused her to think of her own music community and how it mishandles the subject of rape.

Esmé Patterson Plans to Celebrate the Swedish Heroes of the Stanford Rape Case on Stage

Music
By Esmé Patterson | June 10, 2016
By Esmé Patterson | June 10, 2016

Esmé Patterson Plans to Celebrate the Swedish Heroes of the Stanford Rape Case on Stage

Two bicycles, to her, represent love and light in the darkness.

UPDATED: Please Help Chris Gethard Find This Lost J Church Single

Music
By Chris Gethard | June 8, 2016
By Chris Gethard | June 8, 2016

UPDATED: Please Help Chris Gethard Find This Lost J Church Single

Gethard is looking for “The Creep is Back” — in the name of friendship.

The Ain’t Rights are All Right: Four Days in the Green Room

Music
By Hutch Harris | June 7, 2016
By Hutch Harris | June 7, 2016

The Ain’t Rights are All Right: Four Days in the Green Room

Hutch Harris of the Thermals talks teaching actors how to be musicians.

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