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TIME Best Inventions of 2021 →

Alison Van Houten December 13, 2021

Nuratrue: Custom Listening

Mila: A Fine-Looking Filter

Strategic Innovations eLiT LED Address Box & Security System: Found, Not Lost

IQUI: The Ultimate Selfie Stick

And others here.

In TIME Tags Music, Travel, Design, Reporting, Gear, Feature

Video Games and VR Could Change Festivals Forever →

Alison Van Houten July 8, 2020

In the face of mass cancellations, major festivals are building new live-streamed virtual events that are poised to change the music industry — even after traditional live shows resume.

In Beatportal Tags Music

Oakland's Wormhole Wednesday Is Ending →

Alison Van Houten June 24, 2020

The final weekly bass party will go down next month — but the music isn't going anywhere.

In East Bay Express Tags Music, Bay Area

More Fun In the Mid-Eighties L.A. Punk Scene →

Alison Van Houten June 17, 2020

The follow-up to Under the Big Black Sun avoids the sophomore slump by digging deeper into the history of L.A. punk.

In Hard Noise Tags Music, Books

We Made the Perfect Workout Playlist on Spotify →

Alison Van Houten June 17, 2020

When the going gets tough, reach for these high-energy tracks recommended by our editors.

In Outside Magazine Tags Music

Go With the Flow →

Alison Van Houten February 23, 2018

Five years ago, Chris “Chachi” McCumber encountered a group of strangers spinning fire at a festival in Maine. Awed, he approached them and said, “I want to do that.”

In Oakland Magazine Tags Music

Catch a Show at One of These Quirky Indie Music Joints →

Alison Van Houten November 12, 2016
In 7x7 Tags Music

15 Ridiculous Music Conspiracies That Probably Aren't True, Right? →

Alison Van Houten June 7, 2016

Courtney killed Kurt? Old news. And everybody knows that Tupac is supposedly still alive. However, the internet yields even stranger stuff than these common conspiracy theories.

In Complex Tags Music

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