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The Super Bowl Commercials—It's Not Such a Small World After All
This current administration forces us to question everything around us, even the commercials we watch.
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New Music Monday: Aurora Nealand
New Orleans composer/musician Aurora Nealand splits her time between bandleading for her traditional ragtime band and making inventive, political art-pop as a solo artist.
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BitchTapes Super Bowl Sunday
I’ll try not to let my hearty anti-Patriots fervor affect this playlist of music from the regions participating in the Super Bowl this weekend.
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The Worst 100 Days: Make “Alternative Facts” Lies Again
In a postfactual world, the question of how to report, broadcast, and process news is more pressing than ever.
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New Music Monday: Wimps
The punk band’s frontwoman Rachel Ratner taught herself guitar solos from Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins songs as a teen.
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New Music Monday: H.E.R.
Enigmatic R&B singer H.E.R. is looking to make a name for herself based on her voice alone; she hasn’t yet shown her face publicly.
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Roe at 44 May Be Our Worst Roe Ever
Having Congress, The White House, the Supreme Court and most of the states in the nation all under one party’s control? That’s more alarming, and signals real danger for abortion rights.
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No, Donald Trump Won’t Be Good for the Arts
The social attitude that creatives must “pay their dues” by suffering feeds into the refusal to pay them actual money for their work, into stereotypes surrounding mental health and creativity.
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New Music Monday: Shaprece: "Two"
Seattle singer Shaprece makes human music in a sea of robotic, machine-driven trip-hop.
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New Music Monday: Astronautica
A dreamy track from L.A. producer Astronautica disguises a cutting ultimatum in velvet and reverb.
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