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Artist Essays

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

Joshua M. Miller - July 15, 2024

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...

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Ode To Blue Ox: Celebrating 10 Years of a Wisconsin Based Festival

Joshua M. Miller - July 10, 2024

Over the past decade, Eau Claire, Wisconsin’s Blue Ox Music Festival has gone from a scrappy little festival battling Mother Nature and lots of...

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Sweet as Honey: Psych-rockers Pond Keep Momentum Flowing With Tenth Album – Stung!

Joshua M. Miller - July 9, 2024

Since forming in 2008, Perth, Australia based Pond has kept a busy schedule of recording and touring. That hasn’t stopped band members from looking...

Artist Essays

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

Joshua M. Miller - July 9, 2024

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 Essays

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

Joshua M. Miller - June 27, 2024

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

Artist Essays

Artist Essay: Rescuing Half-Baked Songwriting Ideas By Alan Walker

Joshua M. Miller - June 25, 2024

It's been more than 40 years since I first started writing songs. Even before that, as a little kid I would come up with...

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Interview: Greg Norton Feels He’s Making His Best Punk Music In Years With UltraBomb

Joshua M. Miller - June 21, 2024

Over the course of the past four-plus decades, esteemed bassist and songwriter Greg Norton has played with a variety of groups, including Hüsker Dü,...

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