Nashville Scene

One of our favorite local bands, Bully, is releasing a new album this week — Losing will be out Fri., Oct 20 on Sub Pop — so culture editor Megan Seling sat down with singer/guitarist Alicia Bognanno to talk about the new music, the upcoming album release shows at Mercy Lounge, how the band picks their obscure cover songs and, of course, Bognanno’s very adorable dog Mezzi.

Best Bagel? Best Place to Get Your Ass Kicked (in a good way)? Best Sandwich? Best Album? Best Cuddle Puddle? For our annual Best of Nashville issue, the Scene staff shares a few of their favorite BON’s and why they were a writer’s pick.

The Preds are back for a new season and our Hockey Outsider (Megan Seling) and our Hockey Insider (David Boclair) talk about the hangover from last year, new captain Roman Josi, who's going to step up this season and make a few predictions.

In the wake of the NFL player protests during the national anthem, we talk with Andrew Maraniss, the author of "Strong Inside," the story of Perry Wallace and breaking the color barrier at Vanderbilt in the 1960s. The issues which faced Wallace — and many of the names he was called just for being black — echo much of the criticism of NFL players. Maraniss also talks about the challenge of converting his book into something for middle schoolers to read, his Pulitzer-winning father and more.

On today’s pod, we’ve got a fascinating interview with attorney and local historian David Ewing, who’s been part of the Ryman Auditorium 125th anniversary project. Ewing talks to us about what he’s found, why the Ryman moved the "Confederate Gallery" sign out of the main auditorium and some of the stuff he’s uncovered while digging into the Ryman’s past — including how in 1972 Neil Diamond kicked off a tradition of pop stars playing the venue when they could easily sell out bigger places.

Depeche Mode, the British band that played a key role in shepherding synth pop into the mainstream, hasn’t visited Music City since an under-attended stop at Starwood Amphitheater in 1988. But they had no trouble selling out Ascend Amphitheater for Monday’s gig. Music editor Stephen Trageser sits down with two of the biggest DM fans we know — former music editor Adam Gold and longtime contributor Jason Shawhan — to explore the complexities of the band’s work.

The Scene's Nancy Floyd and Steven Hale breakdown the one-night-only Bachelor in Paradise finale and Nancy has a theory about how this show is really just Saved By The Bell.

Amanda Shires is one of the most interesting people in music right now. She released her fifth solo album "My Piece of Land" to great acclaim last year, while maintaining her gig as a talented side player in her husband Jason Isbell's band. Ahead of this year's AmericanaFest — where she's nominated for Emerging Artist of the Year — she tells us about preserving her identity as an artist after becoming a mother, sexism in the music industry, and her love for poetry and gardening.

The Scene’s Steven Hale and Nancy Floyd debrief after the the penultimate week of "Bachelor in Paradise," breaking down Dean’s weapons-grade stupidity and our dashed hopes of #WellsForBachelor. Also, twins, the sadistic monsters that run this show and, with the finale coming next week, is it even possible to make predictions about Paradise?

We talk to James Peisker and Chris Carter of Porter Road Butcher about the state of meat in Nashville. It's been more than five years since they opened their independent, whole-animal butcher operation in East Nashville. What have they learned? What does Nashville like to eat? What don't people know about the meat they buy in grocery stores? Then, D. Patrick Rodgers reviews "Patti Cake$," the new "Juno" meets "8 Mile" film about an underdog rapper.