Wanted/Needed/Loved: Black Belt Eagle Scout’s Self-Determination
When I was growing up, I was surrounded by art and music.
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...moreOne thing I was taught about travel—because my father is a black man born in Alabama in 1950—was that there are safe places for black people to go and places that aren’t as safe.
...moreTo celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hole’s Pretty on the Inside, former guitarist Eric Erlandson hosted an orchestral performance of the debut album at LA’s Regent Theater. Stereogum has compiled a collection of footage uploaded by fans in the audience; watch the clips here.
...moreIn celebration of this era recently stirred up by the release of Montage of Heck, the Washington Post published an oral history of Lollapalooza’s most alternative of tours. In 1995, Lollapalooza’s founders took a break from booking platinum artists and experimented with featuring a lineup that matched the “indie” and “alternative” labels that are now so […]
...more1. The car I drove when I was 20 smelled like rain. When it stormed, the passenger side floor filled with a puddle so deep I’d have to bail it out with a folded floor mat. When I drove faster than 60, it shuddered. None of this bothered me. What drove me crazy was the […]
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