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An East African Girl and Her White Troubadours

  • Zebib K. A.
  • June 6, 2019
I was a lonely, dreamy, occasionally silly girl.
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The Intersection of Hope and Despair: Talking with Julien Baker

  • Jonathan McDaniel
  • March 30, 2018
Julien Baker discusses her latest album, Turn Out the Lights, the ways in which she approaches writing about difficult subjects, and the redemptive power in being open about sadness.  
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Album of the Week: Historian by Lucy Dacus

  • Guia Cortassa
  • March 6, 2018
"Someone's profession. Feels like my name more than a musician."
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David the Lion

  • Guia Cortassa
  • December 29, 2016
What sets Bazan apart from artists like Sufjan Stevens and Death Cab for Cutie is his willingness to get a little darker and more intimate while evoking the pathetic ironies…
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Letting Him Go

  • Bryan Washington
  • October 8, 2014
When Jason Molina passed from the early-indie scene, he took a litany of musical progress along with him. Luckily for us, Max Blau took notice; down by the Chicago Reader,…
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The Rumpus Interview with Luke Temple

  • James Rickman
  • June 30, 2014
Here We Go Magic's Luke Temple sits down to discuss his recent solo album, the writing process, and his diverse sources of inspiration.
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Swinging Modern Sounds #50: The Big 5-0!

  • Rick Moody
  • June 27, 2014
While it’s possible to find a lot to worry about in the world of contemporary music, there’s always something new to listen to as well, post-historical, outlying, pre- or anti- or minimally digital music. And so maybe there will be five more years of Swinging Modern Sounds.
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Radiohead Banned, YouTube Like Amazon?

  • Casey Dayan
  • June 18, 2014
Surprisingly, YouTube is only now getting its foot in the door with the music streaming game. Their grand entrance, according to this article at Salon, involves terms with which a large…
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Making Art, Making Gnomes

  • Andre Perry
  • June 27, 2013
“No, I am not real. I am like a dude who adjunct teaches at the local college and then, in his free time, makes little gnomes. My music is a hobby. I am making fucking gnomes.”
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The Rumpus Interview with Mary Lattimore

  • Anne Johnson
  • June 29, 2011
Most often associated with chamber ensembles and orchestras, the harp first gained pop music cred thanks to the Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations”
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