Daily Newsletter, April 24, 2024

How do you get a wider view within your music, something that could resonate further than your local setting? Well,

Taylor Swift, Missy Elliott, Mitski, the National, Alanis Morissette, and more of the most essential tickets of the year.

Dumpster-diving by a Dunkin’ Donuts. Spraying insecticide in closets to get rid of roaches. Walking seven miles with friends after getting too high to drive, only to realize you forgot your wallet. Pissing off of a porch. Going 65 in a 25. Trading a hat for a pack of Newports. Wedging a hanger into a car window to unlock it. For over a decade, Atlanta’s Microwave have masterfully captured self-destruction in the South, painting vivid scenes of desperation, slick with sweat and spilled beer, set to a concoction of acerbic pop-punk and razor-sharp emo. Their debut full-length, 2014’s Stovall, and its follow-up, 2016’s Much Love, are powerful bursts of summery rock, while 2019’s Death Is A Warm Blanket was heavy with grungy darkness. Now, they’re back with Let’s Start Degeneracy, an album about enlightenment.

Rock and roll might be known for drug-addled recordings, but that doesn't mean that some of the albums can't sound better with the help of some magic mushrooms.

The music industry is a fickle environment that's becoming increasingly faceless. Average bands become world-famous, while authentic acts might struggle.

Jessica Flanigan in The Conversation: Taylor Swift isn’t just a billionaire songwriter and performer. She’s also a philosopher. As a Swiftie and a philosopher, I’ve found that this claim surprises Swifties and philosophers alike. But once her fans learn a bit more about philosophy – and philosophers learn a bit more about Swift’s work – both groups can…

Everyone's right to learn continues throughout life. According to Finnish music education researchers, educational and cultural institutions are responsible for finding new ways to respond to the needs of a rapidly aging society.

Meet our April up-and-comers, including English Teacher, Doubt, and Halima.

Five of the best paranormal fantasy books, as recommended by the author and creative writer instructor Nicole Peeler

A compact and synergous set-up that certainly proves its four-figure worth