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The Wire Symposium
The Wire is over and respects are due. We could, with much enthusiasm, join in with the chorus of proclaiming and superlative-happy critics. more...

Shittin' on a Jet by Mickey Hess
If you ask me, the greatest hip hop success story has to be that of Brian "Birdman" Williams, founder of Cash Money Records. In his song "Poppin Bottles," Birdman takes the typical American Dream story to a new level. more...

A Tour Story by Hugh Johnston
I was in a band and we were on tour. Things were going fine. Until we got to the Bay Area. more...

Leaving the Country by Susannah Felts
Jess wanted to ignore the truth. Her friend Ardell had made a decision—one he’d made before in fact, but this time he swore he meant it. That meant he was happy, and Jess was not. more...

Axl Watch: Chapter Two by Pete Coco
That night I dreamed of dolphins. They swam through the air and down Division Street. I waved as they passed me. I hadn’t felt it in fourteen years, this wonder. more...

A Brief Interview with Craig Finn of The Hold Steady
The arc of John Berryman's life was made for a tragic song. In 1926, when John was eight, his father committed suicide with a shotgun while standing outside John's bedroom window after a land deal went bad. more...