music essay

UK band Girl Ray on the expensive endeavor of playing in the States.

Molly Burch on the memories that keep her up at night, and how they inspired her new record.

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

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

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

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

Cormac Sheehan waxes philosophical on Antipodean rock & roll.

Why Buick Audra wrote a concept album about Massachusetts.

Hana Bryanne on Tumblr Feminism and growing up online.

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

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

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