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American Crisis Playlist: From Political Pestilence to Pandemic

American Crisis Playlist: From Political Pestilence to Pandemic

How music helped me cope with the pandemic and the 2020 nightmare presidential election.

2022

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The Riff

Southern Men, Racism, and Resistance

When truth stares back at us

Feb 18

Southern Men, Racism, and Resistance

Feb 18

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Tell Your Story

Second Thoughts About a Predator

Reflections on a person I thought I knew well

Feb 22

Second Thoughts About a Predator

Feb 22

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The Riff

Annals in American Greatness

Peter Cooper’s “715”

Mar 17

Annals in American Greatness

Mar 17

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Counter Arts

Orville Peck and Southern Gay Pride

When being honest and vulnerable pays off

Jun 5, 2024

Orville Peck and Southern Gay Pride

Jun 5, 2024

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The Riff

My Grandmother: Hit Songwriter

A forgotten “rockabilly classic”

Feb 20, 2024

My Grandmother: Hit Songwriter

Feb 20, 2024

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Counter Arts

When It’s All a Blur

From music to dancing to life

1d ago

Colorful, blurred city lights

1d ago

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The Narrative Arc

Facing the Bully

Because there will always be one

4d ago

A playground before the next bully arrives.

4d ago

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Prism & Pen

Rock Music Has Always Been Queer

Celebrating what’s new and old in this queer old world

5d ago

Rock Music Has Always Been Queer

5d ago

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The Political Prism

Censorship and Empathy

Testing our democracy and humanity

6d ago

Censorship and Empathy

6d ago

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The Riff

Leaving It All Behind

Letting the past go as far as possible

6d ago

Leaving It All Behind

6d ago

Terry Barr

Terry Barr

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I write about music, culture, and equality in The Riff, The Memoirist, Prism and Pen, Counter Arts, and Three Imaginary Girls. I am anti-Racist and anti-fascist

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