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Ashland
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In Defense of Constructive Silence
The world is awash with warplanes right now.
Krister Axel
2026-08-29
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lifestyle
USA
Politics
From HOMES to SHAME
An unfortunate example of how money and political inconvenience can outshine the will of the people.
Krister Axel
2026-08-29
music
Jacksonville
Oregon
Indie Rock
At the Britt Festival watching DUG open up for Shakey Graves
On a gorgeous day like it was, you just didn't have to think too hard about it.
Krister Axel
2026-07-30
lifestyle
USA
Commentary
Idiot Wind
When the wind dies down, and it always does, the flowers bow to each other.
Unknown
2026-07-05
music
UK
Indie Pop
Jacana People x Vraell - Paper Thin
Matches a deeply precise sense of intonation with an expansive rhythmic palate.
Krister Axel
2026-07-05
lifestyle
USA
Commentary
The Reflecting Pool
We could not drain it. Now we are not permitted to.
Unknown
2026-07-05
personal
USA
Commentary
AI vs Everyone - a Few Words About Easy Content
Maybe we can still swing our national story back to being one of brotherhood, kindness, sharing, and freedom for not just the billionaires, but the rest of us as well.
Krister Axel
2026-07-05
music
Loc1
Tagg
Top Tracks - March and April 2026
March and April bring a mix of folk pop, acid jazz, singer-songwriter, and indie rock
Krister Axel
2026-05-02
music
USA
Indie Pop
St. Art - Lonely People - Special Version
Brings together a diverse array of creative minds to synthesize worlds from sensations.
Krister Axel
2026-04-26
music
California
USA
Alt Rap
Bedroom Pop
Introducing: BoyCoy - Throw the Rest Away
Deconstructs genre boundaries by seamlessly blending a signature melodic intimacy with the sharpness of indie rap.
Krister Axel
2026-04-26
music
Ireland
Roots
Folk
A night with DUG at the Ashland Armory.
The songs of DUG remind us how little things have changed once we take a step back from the mercurial landscape of modern pop music.
Krister Axel
2026-04-26
music
France
Folk Pop
Caroline Corrao - Selfish
Through her intimate style of songwriting, Caroline explores the feelings we rarely say out loud.
Krister Axel
2026-03-21
music
New Zealand
Indie Rock
Tablefox - Into Your Eyes
Lays credit for the magic of attraction right where it belongs: in that meddlesome instinct towards personal worship.
Krister Axel
2026-03-21
lifestyle
Israel
Iran
Paging Minister Bibi
The question of our time: is it real, or is it Artificial Intelligence?
Krister Axel
2026-03-16
lifestyle
USA
Opinion
And Then LEGO® Became a Popular Vessel for Propaganda
This is not a normal year.
Krister Axel
2026-03-15
technology
USA
Indie
Bandcamp
The Rise and Fall of Bandcamp
How this indie music darling became a shadow of its former self.
Krister Axel
2026-03-08
lifestyle
USA
Fine Arts
Hollywood
Why the Arts Still Matter
It's a bad look, it's painfully myopic, and McConaughey should've known better than affirming such an ignorant position.
Krister Axel
2026-03-08
music
Purtugal
Spain
Jazz
Maro x Shai Maestro - Gloria
Our ears delight in the fluid melody even as we are lulled into meditation by the force of Maro's unique vocal sensibility.
Krister Axel
2026-03-08
lifestyle
Tennessee
USA
Commentary
The Legend of Hawk Tuah
Maybe it was just the crypto that was the mistake.
Krister Axel
2026-03-07
lifestyle
UK
Politics
I Am the Crown
I am one thousand years old.
Unknown
2026-03-07