Violence is Daily Life
After we’ve picked up the pieces of whatever America will be after all this is over — and be very, very aware that it will be over one day — we will need to reckon with how this happened. To give you a list of systemic issues would be nice and clean and helpful for […]
Editor’s Note: Acid Raindrops
Everyone’s so desperate for a national hero we’ve taken to mimicking Puxtawney Phil. They’ll call today’s 80° high the last gasps of “false spring.” The term “false” perks my ears; “false” implies a deception on the end of Mother Nature, who I’d argue has treated us with a relatively even-keeled disposition considering the circumstances. The […]
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Geese – “Getting Killed” The dead-eyed procession of spittle-spewing “important” bands who spawned in 2015 and have subsequently infested the entirety of indie rock seem to be, for the first time, on the backburner in regards to independent music culture. Trace the decline, and the origin seems to rhyme alongside history in three neat little […]
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Jason Isbell – “Foxes in the Snow” Jason Isbell: What to say? No, seriously, what to say? He’s always existed to me as a blindspot: the artist that will “totally make you be into country, man, cuz he’s super different than every other songwriter in that scene.” What makes him so different? Maybe it’s his […]
Kill All Hippies
Q: What is “Kill All Hippies?” A: “Kill All Hippies” is a monthly album review column written by Me. It’s also a great song by Primal Scream. Q: Who Is “Me” A: Me is Mason Rowley, longtime Ink music contributor. Q: What are your qualifications? A: I have this column and you don’t. Q: So […]
Gleaming the Lewd: A Tour Guide to Our Sex Playlist
In the beginning, there was a simple flute. Created by a Neanderthal man and consisting of a singular cave bear thighbone that was drilled, hollowed, cleaned, and eventually blown through, it’s the oldest evidence we have of a musical instrument created by humanity. If there’s anything I’m sure about on this wonderful planet Earth, it […]
Songs of Resistance
If you look up a list of “greatest protest songs,” nine times out of ten you’ll receive a list heavily reliant on the western popular canon, i.e. Dylan, Rage Against The Machine, and if you’re lucky, Public Enemy. These are all good, and all essential, but I think that sort of view can lead to […]
On the Mosh Floor: A Weekend at Lurchfest
Reminiscing on Lurchfest 2023