Greatest songs of all time – part 3
Welcome to the final and third part of our Greatest Songs of All Time series. This is the last time I’ll be covering some of the greatest songs and some of the fascinating backstories behind the...
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Angel Olsen introduces All Mirror’s darker twin on her latest release
Angel Olsen’s fans have just finished sobbing along to her previous album, All Mirrors (2019), whose tracks sorted through her reflections after the disintegration of a five-year relationship. And...
Greatest songs of all time – part 2
Welcome to the second instalment of our “Greatest Songs of All Time” series. This week, we’re looking at another fantastic set of songs from different eras, all with interesting backstories...
Greatest song stories of all time – part 1
Music has always been a method of escape; a gateway into a world that allows us to detach from reality. However, in the past 6 months, music has allowed us all to take a break from the crushing...
The Pretenders revisit their roots on Hate for Sale
Before Hate for Sale, the last time the entire lineup of the Pretenders appeared on one of the band’s album covers was 36 years ago. Explaining this streak may be deceptively easy if noting that...
Tori Amos’s Resistance is a solid, insightful musical memoir
I am an unabashed fan of Tori Amos. I have been a fan of hers for over 20 years now, and although I don’t self-identify as an EWF—Ears With Feet, her term for her fans—I’ve seen her in...
10+ pop culture releases from 2019 worth revisiting—or discovering—in 2020
While 2019 was a crappy year for politics and the effects of climate change (among other things), it was an outstanding year for pop culture. If you had trouble navigating the firehose-like release...
Lizzo’s Cuz I Love You Marks the Triumphant Return of One of Music’s Most Creative Performers
If you haven’t yet heard of Lizzo—the Minneapolis-based musician, rapper, singer-songwriter, and classically trained flautist—I envy you, but not for the reason you might think. Part of me...
Sharon Van Etten’s Remind Me Tomorrow Signals the Return of One of Music’s Best Songwriters
The first lyrics that Sharon Van Etten sings on her new album are “Sitting at the bar, I told you everything / You said, ‘Holy shit, you almost died.’” Her singing is framed by harsh, echoing...
Creativity, Motivation, & Identity: A Conversation with the New-Gen Creatives Jessica Hazell and Alex Beighton
I'm sitting with Jessica Hazell, an Australian artist who encapsulates the beauty that is the human body via oil paint while working at a coffee shop in East London, as well as Alex Beighton, a...