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The Soundtrack to an America I’ve Never Been To
America is a desire machine, and a well-oiled one at that. As a kid, it didn’t seem like a real place so much as a fever dream with...
Navigating Romance as Both Path and Place — An Interview with Fontaines D.C.
Illustration by Taya Welter Love is a sacred feeling, perhaps the most sacred of all, a complex, multifaceted force that requires not...
Tonitruale Live - Thurston Moore is New in Town and Looking to Set Up Shop
The legendary Thurston Moore dials in to chat about everything you need to know about his upcoming album, "Flow Critical Lucidity."
A Day with Gurriers
I meet Charlie, Daniel, and Pierce on a private-ish floor of a bar in the heart of Lille to kickstart the day with pints, as one often...
It's Pronounced Mc-Gee: Two Star & The Dream Police Review
As I'm sure our readers are well aware of now, I'm a sucker for some sappy shit. Give me an album with three instruments and a souped-up...
A Conversation with Dustin Payseur of Beach Fossils on Touring, Nostalgia and "Bunny"
From their humble beginnings, navigating the challenges of tour life in a van that almost didn't function, to achieving household name...
The Heavenly Sounds of SZA's "Good Days"
In September of 2020, SZA released her new single with Ty Dolla $ign, “Hit Different,” accompanied by a sensual and mesmerizing music video.
Anaïs Turiello
Jan 24, 20212 min read
CONSPIRACY THEORY: The Death of Paul Mccartney
On October 12th of 1969, Russ Gibbs was hosting his radio show on WKNR, taking calls. All was business as usual when an anonymous call...
Susan Moore
Jan 23, 20213 min read
A Brief History of Iconic DIY Indie-Pop Label Sarah Records
"Sarah Records is owned by no one but us, so it's OURS to create and destroy how we want and we don't do encores. We want to burn in...
Avery Luke
Jan 22, 20219 min read
Bring Back 'High Fidelity': Why Hulu Made a Terrible Mistake in Cancelling the TV Remake
I am a big TV-watcher. Even before lockdown(s), my routine was work, or write, or whatever it is I do until about 11pm and then sit down...
Annie Doyle
Jan 22, 20213 min read
Album Review: Razzmatazz by I DON'T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME
Calling all IDKHOW fans! The wait is over. Since 2017, former Falling in Reverse drummer Ryan Seaman and third Panic! at the Disco...
Ash Paris-Carter
Jan 19, 20214 min read
Band Aid: What's new with Chicago band What To Do
What To Do is a Chicagoland-based project that might be classified as art-rock, but is better thought of as genre-less, or perhaps...
Avery Luke
Jan 17, 20211 min read
Is It A Good Fit or A Fit Body?
When did we start to challenge the white-skinny-ableist fashion hegemony that big fashion houses and editors had been contributing to...
Janset Yasar
Jan 17, 20214 min read
I Wanna, I Wanna, I Gotta be Adored
Artwork by Grace Snow In 2017 I spent the summer with a friend in Leeds where we stayed in a house with 3 strangers in Burley. One of my...
Wayne Moots
Jan 14, 20212 min read
People Going Through It: The Sound and Sincerity of Hospital Bracelet's debut, 'South Loop Summer.'
Following the success of singles “Sober Haha Jk Unless” and “Happy Birthday,” Chicago upstart sensation Hospital Bracelet recently...
Xavier Vilar-Brasser
Jan 14, 20214 min read
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