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Christine Capetola

Writer. Professor. Cultural Programmer.

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Fever Ray, Changing Bodies, and Musical (Gender) Queerness

May 15, 2023 By ccapetola

Radical Romantics, the latest album from Swedish synth-y and experimental pop artist Fever Ray, opens with an apology of sorts: “First I’d like to say that I’m sorry/ I’ve done all the tricks that I can.” The opening lines are a campy wink, acknowledging the steel drums—and pitch shifting—that are hallmarks of Karin Dreijer’s work Read More

Filed Under: intimacy, queerness, romanticism, transness, vulnerability Tagged With: Fever Ray, Fox Theater, Radical Romantics

Land of Talk and the Intimacy of Healing

June 1, 2022 By ccapetola

At close to one year of being in LA, I went to see Land of Talk live for the first time in five years. As I’ve written about before, Land of Talk are the band that I’ve grown up through adulthood with. Entering my life after Sleater-Kinney went on hiatus in 2006, LOT have been Read More

Filed Under: feelings, intimacy, romanticism Tagged With: Land of Talk, Lodge Room

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