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On Falling Out of Love with Songwriting, and Then Back In

Music
By Karl Kuehn | October 7, 2022
By Karl Kuehn | October 7, 2022

On Falling Out of Love with Songwriting, and Then Back In

Karl Kuehn (Gay Meat) talks re-learning music’s purpose in his life.

On Making Music Again After Partial Hearing Loss

Music
By Aarktica | September 30, 2022
By Aarktica | September 30, 2022

On Making Music Again After Partial Hearing Loss

Aarktica (Jon DeRosa) remembers working his way through a horrific situation.

Spacemoth is Finding Her Path in Indie Rock as a First Generation Afghan-American

Music
By Spacemoth | September 23, 2022
By Spacemoth | September 23, 2022

Spacemoth is Finding Her Path in Indie Rock as a First Generation Afghan-American

Maryam Qudus's mom wants her to be "famous like Beach House!"

Patrick Holland is Starting “Fresh”

Music
By Patrick Holland | August 30, 2022
By Patrick Holland | August 30, 2022

Patrick Holland is Starting “Fresh”

The musician/producer on falling out of love with DJing and going where your art leads you.

mewithoutYou Changed Dominic Angelella’s Life

Music
By Dominic Angelella | August 18, 2022
By Dominic Angelella | August 18, 2022

mewithoutYou Changed Dominic Angelella’s Life

The former bassist remembers his time on the road on the eve of the Philly band’s final shows.

John Strohm (Blake Babies) Revisits the Insecurity, Neurosis, and Big Dreams of Sunburn

Music
By John Strohm | June 21, 2022
By John Strohm | June 21, 2022

John Strohm (Blake Babies) Revisits the Insecurity, Neurosis, and Big Dreams of Sunburn

On what it was like to be a “college rock” band on the verge in 1990.

Light For the Midnight

Music
By Al Spx | April 27, 2022
By Al Spx | April 27, 2022

Light For the Midnight

Al Spx on relearning how to care for herself and her career after being misdiagnosed as schizophrenic.

Ed Schrader’s Personal Guide to Nightclub Daydreaming

Music
By Ed Schrader | March 25, 2022
By Ed Schrader | March 25, 2022

Ed Schrader’s Personal Guide to Nightclub Daydreaming

On being their full self, in both art and life.

In An Era Of Smothering Control, The Fall Gave Me Freedom

Music
By Morgan Enos | March 18, 2022
By Morgan Enos | March 18, 2022

In An Era Of Smothering Control, The Fall Gave Me Freedom

Morgan Enos (Other Houses) on why Hex Enduction Hour makes him feel alive.

I Can’t Get Anybody Into Jethro Tull (And I Love It)

Music
By Morgan Enos | February 1, 2022
By Morgan Enos | February 1, 2022

I Can’t Get Anybody Into Jethro Tull (And I Love It)

Morgan Enos (Other Houses) on the prog legends’ new album and the joys of private musical communion.

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