Pure Nowhere

Ireland's March for Abortion

If a women gets raped here, she spends longer in prison if she chooses to have an abortion than the actual rapist.

NewsAbby StrangwardJune 2, 2018Dear Youth (2)Comment

Staff Playlist, May '18

Our favourite songs from the past few weeks. Ranging from Ty Segall to the Arctic Monkeys, there’s something for everyone!

Must Listen, MusicKyla RainJune 1, 2018MUSIC CATEGORYComment

Mallrat: No Wrong Way To Make Art

Grace Shaw is a rising young artist from Brisbane, Australia. You might know her better as Mallrat, the name under which she releases catchy pop tracks strung together with seemless rap verses.

Ask the Band, MusicAbby StrangwardMay 30, 2018Comment

Wild Woman & the West Coast

Where were the ramblin’ women playing their guitars, living out of backpacks, and refusing to adhere to the stereotype of a “proper woman”? I couldn’t seem to find them.

Ask the Band, MusicAbby StrangwardMay 28, 2018Comment

It Started With a Dress Code

What movements are not mobilized by youth?

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This, Too, Will Pass

A 4am rambling on the moment I realised I was in love with the concept of change.

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What to Know About the Iran Nuclear Deal

Real American power is not shown by our ability to blow things up, but by our ability to forge international consensus around shared problems.

NewsAbby StrangwardMay 23, 2018Dear Youth (2)Comment

Temporex: Self-Recorded on an iPhone

In November of 2016 he released his debut album, ‘Care,’ which was fully self-recorded on Apple iPhone headphones beneath a blanket in his room. Over the past year the album has attracted a huge following Joseph hadn’t expected.

Ask the Band, MusicAbby StrangwardMay 22, 2018MUSIC CATEGORYComment

Hinds @ The Grog Shop

From the MoshpitAbby StrangwardMay 22, 2018MUSIC CATEGORY

An Upside Down Story: Isle of Dogs

I am both delighted and angered by Wes Anderson’s return.

NewsAbby StrangwardMay 20, 2018Dear Youth (2)Comment

Dog Party

These two possess a flawless and lively energy that envelopes every performance from the inside out. Call it what you will, but we’re pegging that special little spark as something more. Sister telepathy, anyone?

Ask the Band, MusicAbby StrangwardMay 19, 2018MUSIC CATEGORYComment

What's Your Favourite Colour?

The house near the back of the cul de sac seems like any other in that neighborhood: It’s tan, two story, with a white gate and a garage. But out of the window drifts the sound of synthesizers, vocals, guitars and drum beats.

Ask the Band, MusicAbby StrangwardMay 17, 2018MUSIC CATEGORYComment

The Gun Reform Activists YOU Need to Know About

We have been here before. Listen to communities of color. Listen to young Black people. Listen to Black women and girls.

NewsAbby StrangwardMay 16, 2018Dear Youth (2)Comment

Coin in Miami

From the MoshpitAbby StrangwardMay 13, 2018MUSIC CATEGORY

How's it Sound?

Not just any yellow, the yellow that drapes a worn chair in the corner of your room, reminding you of expired sunshine in the earliest hours of the day.

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Soccer Mommy @ The Echo

The solo fan (as in, appliance) in the corner of the room didn’t do much to alleviate the heat of more than a hundred bodies packed into the relatively small theater on a surprisingly hot April day in downtown Los Angeles

A-Z of Cruelty-Free

There’s so many different brands out there that don’t test on animals, it’s hard to believe it’s still happening.

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Goodbye Ruby Tuesday

I always find myself reaching for little faded memories of whispered verses during a half asleep car-ride, or the way they’d move their thumb in circles around the palm of your hand when preoccupied.

Dear YouthAbby StrangwardMay 2, 2018Dear Youth (2)Comment