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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.

John Colpitts (Oneida, Kid Millions) Failed at His First Attempt to Soundtrack a Film

Music
By John Colpitts | May 31, 2016
By John Colpitts | May 31, 2016

John Colpitts (Oneida, Kid Millions) Failed at His First Attempt to Soundtrack a Film

And learned some pretty vital lessons in the process.

Here’s Why Listening Makes or Breaks a Band

Music
By Ryan Lindsey | May 26, 2016
By Ryan Lindsey | May 26, 2016

Here’s Why Listening Makes or Breaks a Band

BRONCHO’s Ryan Lindsey tells us why a band is like the Eames diagram.

Don’t Get Rich, Don’t Die Trying: Thriving V. Surviving in the Music Industry

Music
By Hutch Harris | May 25, 2016
By Hutch Harris | May 25, 2016

Don’t Get Rich, Don’t Die Trying: Thriving V. Surviving in the Music Industry

Hutch Harris of the Thermals isn’t rich, but he’s not sure he wants you to know that.

M.C. Taylor Remembers His Songwriting Hero, Guy Clark

Music
By M.C. Taylor | May 19, 2016
By M.C. Taylor | May 19, 2016

M.C. Taylor Remembers His Songwriting Hero, Guy Clark

The Hiss Golden Messenger frontman never met Clark, but he knows exactly what he would have told the legend.

The Counting Crows Taught Me Not to Give a Fuck About the Critics

Music
By Eric Slick | May 12, 2016
By Eric Slick | May 12, 2016

The Counting Crows Taught Me Not to Give a Fuck About the Critics

Dr. Dog’s Eric Slick pens a defense of the oft-maligned mainstream band.

The Problem with YACHT — and Understanding Overreaction in the Age of Outrage

Music
By Hutch Harris | May 11, 2016
By Hutch Harris | May 11, 2016

The Problem with YACHT — and Understanding Overreaction in the Age of Outrage

Hutch Harris of the Thermals examines his reaction to YACHT’s faux sex tape scandal.

How Working Double Shifts at Applebee’s Helped Me Succeed as a Musician

Music
By VÉRITÉ | May 6, 2016
By VÉRITÉ | May 6, 2016

How Working Double Shifts at Applebee’s Helped Me Succeed as a Musician

Kelsey Byrne’s — a.k.a VÉRITÉ — career was on the up and up while she served tourists Triple Chocolate Meltdowns.

Juliana Hatfield Battles with Herself over Whether or Not to Sell a Personal Note from Kurt Cobain

Music
By Juliana Hatfield | May 5, 2016
By Juliana Hatfield | May 5, 2016

Juliana Hatfield Battles with Herself over Whether or Not to Sell a Personal Note from Kurt Cobain

The prolific musician is considering parting with a piece of rock — and personal — history to pay her bills. Spoiler alert: she probably won’t.

Wake Up and Smell Stars Hollow: How the Uncelebrated Best Things in Life Became the Theme Song of a Gilmore Girls Generation

Music
By Louise Goffin | May 2, 2016
By Louise Goffin | May 2, 2016

Wake Up and Smell Stars Hollow: How the Uncelebrated Best Things in Life Became the Theme Song of a Gilmore Girls Generation

Louise Goffin talks singing the theme song of the mother-daughter show with her mother, Carole King.

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