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In conversation with Hannah Geller: a one-woman band
Being a musician in the digital age is challenging. Unless you’re Hannah Geller, bold and determined. “The very first song I ever released was completely done by me, because I am such a big perfectionist,” she ushered. Geller has learned music by stepping on the nontraditional route. Drawing from music theory and music courses, she
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In conversation with Paola Capó-García: teacher and poet laureate
Paola Capó-García, raised in Puerto Rico with a blank journal at 14 years old, decided to write a poem to see how it felt to write poetry and what emotions she could capture. Rhyming pain with rain, writing poetry taught her how freeing it can be, letting go of emotions, thoughts, and feelings as you experiment
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In conversation with Pleasure Pill: Southern California & Britpop rock and roll
A dose of Pleasure Pill interweaves British rock and roll with San Diego. Jonah Paz, vocalist for Pleasure Pill, recruited his brother and his bandmates by performing in shows with several different bands. Paz’s brother, Ethan, plays rhythm guitar, John McCain plays bass, Dom Friedly plays drums, and Justin Bordwell is the second guitarist. Coming together with experience of being in a band, playing shows, and releasing music has shaped their sound. With loud guitars, strong rhythm and big vocals, they knew the direction Pleasure Pill was
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In conversation with Golden Cats: building a community with music
The moon’s light guides the cats among a night sky surrounded by nature’s greenery as “Night Walks” by Golden Cats begins to play. This band started as a fun project by two friends, Laura Dalla and Kyle Lenski. One day, Dalla and Lenski were walking on the street. A young child approached them, saying they
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In conversation with Eerie Please: the soundtrack of your memories
At six years old, Eerie Please took the first steps in her music career when she first head Blink-182, whose instrumentals inspired her to play guitar. Subsequently, she was given an acoustic by her grandfather and started taking courses. Eerie’s music style has evolved throughout the years, spanning different genres like American pop punk and emo. Eventually, she began listening to more classical songs,
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In conversation with Emily Milay: ‘My Words Untethered’ and the role of poetry in today’s literary world
Emily Milay’s destiny within the literary world was written since the beginning; she was named after two of the greatest poets in literary history, Emily Dickinson and Edna Saint Vince Millay. Reading “Bee! I’m expecting you!” by Emily Dickinson, a poem scribbled by her mom across the walls of her childhood bedroom, became Milay’s first
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