Walking down Hollywood Blvd on any given day or night, you usually find dozens of abandoned, neglected souls. The average suburbanite might cringe at the smell, the horrid display of emotional poverty. What might our reaction to Vincent Van Gogh have been, particularly if we had not understood or viewed his art?
When director Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie were snubbed by the Oscars nominating committee, further controversy ensued. I asked four female musical artists to share their views on Barbie, and got very different takes.
There’s a new post-punk duo from York, Pennsylvania pushing the envelope with a brand of music that evolved from the new wave and shoegaze on their first EP New Moon, to a heavier sound on their new single “Don’t Need,” which reflects a return to the harder punk sounds they love making in the first place. Kaitlynn Autumn and Juliann Frances of Witch Weather are queer gals doing what they can to challenge the status quo with sounds and lyrics that call us to question the balances of power in our personal relationships.