music + misc culture.

ICE the Mannerbund: Music, Authoritarianism, Hate

Trump’s federal agencies love putting catchy songs alongside their content on social media. While they usually post pop songs, phonk edits, or whatever viral sound is hitting on TikTok six months prior, on January 9, the DHS and ICE jointly posted an ICE recruitment image on Instagram with a

Fuzzy image of Hayley Williams singing in a striped sweater. Scanlines cut the image and ghostly versions of Williams sit behind her. An upside down yellow cross sits in front and behind.

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Reanimating the Bones 4: The Unholy Trinity -- Guns of the Father, Sins of the South, and the Haunting Spirit of White Supremacy

Hayley Williams's "True Believer" performance on Jimmy Fallon's show was a force. This last of several essays examines some of Williams's laments and hopes for the South.

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Reanimating the Bones 3: Acid Nashville and Post-Neoliberalism

Hayley Williams's "True Believer" performance on Jimmy Fallon's show was a force. This third of several essays examines some of Williams's laments and hopes for Nashville.

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Reanimating the Bones 2: Death and Tourism in the Music Scene

Hayley Williams's "True Believer" contends with the dynamics of tourism and death in her city of Nashville. This second of several essays examines how.

Fuzzy image of Hayley Williams singing wearing a striped sweater. Scanlines cut across the image and ghostly versions of Williams sit behind her. An upside down yellow cross covers it.

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Reanimating the Bones: Hayley Williams, Jimmy Fallon, and a Confrontation with Nashville’s Living Ghosts

Hayley Williams's "True Believer" performance on Jimmy Fallon's show was a force. This first of several essays examines some of the context of the show before providing a list of the other essays about Williams's indictment of Nashville.