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Hana Eid’s Musical Journey
To hear the full interview you can also check it out on Soundcloud and YouTube. On July 5, 2023, I had the pleasure of sitting down with indie rock artist Hana Eid for my radio show Wrinkled Page Radio on WXCI 91.7. The artist originates from Nashville, a hub for music, and also studies songwriting…
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Sinéad O’Connor Passes at 56
Sinéad O’Connor passed away at 56 on July 26, 2023, in London. The cause of death is currently unknown and will not be released to the public for multiple weeks if at all. Sinéad was born in Dublin, Ireland and quickly led a successful career with her first album entitled The Lion and the Cobra….
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A Glimmer of Queer Hope
On Friday, July 21, 2023, trans activist Federico Barbarossa entered the Miss Italy pageant in protest of its rule to only accept entrants who were “female at birth.” Over a hundred trans men have joined him since then. According to Italian news outlet Il Primato Nazionale (as reported by NBC News), Miss Italy organizer Patrizia…
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Aaron Caycedo-Kimura’s Artistic Vulnerability
My appreciation for Aaron Caycedo-Kimura’s work began at a reading in my town. The rain poured down hard as my friend and I sat drenched in the small back room of a tea shop, but it was worth it. What stuck with me was the openness and emotion that strikes you in his poetry through…
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Billie Eilish Releases New Single “What Was I Made For?”
On July 13, 2023, Billie Eilish released a new single for the highly anticipated Barbie movie directed by Greta Gerwig. “What Was I Made For?” is one of the main tracks featured in the film as the melody can be heard multiple times before the entire song plays. The song starts off with heartbreaking piano…
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Breaking Boards Do
It is no secret that the strong are admired. Whether it be through Charles Darwin’s antiquated but powerful theory of natural selection, to the idolization of professional athletes, strength is a quality that is admired by many but achieved by few. So many people can hold a board in their hands, but what if they could…
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The Music of Bon Scott
“Lead singer Bon Scott spits out his vocals with a truly annoying aggression which, I suppose, is the only way to do it when all you seem to care about is being a star so that you can get laid every night.” – Billy Altman, Rolling Stone (December 16, 1976) When the name Bon Scott…
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