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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 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 Hugh


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...











Some Things Conspiratorial, Some Things Cosmic: An Interview With Our November Muse Reptaliens
" I've been obsessed with aliens since as early as I can remember. I think a lot of people consider themes like death, aliens, cults and...
Janset Yasar
Nov 12, 20207 min read


An Interview With Trick Blue on their New Album "Bad Blood"
Anybody who has ever said that "punk is dead" or "I'm over my emo phase" or "what is power pop?" clearly has never heard the limitless...
Ash Paris-Carter
Nov 9, 20203 min read


Bulerìas, Tarantos, and Soleàs, an Exploration of Flamenco
“In Spain we eat outside. We drink outside. We take our drugs outside. We sleep outside. We fuck outside. We live our whole lives outside.”
Wayne Moots
Nov 5, 20203 min read


Is ‘Get Out’ based on Kanye West? Spoiler alert: the answer doesn’t matter.
Artistically speaking, I more or less like Kanye. I like his unfiltered and raw lyrics, I believe that yes, “we the new slaves” and even his
deniz.burnaz
Nov 4, 20203 min read


A Love Letter to Chopova Lowena
I am someone who believes that one's culture and roots can never be separated from their personality hence, the art that they craft.
Janset Yasar
Nov 1, 20203 min read


8 Movie Musicals for People Who Don't Like Musicals
Maybe you’ve seen The Sound of Music one too many times. Maybe you get tired of the same old storylines and cliches. Or maybe you just...
Susan Moore
Oct 31, 20204 min read


The Designs of Universal's Classic Monsters Haunt Eternal
Universal Studios’ backlot used to be a freak show.
Paige Pfeifer
Oct 26, 20203 min read


Saddest Factory Records: What We Know So Far
To be punished by anything other than coronavirus is an improvement, and if Phoebe Bridgers is the Punisher, then it’s truly a privilege.
Annie Doyle
Oct 23, 20203 min read


Six Reasons to Listen to Chavela Vargas Right Now
A young runaway Due to a creativity that was sometimes more important than fact, the details of her early life are unclear. What we do...
Wayne Moots
Oct 22, 20203 min read
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