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That Time Clara Bizna$$ (Hand Job Academy) Wished She Was Insane

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Ben Gibbard is the frontman of Death Cab For Cutie. The band recently launched <a href="http://wehavethefacts2020.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wehavethefacts2020.com</a>, a site whose proceeds benefit <a href="https://fairfight.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fair Fight</a> and <a href="https://www.futurenow.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Future Now</a>, which seek to support voter rights and combat voter suppression.
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Bob Mould is an American singer-songwriter, DJ, producer, and the author of an autobigraphy, <a href="http://http//www.amazon.com/See-Little-Light-Trail-Melody/dp/B009WHP5PW/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1366903168&amp;sr=1-1">See a Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody</a> (Little, Brown, 2011). He has slept on more floors than he can remember. He has flown in Lear jets producing live TV pro wrestling. He has performed in halls across the world: Carnegie, Royal Albert, Disney, and dozens of VFW. Mould is currently living vehicle-free in San Francisco.

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Andrew Sa is a singer-songwriter from California, now also based in Chicago. His debut American Rough is out now on Bloodshot Records.

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Max Subar is a Chicago-based singer-songwriter and a member of the band Case Oats. His latest record, Anything Could Be, is out now on Merge.

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Colin Blunstone is the voice of The Zombies, the British Invasion pioneers best known for timeless hits like “She’s Not There,” “Tell Her No,” and “Time of the Season.” Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019, Blunstone has enjoyed a career spanning over six decades, celebrated for his uniquely silky and emotive vocal style. In addition to his work with The Zombies, including the cult classic Odessey and Oracle, he’s released various solo albums such as One Year, Ennismore, Journey and more. With The Zombies&#8217; touring era concluded, Blunstone continues to perform and record as a solo artist, carrying forward the legacy of one of rock’s most distinctive voices.
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Dos Santos is a Chicago-based alt-Latinx band known for their powerful live performance and their progressive compositional layering of various Latin/American musics.
The core band consists of drummer Daniel Villarreal, percussionist Peter “Maestro” Vale, bassist Jaime Garza, guitarist Nathan Karagianis, and multi-instrumentalist/singer/lyricist Alex Chavez. 
Their latest record, Es Amor, is out now.
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Johanna Samuels is a singer-songwriter based in LA. Her latest record, Excelsior!, is out now on Mama Bird Recording Co.

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Mal Not Bad is the solo project of LA-based musician Mal Hauser. Their record Sophomore will be out September 9, 2026.

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Kevin Macdonald’s latest film, the thriller <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H8NPW2KZ?lv=shuf&amp;channelId=500&amp;plpRedirect=mhFallback" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Runner</a>, starring Gal Gadot and Damian Lewis, is out now on Prime Video. He is a Scottish filmmaker who has made numerous Oscar- and BAFTA-winning feature films and documentaries over a 30-year career. His features include The Last King of Scotland, State of Play, How I live Now and The Mauritanian. His documentaries include One Day in September (for which he won the Best Documentary Feature Academy Award), Touching the Void, Life in a Day, Whitney, Marley and most recently, One to One: John and Yoko. (Photo by Todd Williamson / January Images.)

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Claire Beaudreault&nbsp;a.k.a. Clara Bizna$$, is a rapper (from the group Hand Job Academy), writer, nail artist and multi-hyphenate living on the Brooklyn/Queens border. New Orleans-born, Los Angeles-, Manila- and West Virginia-bred, she moved to NYC a decade ago with two suitcases and $1,000. Bylines include BarkPost, Bust, Salon, Brokelyn and xoJane. She has got a Chihuahua, a Captain Beefheart tattoo and once played a hooker on SVU. Her religion is karaoke.&nbsp;Follow her on <a href="https://twitter.com/ClaraBiznass" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://instagram.com/clarabiznass/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. (photo credit:&nbsp;Hayleigh Hatcher)

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Nina Winder-Lind is a Brighton-based Swedish songwriter, poet and multi-instrumentalist. Best known as a member of the electrifying ‘Hagstone rock’ four-piece The New Eves, Winder-Lind’s solo work channels the same raw intensity and liberatory spirit while revealing a more intimate, deeply personal side to her songwriting. Her latest record, Wild Love, is out now on Transgressive.

That Time Clara Bizna$$ (Hand Job Academy) Wished She Was Insane

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