#Worriers

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

INTERVIEWLauren Denitzio of Worriers vs. our Cootie Catcher

At the second night of a three-part Don Giovanni showcase last Friday, we caught up with three of the New Brunswick-based punk label's brightest and best. We also decided to pioneer a new interviewing technique based on a popular children's fortune telling game, using a folded paper...

Lindsey Rhoades

ALBUM REVIEWCruel Optimist

It’s a rare but exciting thing when you can tell you’re going to like an album within the first few seconds of listening to it; like getting a small gift when you’re least expecting it. Hearing the punchy electric guitar riff and Lauren Denitzio’s raw vocals laid atop a bedrock of noisy pop-punk in...

Raquel Dalarossa