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The uncanny valley of the fictional band.

on phantom celebrities, the fictional bands supposedly incredible enough to sell out stadiums.

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on AI-generated "elevator" music and media layoffs. Plus, some weekend podcast recs ft. the girl-mosses of Dirt.

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On the relaunched rock magazine's second issue. 

interviews *CREEM*'s VP of content Fred Pessaro.

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Not a cell phone in sight, just people living in the moment.

on Frank Ocean at Coachella, Love is Late, and the HBO rebrand.

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A Q&A with Gossamer’s David Weiner. 

speaks with friend of Dirt David Weiner about weed culture in 2023.

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The struggle to recognize your own face online.

on the uncanny distance between the faces we encounter digitally and our own reflections.

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On the video artist Nam June Paik.

reviews Amanda Kim's documentary of an anti-documentarian. 

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interviews the founders of Volv, a trending short-form news app. 

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