Category: music

+ grunge, in utero, music, nirvana, punk, seattle

Revisiting Nirvana’s “In Utero” Over 30 Years After Its Release

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Coming of age in the 1990s, I remember diving deep, and I mean deep, into Nirvana. Growing up fairly conservative in an evangelical environment, I didn’t really listen to any “secular” music at all expect maybe the blues nights on the local NPR station or adult contemporary stuff. I really did lead a sheltered existence when it came to music. That all changed, though, … Read More Revisiting Nirvana’s “In Utero” Over 30 Years After Its Release

+ Good Vibrations, music, Northern Ireland, punk, stiff little fingers, Terry Hooley

How Does Music Create A New Outlook? Punk in Northern Ireland During The Troubles

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Ever since I discovered punk during my formative years, I have gravitated towards its political and social commentary, specifically the ways that it succinctly yet thoughtfully engages with issues impacting countless individuals. Just as rap served as a political and cultural response to the ways that the government disenfranchised and oppressed Black and Brown and lower class individuals in the urban landscapes of New … Read More How Does Music Create A New Outlook? Punk in Northern Ireland During The Troubles

+ Better Lovers, dead kennedys, Every Time I Die, Johnny Booth, metal, metalcore, music, punk

What Music Have I Been Listening to Lately?

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Recently, I’ve written about music and the fetishization of Asian women, about the Dead Kennedys’ debut album Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, and about some of my favorite music from 1995, but it’s been a few months since I’ve written about some of the music I’m currently enjoying. With that in mind, I want to take a moment and highlight some of the artists and songs that areon … Read More What Music Have I Been Listening to Lately?

+ Fea, Gender Chores, Helen Oyeyemi, misogyny, Mr. Fox, music, punk

Misogyny and Violence in Helen Oyeyemi’s “Mr. Fox”

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Like me, my wife enjoys reading, and her birthday is December 21. Her birthday’s proximity to Christmas always makes it a challenge to get her something, notably because she always says, “I don’t want anything because we need to save uo for Christmas.” A few months ago, I came across someone on social media who talked about a birthday present they bought for their … Read More Misogyny and Violence in Helen Oyeyemi’s “Mr. Fox”

+ Danny Nedelko, immigration, music, The Idles, Thomas Paine

Fear Leads to Hate! Will You be a Sycophant or Resist?

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Over the past couple of weeks, starting with the news of Rachel Nicole Good’s murder and continuing to the current protests against ICE and the ruling of medical examiner in Texas that ruled that Gerald Lunas Campos, detained at an ICE facility in Texas, was murdered by a guard who performed a chokehold on him, I’ve been listening, on repeat, songs such as the Idles’ … Read More Fear Leads to Hate! Will You be a Sycophant or Resist?

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