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Nick Cave Will Never Be Forgotten
After the devastating loss of his son, Nick Cave confronted grief with his music and art. The legendary artist invited us into his home in Brighton, England, to talk about a world after despair.
Grounded in reality with Better Oblivion Community Center
As teenagers, we’re told to rein in our feelings to move through the world more productively. Love knocks the Earth from its axis, anger threatens to burn it up, sadness places us at the center of its galaxy, with no one else in sight...
Gaelynn Lea: "Art Can Serve as a Vessel to Remind People We're Here"
The Minnesota musician speaks about accessibility in the arts, her history with the violin, and the ways that folk music can change everything.
Jeremy Dutcher's Gift For His People
How a singer and composer from New Brunswick's Tobique First Nation is keeping the Wolastoqey language alive with breathtaking music.
Laura Stevenson takes on the universe
The New York-based songwriter talks about heat death and her new album, and premieres a new single, “Dermatillomania.”
The Unapologetic Devotion of Hiss Golden Messenger's MC Taylor
The North Carolina songwriter speaks on his career spanning box set 'Devotion,' the questions he’s still asking himself, and being a father.
In 2009, Hiss Golden Messenger’s MC Taylor started writing the first chapter in the book of his life. His newborn son, Elijah, slept as he recorded Bad Debt in the kitchen of the family’s home near a creek in Pittsboro, North Carolina. It was with Bad Debt that Taylor found the voice he’s refined over the ensuing near-decade: one timeless and dusty (in a...
How one Saskatchewan festival is developing lineup diversity for the Prairies
To get to Bengough, Saskatchewan you have to make your way to SK-34, a highway off a highway off a highway off the Trans-Canada if you’re coming from Regina, the closest major city. You can spot it from the familiar Prairie landmarks—a grain elevator, a Co-op—and a big metal sign with the silhouette of a wolf, cattle, and hills that declares the town more than greeting oncoming traffic: “WELCOME. BENGOUGH & RM40. GATEWAY TO THE BIG MUDDY.” If you keep driving south, you’ll find yourself in th...
Inuk throat-singing electro-pop artist Riit is ready to shine
Inuk musician Riit grew up in Panniqtuuq — also known as Pangnirtung, or as she refers to it, simply “Pang”— in Nunavut, Canada’s northernmost territory. Panniqtuuq means “The Place of the Bull Caribou,” and Nunavut is the only one of Canada’s provinces and territories where the majority mother tongue is neither English nor French.
Navigating Nashville with Songwriter Caitlyn Smith
The solo artist and songwriter for the likes of Lady Antebellum shares tips for realizing your dreams in Music City.
Jennifer Castle searches for the perfect combination of words
Around Christmas in 2016, Jennifer Castle left Toronto and moved into a 19th-century church on the shores of Lake Eerie with her 9-year-old son. Two weeks later, their family dog was struck and killed by a car out front...
Father John Misty is just kidding around … maybe.
Father John Misty is just kidding around … maybe...
Margo Price's New Video Shows All America Has to Offer
Margo Price has never shied away from a fight.
Margo Price, True American Badass, Wants Her Country to Do Better
The outlaw singer talks about new album 'All American Made,' hanging with Willie Nelson, and what's pissing her off.
Nikki Lane tries harder than you, no luck needed
The country singer's new album 'Highway Queen' is the product of hard work, and it's her best yet..
Dori Freeman is painting her own picture of Appalachia
As the acclaimed songwriter prepares for the release of 'Letters Never Read,' the 26-year-old gives a glimpse into the world she's creating.