“They got money for wars, but can’t feed the poor.”
Category: Girl Music
Girl Music, a series of articles about the people behind influential art and pop culture, especially lesser-known creators and artists who deserve their flowers.
Juno Rylee Schultz
Elijah Myles | “Not Even Daydreaming, Actually Dreaming”
“Poetry will persist in any conditions. The medium will change but art will always continue on.”
André 3000, Big Boi, and OutKast | Prophetic Rap Music from the Dirty South
“I’m tired of folks … them closed-minded folks.
It’s like we got a demo tape and don’t nobody wanna hear it.
But it’s like this: the South got somethin’ to say. That’s all I got to say.”
Rivers Cuomo, Weezer, and the Blue Album | “Do You Believe What I Sing Now”
“ ’Yeah, let’s not be grunge. Let’s be more like the Beach Boys. But loud.’ ”
The White Stripes | Meg White and Jack White | “Hey Little Apple Blossom, Come and Tell Me What You’re Thinking”
“With the White Stripes, we were trying to trick people into not realizing we were playing the blues.”
My Bloody Valentine | Loveless | “Soft Like There’s Silk Everywhere”
“It definitely established this idea that a guitar didn’t have to sound like a guitar.”
Sofia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides | The Elm Trees and Girls Left to Die in Our World
“We just want to live. If anyone would let us.”
The Music and Trees of Twin Peaks
“You’ve done the greatest magic trick ever in the history of television.”
Mac Miller | “A Life Ain’t a Life Till You Live It”
“I never thought life would be this sweet / It got me cheesin’ from cheek to cheek.”
LEADBELLY | “I Was Rollin’ Honey from Sun to Sun”
“Good night Irene. I get you in my dreams.”