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Kelsey McKinney

Kelsey McKinney

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    Latest articles by Kelsey McKinney

    Culture
    You need to listen to Bjork’s new album. It’s her best in years.You need to listen to Bjork’s new album. It’s her best in years.
    Culture

    An album about loss, despair, and grief that’s as heartbreaking as it is beautiful

    By Kelsey McKinney
    Culture
    Obama’s Youtube appearance was overtaken by Illuminati truthersObama’s Youtube appearance was overtaken by Illuminati truthers
    Culture

    Is he an illuminati member? We can’t know.

    By Kelsey McKinney
    Politics
    When GloZell Green accidentally called Michelle Obama the President’s first wifeWhen GloZell Green accidentally called Michelle Obama the President’s first wife
    Politics

    “Do you know something I don’t?”

    By Kelsey McKinney
    Social Media
    Meet the YouTube stars who interviewed President ObamaMeet the YouTube stars who interviewed President Obama
    Social Media

    The president will took questions at 5PM today.

    By Kelsey McKinney and Andrew Prokop
    Culture
    You’d be amazed to learn how much music is disappearingYou’d be amazed to learn how much music is disappearing
    Culture

    Conservators are working to recover old albums that they might have missed their first time around — while trying to find the sounds that need to be archived today.

    By Kelsey McKinney
    Technology
    Songwriter Aloe Blacc has a plan to save the music industrySongwriter Aloe Blacc has a plan to save the music industry
    Technology

    He wants a fairer world for artists and songwriters

    By Kelsey McKinney
    Culture
    One paragraph that perfectly explains sexism in the music industryOne paragraph that perfectly explains sexism in the music industry
    Culture

    Bjork speaks about her experience

    By Kelsey McKinney
    Culture
    The 5 best moments from when Broad City’s Abbi and Ilana interviewed Sleater-KinneyThe 5 best moments from when Broad City’s Abbi and Ilana interviewed Sleater-Kinney
    Culture

    Five feminist voices sat down for a chat about their art, their gender, and how much they admire each other.

    By Kelsey McKinney
    Culture
    Haruki Murakami thinks the Red Hot Chili Peppers can teach us about agingHaruki Murakami thinks the Red Hot Chili Peppers can teach us about aging
    Culture

    It’s not super surprising that a man who sets many of his novels inside a Denny’s also likes The Red Hot Chili Peppers

    By Kelsey McKinney
    Culture
    How Sleater-Kinney became one of the last great rock bandsHow Sleater-Kinney became one of the last great rock bands
    Culture

    10 years after their last album, Sleater-Kinney is back.

    By Kelsey McKinney

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