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Tag: music essay

I’m Really Big

By Ruth Garbus | September 8, 2023
By Ruth Garbus | September 8, 2023

I’m Really Big

Ruth Garbus on performance and staying "balanced on the beam of healthy self."

The Smashing Pumpkins’ Siamese Dream Taught Me To Zig When Others Zag

Music
By Morgan Enos | September 7, 2023
By Morgan Enos | September 7, 2023

The Smashing Pumpkins’ Siamese Dream Taught Me To Zig When Others Zag

Morgan Enos (Other Houses) on coming back to the ‘90s heroes and their refractory masterpiece.

Sinéad O’Connor Was Right About Everything

Music
By Shirley Manson | August 4, 2023
By Shirley Manson | August 4, 2023

Sinéad O’Connor Was Right About Everything

Shirley Manson (Garbage) remembers the once-in-a-lifetime artist.

Sad But True

Music
By Hana Bryanne | July 14, 2023
By Hana Bryanne | July 14, 2023

Sad But True

Hana Bryanne’s brief inquiry into the “online sad girl.”

The Frat Party in a Trailer Park at the End of the World

Music
By Geld | July 5, 2023
By Geld | July 5, 2023

The Frat Party in a Trailer Park at the End of the World

Cormac Sheehan waxes philosophical on Antipodean rock & roll.

Applying New Language to Memories

Music
By Friendship Commanders | June 20, 2023
By Friendship Commanders | June 20, 2023

Applying New Language to Memories

Why Buick Audra wrote a concept album about Massachusetts.

Dollface

Music
By Hana Bryanne | June 16, 2023
By Hana Bryanne | June 16, 2023

Dollface

Hana Bryanne on Tumblr Feminism and growing up online.

Don’t Sneak: Living In A Post-Patrick Lavender Country

Music
By Alex Riggs | May 31, 2023
By Alex Riggs | May 31, 2023

Don’t Sneak: Living In A Post-Patrick Lavender Country

Alex Riggs pays tribute to "the champion of working class queers."

On Music, Grief, and the Religion of Nature

Music
By Wila Frank | May 11, 2023
By Wila Frank | May 11, 2023

On Music, Grief, and the Religion of Nature

Wila Frank writes about how songwriting helped connect her to her father after his passing.

Something To Look Forward To

Music
By John Strohm | May 9, 2023
By John Strohm | May 9, 2023

Something To Look Forward To

John Strohm on how his new record was inspired by his late friend, the musician Ed Ackerson.

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