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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

A Bath Can Be Kind of Like a Country Song

By GracieHorse | April 27, 2023

By GracieHorse | April 27, 2023

A Bath Can Be Kind of Like a Country Song

GracieHorse talks "hot spring culture," and how it inspired her new track.