Premiere: Bláskjár’s Iceland Airwaves Mixtape

Oct 15, 2018 Laura Studarus

Happy Monday! To kick off your week, here’s a mixtape from our ongoing Iceland Airwaves series from Arndís Hreiðarsdóttir—or as she’s better, Bláskjár.

Self-Portrait: Mothers

Oct 12, 2018 Web Exclusive

For our recurring Self-Portrait feature we ask a musician to take a self-portrait photo (or paint/draw a self-portrait) and write a list of personal things about themselves, things that their fans might not already know about them. This Self-Portrait is by Mothers, the project of singer/songwriter Kristine Leschper.

Self-Portrait: Lala Lala

Oct 10, 2018 Web Exclusive

For our recurring Self-Portrait feature we ask a musician to take a self-portrait photo (or paint/draw a self-portrait) and write a list of personal things about themselves, things that their fans might not already know about them. This Self-Portrait is by Lala Lala, which is the project of Chicago-based singer/songwriter Lillie West.

My Firsts: Joey Dosik

Aug 22, 2018 Web Exclusive

My Firsts is our email interview series where we ask musicians to tell us about their first life experiences, be it early childhood ones (first word, first concert, etc.) or their first tastes of being a musician (first band, first tour, etc.). For this My Firsts we talk to Joey Dosik. 

Beach House - 10 Best Songs:  Ranking the Best Tracks from Teen Dream to 7

May 23, 2018

With their latest album 7, Beach House has now released eight albums (seven studio albums and one rarities and B-sides release) and 83 songs. Distilling these 83 songs down to a 10 best was a daunting task but one that was met with an enthusiastic glee. Not much is better than revisiting Beach House's entire catalog of their signature dream-pop formula of airy guitars, hushed indie-rock beats, and ethereal vocals. From their self-titled 2006 debut to the recently released 7, their sound shimmers with lush and gossamer melodies, catchy beats and softly soaring guitar riffs. Of course it proved too difficult to pick just 10 tracks, so below is list of the top 14. A 10 best and four honorable mentions.

Of course all of this is subjective, this is simply the opinion of one writer. No doubt you have your own list of favorite Beach House songs. And yes, we are aware there are no songs from the band's first two albums, 2006's Beach House and 2008's Devotion; we feel they truly came into their own with their third album, 2010's Teen Dream. By Matt the Raven

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Alvvays, Snail Mail, and Hatchie at Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA, September 29, 2018

Oct 10, 2018 By Max Freedman

Putting Alvvays, Snail Mail, and Hatchie on the same bill is like asking that Twitter-viral bot (okay, it's clearly not a bot) that keeps pumping out the world's most hilarious scripts for Olive Garden commercials and Donald Trump rallies to spend 10,000 hours in the college rock sphere and create a dream lineup of its own. 

Protest: Trumposophy

Oct 12, 2018 By Steve King

The American president is a stand-in for whatever god you want to believe in, and He is given almost absolute power by His subjects and their courts. He is a man who can be in all rooms at all times. Religion (and history) are a lie agreed upon, so the Church of Trumposophy should have come as no surprise. It's not just a religion. It's not a conspiracy theory. It's not a belief structure. It's a way of life.