The Music Issue Archives

August 1, 2023

Kept Safe with SistaStrings

By Whalebone

How TROVA Home Is Making the Everyday More Secure

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A set of four CD discs laying with their cases. The CDs are all half way out of their sleeves so you can partly see the illustrations on the front of them. Each of the cases is labeled Disc 1, Disc 2, Disc 3, and Disc 4. The photo has a dark red-colored overlay effect on it.

July 26, 2023

Defining the Decades from Dust-to-Digital

By Whalebone

As told by April & Lance Ledbetter A retrospective with the founders of Dust-to-Digital on the moments, people and projects that created the record…

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A city street with a man an woman posing for a photo in front of a car. The photo is from the 80s and has a vintage look to it. The man is facing away from the camera on the left side and the back of his jean jacket has handwritten graffiti letters on it. The woman is facing towards the camera on the other side of the car and is leaning on the hood. She has a small afro and is wearing a light blue jeans jacket over a white shirt. In the background is a moving car and a few storefronts that are selling cars, musical instruments, and other items.

July 24, 2023

An Abridged History of Hip Hop

By Whalebone

A brief and curated history of hip-hop in the US. Please don’t email us if your favorite artist is not on this timeline. We…

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Photo of a grayish/white humpback whale swimming in the dark royal blue water of an ocean. Wavy red/orange lines are curving through the water and around the whale.

July 20, 2023

A Whale of a Song

By Whalebone

Merging Science and Art With the Songs of Humpback Whales

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July 19, 2023

The Maggots in the Mind of the Universe

By Whalebone

On Finding a Time Capsule in a Time Capsule

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WITCH performing on an outdoor stage with man reaching out to Jagari in black and white

July 4, 2023

Zamrock Remastered featuring. W.I.T.C.H.

By Whalebone

The Short-Lived Run of Zambian Rock and Its Unlikely Return Traditional African Music + Psychedelic Rock = Zamrock Photos by Ian Enger Simple math….

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Beyoncé standing on stage in a yellow sweatshirt, denim cutoff shorts, and white fringe boots. She is holding a microphone in her right hand and has her left resting on her hip. There is a marching band sitting on risers below her all wearing matching yellow uniforms and holding their instruments. Behind Beyoncé there are sparks falling from the rafters above her.

July 2, 2023

Music Perspectives

By Whalebone

Crowd Pleaser Over the years Whalebone has been lucky enough to come into contact with some of the better music photographers out there—live music…

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June 29, 2023

Pressed Into Existence

By Whalebone

Vinyl Me, Please on How Records Make it to The Needle After a whole decade of bringing records to life, or back to life rather,…

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June 27, 2023

Looney Tunes

By Whalebone

Exploring Offbeat Musical Places With Accidentally Wes Anderson An opera house in the middle of the jungle? How about a music store where exotic…

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June 26, 2023

Sister Sister

By Whalebone

An Interview Or Two With Some Of Our Favorite Sister Bands. Putting together a band is likely not the first thing on a list…

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Young kid playing the drums and banging drumsticks. The photo was taken close up so you can see the two cymbals on either side of the child's face. He has his mouth open and eyes squeezed shut like he is yelling. The photo has an offset yellow outline behind the image and on the right side is a zig zag pattern of small yellow polka dots.

June 22, 2023

In Tune

By Whalebone

Look for the Helpers: Music Edition Periodically we try to look for the humans that are doing a little good for the world. And…

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Store front of Wax Trax Records. The top of the building is a pointed triangle and then squares off on the sides as the building extends. There is an icon of a record above the door and has the word "Records" on it. The glass windows and doors have a Wax Trax sign, a neon open sign, and papers all plastered to the glass. The building is made of multicolored brick and the whole photo has a green halftone effect over it.

June 21, 2023

Behind The Counter

By Whalebone

By Emily Bloch No matter where in the country you might be, walking into a beloved local record shop should feel the same. The…

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Portugal. The Man in black and white with a purple overlay posing next to a pink illustration of a dog character.

June 19, 2023

Making The Record

By Whalebone

All photos by Maclay Heriot // Tank Dog art by Wes Hubbard Portugal. The Man’s John Gourley talks creation with producer Jeff Bhasker Jeff…

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The band My Morning Jacket performing on stage at the Newport Folk Festival. The stage is filled with speakers, multiple microphones, a drum set, and other boxes. Front and center are three men playing electric guitars and the bass. Behind them the drummer is playing. To the sides of the stages are fans watching on. The photo has a green-colored overlay.

June 15, 2023

The Island of Misfit Toys

By Whalebone

Cover photo of My Morning Jacket by digboston Newport Folk Connecting Music Through Moments Heading into Newport Folk ain’t your average experience at a…

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Black and white photo of a woman wearing a frilly dress and a mtaching colored headband. She is sitting on the ground outside while a deer stands next to her and is resting its head underneath the woman's head. The woman and the deer have a green-colored outline around the two of them.

June 13, 2023

Sing Like a Local

By Whalebone

And now, here’s Lily.

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June 11, 2023

Defensive Listening

By Whalebone

By Ryan Miller from Guster A couple of thoughts from the entertainment industry on the songs they’ll go to bat for every time. One…

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