Part 3 of our series on music & politics

Defining politics † systems approach † infoblitz † (in)efficacy of protest music

Words by Matt Stretz, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, & Alli Winters

Part 2 of our series on music & politics

Memory & metaphor † emotional manipulation † avant-garde

Words by Matt Stretz, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, & Alli Winters

Part 1 of our series on music & politics

Contemporary protest music † historical objectives † Kendrick v Drake † comedy & irony

Words by Matt Stretz, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, & Alli Winters

Part 5/5 of our conversation about singing/songwriting with Aaron Bard (Thus Spoke) and Jane Ferry (LittleXFerry / Ferryopolis)

Inhales aren’t bad † Jane’s technique † articulation † volume

Words by Aaron Bard, Jane Ferry, & Conner Tomlinson

Part 4/5 of our conversation about singing/songwriting with Aaron Bard (Thus Spoke) and Jane Ferry (LittleXFerry / Ferryopolis)

Conner’s technique † clean and harsh singing † pitch correction † mouth & jaw position

Words by Aaron Bard, Jane Ferry, & Conner Tomlinson

Part 3/5 of our conversation about singing/songwriting with Aaron Bard (Thus Spoke) and Jane Ferry (LittleXFerry / Ferryopolis)

Alcohol & anxiety † sobriety as an altered state † psychedelics † embrace the silliness

Words by Aaron Bard, Jane Ferry, & Conner Tomlinson

Part 2/5 of our conversation about singing/songwriting with Aaron Bard (Thus Spoke) and Jane Ferry (LittleXFerry / Ferryopolis)

Comfort zone † Aaron's technique † pain † live vs recording † children screaming

Words by Aaron Bard, Jane Ferry, & Conner Tomlinson

Part 1 of our conversation about singing/songwriting with Aaron Bard (Thus Spoke) and Jane Ferry (LittleXFerry / Ferryopolis)

Songwriting as therapy † what does authenticity really mean? † research methods

Words by Aaron Bard, Jane Ferry, & Conner Tomlinson

Skill appeal in popular metal † timbre & attack † humanity & blood

Words by Michael Hopkins, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson

Theorizing pop & rock † descriptive rules † language shapes perception

Words by Michael Hopkins, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson