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  • The Noisy World of Gravemember

    The Noisy World of Gravemember

    Midweek in late March on a mild evening, I walked up a driveway with my synth in one hand and my camera and audio recorder in the other. I was welcomed inside the home by Chris, who performs under the name Gravemember as a synth musician. He offered to fix my synth for free on…

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  • Beneath the Kudzu’s Debut Album Presents 38 Minutes of Doomy Soundscapes

    Beneath the Kudzu’s Debut Album Presents 38 Minutes of Doomy Soundscapes

    Vicksburg 4-piece Beneath the Kudzu released their debut album Birds Sing as the World Crumbles on October 3rd, 2025. If you’ve seen them live at any point in the last year or so, then these songs will be very familiar to you since the tracks on this album have made up their setlists. Track 1,…

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  • So Much Is Happening, and I Have to Clock In Soon

    So Much Is Happening, and I Have to Clock In Soon

    Recently, I watched a movie called September 5, which is about ABC Sports’ news coverage of the kidnapping and killing of Israeli athletes during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics. This movie piqued my interest because I work in the news and the trailer and modest 90 minute runtime convinced me to watch it on Paramount+.…

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  • Eulogy for a Bakery

    Eulogy for a Bakery

    On Friday, April 25th, 2025, it was announced publicly via Instagram that the Sunflower Oven, which served as a bakery by day and a DIY music venue by night, would be closing the next week. The news didn’t exactly come out of nowhere – to people familiar with the matter, it seems the writing had…

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  • Jackson’s Biggest Little Festival Returns April 19th

    Jackson’s Biggest Little Festival Returns April 19th

    The days are longer, the air is warmer, and the pollen is proliferating, so you know what that means: festival season is upon us. In the coming months, people will be traveling out-of-state to festivals like Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, maybe even Furnace Fest. But let’s face it, traveling is hectic and weekend festival passes are…

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