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We Need to Talk About REN
Why the most talented artist you’ve never heard of might already be wearing the right hat
Sep 9
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AOTW 9/7/26 - The Avett Brothers’ Emotionalism
The Record That Said Everything I Needed to Hear
Sep 7
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Mixtape Madness Vol. 9: The Sounds of Movies
Music and movies, nearly inseparable — and 21 proofs of it
Sep 2
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August 2026
AOTW 8/31/26 - Acid Bath's When the Kite String Pops
Finding Calm in the Chaos
Aug 31
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Why I'm Turning On Paid Subscriptions
And Why Nothing Changes
Aug 30
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Ugly Crying into the Columbia River
A letter to Phoebe Bridgers — how I got lost, and found my way home
Aug 26
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Album of the Week 8/24/26 - Death Cab for Cutie’s Plans
Growing Up Without Losing the Ache
Aug 24
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No One Could Make Me Stop
How The Cramps continue to quietly infect generations
Aug 19
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When I Turn It to 11, Bad Things Happen
Three Signals and a Private Deal with the Universe
Aug 12
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The Back of the Bus
Where Metallica was transmitted, received and passed down the line
Aug 5
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Benjamin Cossel
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July 2026
And For a Moment It Was
Dirt, Alice in Chains, and a Promise the Culture Didn’t Keep
Jul 29
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Album of the week Jul 27, 2026
Afghan Whigs, Gentleman
Jul 27
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