Albums of Our Lives: Dory Tourette and the Skirtheads’ Rock Immortal
The driving force of the album is the character Dory Tourette, part invented alter ego, part self-mythologized caricature of frontman Dory Ben-Shalom...
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Lauren Quinn
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Lauren Quinn is a writer, teacher, and contributing editor for Vela. Her work has appeared in The Believer, Guernica, The Toast and Best Women's Travel Writing, among others. She recently returned to California after three years in Asia to pursue a Masters of Education at UCLA. She will always be an Oakland girl at heart.
ALBUMS OF OUR LIVES: HICKEY’S VARIOUS STATES OF DISREPAIR
When I first heard Hickey’s Various States of Disrepair I knew I’d found what I’d been looking for. The only problem was, I’d found it too late.