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In conversation with Taylor Wafford of Blood Root: music without rules
“If I never had to do it, I probably wouldn’t,” explains Taylor Wafford. As the face of the folky art rock project Blood Root, Wafford doesn’t find the typical joy in performing live as other musicians at her level. “The joy for me is in the writing and spending time crafting the song in the
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In conversation with LOCKBOX: ‘Whiskey Nights,’ social media, Porter Robinson, + more
If you’ve been scrolling through Instagram in these past few months, there’s a chance you’ve come across this producer and his euphoric style of electronic music. Meet LOCKBOX, 30-year-old DJ from Dallas, Texas. After releasing a plethora of successful singles under his stage name, LOCKBOX took to social media to promote his work. “I think
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In conversation with Nick Van Huis of Of House: for the love of music
When musicians form bands, the end goal is almost always the same: a new city every day, screaming fans, award shows, and TV appearances. It’s a common dream, and the present-day saturated market of up-and-coming artists makes the achievement of this dream difficult. For the self-proclaimed, Detroit-based “professional hobbyists” band Of House, though, that dream
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In conversation with Kally Hall: music and storytelling blended together
During the course of the her college career, Kally Hall dove deep into music and video. Hall grew up in West Virginia, diving in to visual art in high school. Music videos helped her shape a passion for both video and music. When Hall went to New York University, she started taking film classes. “Suddenly,
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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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In conversation with Emili Weintraub: from crime docs to cult classics
Emili Weintraub didn’t set out to become a filmmaker; she pivoted from a degree in criminology to a master’s in film directing, bringing her bold aesthetics, unique voice, and artistic acumen to film sets in Staten Island. “Honestly, I had no idea what I wanted to do,” she admits. While her love of crime documentaries
