music essay
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
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
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
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
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
Louise Goffin talks singing the theme song of the mother-daughter show with her mother, Carole King.
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Bands Who Are Younger Than Me
Hutch Harris of the Thermals used to hate the kids.
Talkhouse Contributors Remember Prince
Dave Depper (Death Cab for Cutie), JD Samson and more pay tribute to a pop legend.
Valentine’s Day By the Soft Moon — Or, How I Fell in Love with Music Again
Carlos Dengler attended his first show in five years on New York's coldest Hallmark holiday yet.
How Is a Concert Like a Ritual?
Musician and meditation guru Dinner serves up some musings on music and spirituality.
Here’s What It Was Like To Make Music Before the Losers Won
As the Blake Babies prepare to reissue their ’80s demos, John Strohm looks back on the band’s birth.
What Happens When Your Most Successful Album Was a Joke?
Morgan Enos’ Sun Kil Moon parody album went viral — and got him thinking.
