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Macy Rodman Flaunts Rhinestone-Covered Resilience on Unbelievable Animals LP

” Her album Unbelievable Animals drops this week, released on Shamir’s Accidental...

Mandy Brownholtz

AF 2020 IN REVIEWOur Favorite Albums and Singles of The Year

In a year that's been like no other for the music industry, it feels a bit weird to make a best of 2020 list - there have been no tours, venues and clubs across the globe are in danger of closing their doors for good, release schedules were shuffled beyond recognition, and musicians have had to...

Lindsey Rhoades

RSVP HERELydia Loveless Streams Career Spanning Set via NoonChorus + MORE

It's no question the past four years have drastically changed our lives, and alt-country staple Lydia Loveless is no exception. Last Friday (9/25) marked the release of Loveless' first album in 4 years, titled Daughter. The making of the record coincided with the parting from longstanding label...

Tarra Thiessen

BL Shirelle in action image courtesy of DJC Records

RSVP HEREBL Shirelle plays P.P.E. Into Prisons Zoom Benefit + MORE

Behind the screen, so much of the live show magic can be lost, but when I saw BL Shirelle during the Die Jim Crow Records P.P.E. Into Prisons Zoom benefit I couldn't look away. Her energy was so palpable it felt like we were in the same room together. BL Shirelle is a Philadelphia-based hip-hop...

Tarra Thiessen

AF 2017 IN REVIEWTen of the Year's Best Albums By Trans Artists

In (yet another) year where coverage of trans lives vacillated between stories of hyper-visible trans people - wealthy "success" stories, wearied activists and advocates, public artists struggling through waves of aggression and hate - and mournful eulogies (22 trans women of color were murdered in...

Kaiya Gordon

NEWS ROUNDUPRIP Grant Hart, Jessi Zazu and More

RIP Jessi Zazu RIP Grant Hart, Jessi Zazu and Josh Schwartz Grant Hart died on Wednesday, September 13 from cancer. He was the drummer and vocalist of Minnesota rockers Hüsker Dü. After Hart met Bob Mould in a record store, the two quickly became friends and songwriting partners. Their music...

Emily Daly