On June 10th, Sleater-Kinney took to Twitch to promote their new album, Path of Wellness. Now just Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein (plus whoever they record and tour with for a particular album), the broadcast focused on the musical—and … Read the rest
Dawn Richard and Songs of the South
In June 2011, I made a decision that would forever change my life: I broke up with a partner of over three years and mentally committed to getting back home to New York City as quickly as possible. Within six … Read the rest
Miley Cyrus and Reaching Back for Rock’s Past
In October 2013, I went on a first date that ended with me arguing about Miley Cyrus with someone I would never see again. Although it was already two months after Cyrus’s infamous set at the 2013 VMAs, the performance … Read the rest
Land of Talk and Loving During Crisis
It was January 2007 and I needed a new band to grow up with. Having returned to Philly from Sleater-Kinney’s “last” show in Portland, OR only five months previously, I was now left with a new (in name, at least) … Read the rest
Austra and the Politics of Pleasure (Under Quarantine)
Austra’s Feel It Break roared into my life in May 2011, during what turned out to be a second moment of major transition in my adult life. Having crossed the three-year mark in my first romantic relationship and realizing that … Read the rest