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A photo of Zochi cropped in on her face. She has coiled braided hair, wide silver rimmed glasses, a black leather vest and white long sleeve shirt, and is tilting her head to while looking at the camera and pointing up with one lone finger

How an African Princess Became a Singer of a Queer-Affirming God

By Elijah Beahm • August 7th, 2024

“Whenever I’m writing a song, whenever I’m singing a song, I make sure that I’m coming from a place of being free, just being free. I let my emotions speak through my song.”

A crop of the cover art for the Bette Davis Eyes cover single by Katrina Woolverton and Val Garay, a black and white image of Woolverton with black curly hair looking up but with a ringed hand held up to shield her eyes

A Fresh Look Through “Bette Davis Eyes” With Katrina Woolverton & Val Garay

By Elijah Beahm • July 30th, 2024

It was awave of stylistic rebirth that prompted Garay into finally exploring “Bette Davis Eyes” for a new audience, “because I’ve been approached a zillion times to recut that song, and I always said ‘Absolutely not’ because it’s just too iconic.”

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Detail from the cover art for Better Lovers' God Made Me an Animal features two dark figures with heart eyes attached to each other by their tongues. On each of their chests is one half of a broken heart.

Better Vibes With Better Lovers

By Ben Sailer • July 30th, 2024

Ben goes to see metalcore supergroup Better Lovers and comes away with a renewed affection for his city and the power of the riff.

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Several guitar effects pedals are propped up on a stony outcropping on a mountain trail.

Kawaii, Kaiju, and Guitar Pedals: Window Shopping With Effects Bakery

By Ben Sailer • June 28th, 2024

Ben falls in love with an impossibly cute guitar pedal company that brings kawaii style and rock and roll together.

Holomatixx: A New Wave Order

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • June 10th, 2024

Coming at you straight from the Pink Aisle!

Casting Deep Meteo
A black-and-white photo of the Zazen Boys looking cool as cukes in their short-sleeved button-downs.

Zazen Boys and the Healing Riff

By Levi Rubeck • June 7th, 2024

Zazen Boys, even after so long, is clearly not afraid to confront multiple shades of life, breaking time and time signatures while remaining achingly human.

A screenshot from tchia with a colorful underwater scene with green kelp, blue fish, red and white coral, and a young girl scuba diving among it all

How Music Makes Tchia’s Story Hit Home

By Nina Penner and Paul Drotos • June 4th, 2024

The pastoral style isn’t as much about nature as it is about harmonious relationships between humans and nature.

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