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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 playground with neon lighting. Loud and impossibly vast, it sold me a fantasy of red Solo cups, fake IDs, and toothpaste-commercial smiles. I imagined myself partying, laughing and getting my heart broken in those dorm rooms and college dive bars, believing that somewhere over the hill, in a place stitched together by celebrity tabloids, pop songs and John Hughe


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...











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


42 Years of Wuthering Heights
In January of 1978, Kate Bush released a song, her first single. This song was to become a beloved cult favorite, admired by everyone...
Susan Moore
Jan 11, 20213 min read


Band Aid: Still Image and Their Latest Single "Paint"
Still Image is a Chicago-based rock band born in quarantine by Northwestern University students Megan Hazlett and Xavier-Villar Brasser,...
Avery Luke
Jan 10, 20211 min read


A Conversation with Kennedy Freeman of Highnoon
Kennedy Freeman is the songwriter and front-person of Highnoon, a four-piece indie-rock band based in Philly. As a fan myself, I was...
Avery Luke
Jan 10, 20217 min read


The Issue of Our Music Scenes’ Harmful Culture— Told Through the ‘Male-Manipulator Music’ Joke
*note that there will be mentions of emotional abuse, manipulation, and sexual assault throughout this article. There’s something...
Ayesha Firoz
Jan 6, 20214 min read


A Conversation With: Nina Ljeti About Directing Music Videos, Having A Band and Her Creative Path
Janset: You are a multi-disciplinary artist who has done… almost everything. You have directed a feature film, starred in a performance...
Janset Yasar
Jan 3, 20215 min read


Anais and Janset Discuss Taylor Swift's Recent Album Evermore
Recently, Taylor Swift has surprised us all and came up with a sister record to Folklore that she named Evermore. She released the album...
Janset Yasar
Jan 2, 20216 min read


In Conversation with Stella Miranda
Stella Miranda is a 21-year-old Brazilian artist who has just released her debut single Long Night. The ambient track explores the...
Annie Doyle
Dec 31, 20209 min read
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