THE SONG SOLVES, OR IT DOESN’T: COBAIN, CURTIS, MORRISSEY
Addiction, illness, and suicide are what keep the mythology of artists like Ian Curtis and Kurt Cobain going. As a...
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FONTAINES D.C. PULL IT BACK WITH TONGUE
I’ve seen it a million times: you follow a band through the climb, they get massive, and the next releases...
CANCEL ME (I’M TIRED): FAT DOG, THE MASK STAYS ON
★★★★★ ALBUM REVIEW | FAT DOG - CANCEL ME (I'M TIRED) by Rachel Brown Fat Dog’s Cancel Me (I’m Tired)...
WHEN THE MUSIC STOPS, WHO ARE YOU
A few months ago, I wrote a post criticising people who claim to be punk without understanding the term. Even...
CHARLI XCX, BOUNDARIES AND THE THINGS WE THINK WILL MAKE US HAPPY
“A boundary isn’t rude. It’s a reminder that you’re a person, not a product. People love the fantasy of the...
THE RISK OF OPINION AND THE FREEDOM IN TAKING IT, BACKLASH VS LIBERATION
If you’re writing opinion pieces and getting grief in the comments, here’s something worth knowing, the person coming at you...
SPECTACLE IN EXCHANGE FOR SOUL, THE DEATH OF THE RAW MOMENT
Is it just me or has something slowly been shifting in the live‑music world for a while now, creeping up...
THE FIRST PIECE FROM THE PIT. THIS ONE IS FROM CLOSER TO THE ECONOMICS.
I wrote this piece as a follow-up to my previous write-up, because the conversation around live music has changed, and...
THE SOUND OF LETTING GO, GRIEVING THE ROOMS WHERE WE FIRST FELL IN LOVE
This is a piece about the rooms where we first fell in love with music, and the grief that comes...
DIRECT WOMEN AND THE JUDGMENTS THEY ATTRACT
Lately I’ve been thinking about my writing and what it means to speak without clinging to any outcomes, because unconsciously...
