Key challenges, collective insights, and possible futures for the music industry.

Actor, writer, and DJ Sasha Grey discusses finding work/life balance, moving past failure, and not being afraid to make what you want to make.

Musician Ryuichi Sakamoto discusses the factors that influenced the making of his first new record in nearly a decade, how your creative inclinations change over time, and the ways in which geography...

Poet Ada Limón on how her creative practice has evolved over time, dealing with feedback and edits, and being a gateway drug for poetry.

Artist Alexandra Grant on using your position to help empower other people, and defining the concept of love.

The singers and songwriters discuss what goes into their lyrics, what doesn't, and why everything means everything all the time.

A guide for making art under the constraints of capitalism, written by ann haeyoung with illustrations by Olivia Fields.

Musician Ryuichi Sakamoto discusses the factors that influenced the making of his first new record in nearly a decade, how your creative inclinations change over time, and the ways in which geography...

A guide to thinking through your digital self (or selves) by Darcie Wilder, with illustrations by Kurt Woerpel.

Musician and producer Aaron Dessner (The National, Big Red Machine, Taylor Swift) discusses avoiding burnout, the power of getting lost in a song, and why each time you begin a new project it feels...

Comedian Cat Cohen discusses re-imagining success, writing her first book, gratitude lists, and unplugging from social media.

Musician Phil Elverum on parenting in a pandemic, expressing universal truths through personal details, and finding the beauty in uncertainty.

1,016 artists share how they've been able (or unable) to make a living in the art world.

Musician Molly Rankin (Alvvays) discusses challenging yourself, treating everything like it's the last thing you're going to make, and not reading the comments.

Philosopher and digital artist Mat Dryhurst on music as a carrier signal, and the power of collectively rethinking systems of power.

Author Melissa Broder, the writer behind So Sad Today, talks about what it was like to compose her first novel—which she did mostly in her car.

Graphic designer Bráulio Amado on the jobs that made him a better designer, and how to take control of your own career.

Writer Tommy Pico on moving from poetry to screenplays, the things you sacrifice for your work, and shaking off imposter syndrome.

Anohni speaks about her ambivalence towards writing songs, her interest in making visual art, the way corporations damage culture, and why the independent music industry is dying.

Writer Jessica Hopper on why criticism remains important, and what can be learned from looking back at your own body of work.

Editor in Chief Brandon Stosuy on how growing older influences and inflects your creative practice.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 creator Joel Hodgson discusses the pleasure of making things, being fair in collaboration, and his trick for letting ideas emerge.

Writer and journalist Anthony Fantano (The Needle Drop) discusses finding your format, staying excited, and engaging with an ever-growing audience.

Songwriter behind the Microphones and Mt. Eerie, Phil Elverum explains how he found therapy and relief in the creative process after his wife’s death from pancreatic cancer.