THRU Magazine Archive
Snail Meets West is two lo-fi songwriters nodding to Ornette. On the album’s download page the credits read, “Recorded in loving memory of Ornette Coleman.” The legendary pioneer of “free jazz” died last year. The album is free improvisation, naturally, but the unlikely combo of piano and drums by Dan West and Azalia Snail, respectively, […]
Inquiring Minds Podcast, “The Science of Gun Violence” In episode 106 of the Inquiring Minds podcast, host Indres Viskontas interviews psychology and communications professor Brad Bushman about gun violence. The two talk about the ‘weapons effect,’ a social psychology research finding that demonstrates how the mere presence of weapons increases aggression and violent behavior. This topic bloats […]
Faith Helma, experimental actor from Hand2Mouth Theatre and “creative guide” by trade, joins me to discuss positive thinking and white privilege. This coincides the hostile takeover of a wildlife refuge camp in Eastern Oregon. I draw connections to our discussion and parallels to my life in the monologue. See Faith’s one-woman-show I Hate Positive Thinking at the […]
Join Carson McWhirter and friends in Sacramento for a good and hearty chat on the law, the economic madness, and the changes to come in the world that we can only project from our current time. Grab Carson’s music at carsonmcwhirter.bandcamp.com.
Photo Credit: Amani Wade Listening to Swap Meet Vol. 2, released this month on Proximal Records. For a mixtape described as the result of “sketches, procrastinations, accidents and lazy afternoons,” by producers Wake and Sahy Uhns of Proximal Records, Swap Meet Vol. 2 is a surprisingly potent and satisfying collection of eclectic beats from start to finish. […]