What If We Don't?: Sapphic Imagery in Mainstream Country Music
Sapphic imagery is a recurring theme in mainstream country music these last few years -- but why? And what if we don't?
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My Queer Longing and ‘90s Country: A Top Ten
The song remembers when . . . Josh Friedberg gives us his top 10 '90s country songs brimming with queer longing
Re-Litigating Spike x Buffy
This week, Sara Mae of The Noisy and music journalist Jonah Evans dissect Sara Mae's recent album, The Secret Ingredient is Even More Meat, and it's links to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Here's Sara Mae's introduction to the conversation and track-by-
Even More Meat: The Noisy the Vampire Slayer Compendium
To celebrate the release of the deluxe edition of their astonishing album The Secret Ingredient Is Even More Meet, Philadelphia's The Noisy (Sara Mae) and music journalist Jonah Evans combine each track on the album with a Buffy the Vampire Slayer monster-of-the-week!
“There’s a Whole Lot in Our Culture I’d Cancel If I Could”: Crys Matthews and the World We’re In
Josh Friedberg dissects Crys Matthews' song "Cancel Culture": how do we meaningfully resist oppression -- and is cancel culture even a thing?
One Year Later: The State of Queer Country Music in Trump 2.0
It's been just over one year since Trump has taken office: as we all negotiate American identity, how have queer country artists fared in the new, oppressive regime?