Archive - Cities: Backlines

Tape Collection Interviews: fanclubwallet's Hannah Judge

The Ottawa bandleader looks back on the project she's built and looks ahead at the world she wants to build with the label she co-founded, Club Records

Jan 24 •

February 2024

The Hype Cycle of a Small Genre

How Bedroom Pop’s Trajectory Informs Today’s Shoegaze Fascination and Where It May Go Next

Feb 27, 2024 •

January 2024

And The Band(s) Kept Playing

Doing my best to recalibrate my focus back to the music rather than the apparatus that surrounds it

Jan 19, 2024 •

December 2023

Reflecting on a Year in Music Writing

"Enjoy or don't!" - Miranda Reinert

Dec 18, 2023 •

November 2023

The Underrated Albums Edition

Some of the 2023 releases I don't want anyone to miss

Nov 12, 2023 •

October 2023

Musicians I Listened To at 14 and Suddenly Never Again

Everyone can name the musicians who changed their lives forever, who they go back to often. I'm more interested in the bands I tried, loved, and…

Oct 5, 2023 •

September 2023

Music & City Planning Don't Mix Easily

Most public planners are looking for ways to create additional monetary value in their cities. That doesn't comport with fostering a sustainable…

Sep 26, 2023 •

The Required Fall Playlist

Back-to-school, leaves crunching, feelings dislodging, now available on streaming

Sep 12, 2023 •

A Soundtrack to My Car Theft

Milwaukee’s rap scene is on the rise. As the scene emerged, some young Milwaukeeans discovered a fatal flaw in cheap cars. The product? Kia Boys-themed…

Sep 6, 2023 •

August 2023

July 2023

I Went To Pitchfork Music Festival Again

A mad recap of the festival & scratch at the surface of urban festival politics

Jul 27, 2023 •

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