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Artist Essay: To Sing and Dance is a Birthright by Aja Volkman of Nico Vega

Throughout my life, I’ve had many conversations about whether anyone can learn to sing—and whether everyone should sing. It’s an interesting topic because the...

Artist Essay: Choose Your Own Adventure by Sydney Rae White of The Wild Things

I think one of the greatest accomplishments as a musician is getting to say I bullied Pete Townshend. Myself and our guitarist (also my husband),...

Artist Essay: Taking a Break from Making Noise by Stelth Ulvang

First off—I'm a tapper. Call it anxiety, call it ADHD or OCD, call it sedatephobia (fear of silence), but I am constantly tapping a...

Artist Essay: I Was a South Florida Asian-Latino Metalhead Carny By Timothy Den of Ohvaur

For many immigrant families who move to the U.S. without a network of relatives, friends, or cultural community, survival often means getting into the...

Artist Essay: How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Punk Rock By Matt Hunter

Growing up in Arizona in the 1980s it was easy to feel alienated from the rest of the country. Despite Phoenix being a fast-growing...

Artist Essay: You Say Goodbye, And I Say Hello By Miles East

I’ve often argued that my wanting to be a musician began when I first heard The Beatles—I was six years old, playing alone in...

Artist Essay: How the Replacements Shaped Swerve’s Identity By Greg Mahdesian

How could I pass up this opportunity to wax lyrical about the Replacements? When we released our debut album, Ruin Your Day, the press...

Artist Essay: On Writing as a Path to Understanding By Sarah Grace White

I was in shock, sitting in my little chair, my roommates going about their morning business in the kitchen, gripping at my journal like...

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Artist Essay: Why I Released 13 Albums In One Day By Gitika Partington

Editor's Note: Gitika Partington is a singer, songwriter, choral...

Scummy Water Tower is a Finalist For Three 2025 Milwaukee Press Club Awards

We're thrilled to announce that we're the finalist for...

Album Preview: Joshua Josué – Broadcast to the Surf Ballroom

Hello Readers, Welcome back. Have you listened to any good...

The Long Way Back: On Craft, Clarity, and Coming Back to Me By Erin Duvall (Artist Essay +Song Premiere)

Editor's Note: Erin Duvall is a stellar singer-songwriter from...

Song Premiere: Sky Smeed – “Hanging On”

When Lawrence, Kansas folk and country singer-songwriter Sky Smeed...

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