Speedy Ortiz's frontwoman goes solo and tackles demisexuality, consent, comics, and everything in between.
pop
KERO KERO BONITO: HOW DIGITIZED SUGAR POP CAME TO LIFE
The J-pop trio talks about PC Music, N64 songs, and how they find a balance between British dance and Japanese pop.
MMM-POP: THE EXPERIMENTAL POP OF MAGNOLIA LOFT
Pop is fun, but it’s a hell of a lot more so when things get weird.
‘POP’ GOES THE GENRE
EXCERPT: ‘POP!’ BY MARK POLANZAK
But I wrote this funny story about my dad’s death. It goes on for many more pages, being funny and super distanced from the grief.
ASK JENNYLEE: ADVICE AND WISDOM FROM THE BASSIST OF WARPAINT
Warpaint bassist jennylee gives tips on songwriting, singing, and how to overcome fear when you go solo.
A THOUSAND MILES LATER: VANESSA CARLTON TALKS M83, CHEERS, AND MOTHERHOOD
Vanessa Carlton ditches the two-hit wonder status to build her own white picket fence life over a decade after "A Thousand Miles" and "White Houses".
ALL TALK, ALL WALK: THE PARTY POP HYPE OF 20-YEAR-OLD SHAMIR
Pop singer-songwriter Shamir masters vibrant vocals and video aesthetics before even turning 21 years old, though he's got plenty of wisdom to share.
REVIEW: BRIAN WILSON AND RODRIGUEZ @ BLUE HILLS BANK PAVILION, THU 7/2
Be warned, young’uns: two septuagenarians just set the bar awfully high for you.
HOT READS: OUR TOP 10 MUSIC BOOKS FOR SUMMER
Books + music + beach = your summer reading roster