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Finding the Faith, or What I Learned Working with At-Risk LGBTQ Youth

Damon Cardasis on his experiences making Saturday Church, which shows a positive path forward for Christianity in the LGBTQ community.

January 12, 2018

Songs of Worship

My time in the Christian ministry and work as a musician are deeply connected.

September 12, 2017

Jonny Pierce (the Drums) Talks Gay Conversion Therapy, His True Voice and Fear

Life will never be perfect, but by honoring who we are and loving who we are, we can make it better.

December 13, 2016

Will Toledo (Car Seat Headrest) on Kanye’s Most Repulsive (and Amazing) Album

A human being is a repulsive creature, too, when broken down into parts. It is only upon glimpsing the whole that beauty can be found.

December 2, 2016

On Being a White Male Atheist and an Afghan Woman in the Time of Trump

Azar Swan’s music has always reflected the dynamic between them. It will continue to.

Will Sheff (Okkervil River) Talks Bill Fay’s Who Is the Sender?

The faith in rediscovered cult favorite Bill Fay's songs about God, war, greed and nature is strong — you can lean against it and it will hold you up.

June 1, 2015

Adam Bhala Lough (The Carter) Talks Maxime Giroux’s Félix & Meira

A director who abandoned the church as a teenager finds resonance in a film about a woman struggling with her religion and her community.

April 23, 2015

Tim Showalter (Strand of Oaks) Talks Father John Misty’s I Love You, Honeybear

Josh Tillman’s transition from pious to prankster on his latest album makes Tim Showalter contemplate his own fall from grace.

February 10, 2015

Zachary Lipez (Freshkills, Publicist UK) Talks Wovenhand’s Refractory Obdurate

Being, by reasonable standards of measurement, as adrift as the next motherfucker, I think about God all the time. I wake up, give praise, fear...

April 18, 2014

Louise Burns (Gold & Youth, Lillix) Talks Current 93’s I Am the Last of All the Field That Fell: A Channel

Picture yourself in a world ruled hand-in-hand by Aleister Crowley and Jesus Christ. Every moment feels like you're on the edge of the apocalypse...

March 12, 2014

Luke Temple (Here We Go Magic) Talks Cass McCombs’ Big Wheel and Others

I was rather late to the game of songwriting. I recorded my first album when I was 30 and, as with most first attempts, it was, at least to me...

October 16, 2013

Anika Talks Oneohtrix Point Never’s R Plus Seven

Oneohtrix Point Never's previous album, 2011's Replica, was received with much critical acclaim, and this is the first from OPN...

October 2, 2013