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Posted inEditor's Pick

It’s the Coolest Rock Show in Ann Arbor. And Almost Everyone There Is Over 65.

by Peter Rubin January 13, 2023January 13, 2023

“At the “Geezer Happy Hour,” the ‘silver tsunami’ has been dancing for decades.”

Posted inArts & Culture, Essays & Criticism, Story, Unapologetic Women

Rock Me Gently

by Soraya Roberts August 30, 2019February 3, 2023

The classic rock star wanted to stick it to The Man, and did so bender by selfish bender. The new rock star knows you can’t do it alone.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes

Making a Pilgrimage Along Prince’s Purple Trail

by Aaron Gilbreath April 26, 2018October 19, 2022

Traveling around Minneapolis, visiting the locations where Prince used to live.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Bootlegging Jane’s Addiction

by Sari Botton November 13, 2017October 19, 2022

In this personal essay, Aaron Gilbreath considers the impact a live Jane’s Addiction recording has had on him, and the effect heroin had on the band’s — and his own — creativity.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story

Bootlegging Jane’s Addiction

by Aaron Gilbreath November 13, 2017October 19, 2022

Aaron Gilbreath considers the impact a live Jane’s Addiction recording has had on him, and the effect heroin had on the band’s — and his own — creativity.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction

Bootlegging Jane’s Addiction

by Aaron Gilbreath November 13, 2017October 19, 2022

Aaron Gilbreath considers the impact a live Jane’s Addiction recording has had on him, and the effect heroin had on the band’s — and his own — creativity.

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