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Dropping in with The Droptines
The Droptines swung by Wichita for a Friday night show at WAVE indoor, and their own brand of dark country shone through. Lyrically harsh, punchy, and oft poignant, their short, melodically interesting songs (with hardly ever a repeated hook) proved to make a very enjoyable evening of music. Conner Arthur’s raspy vocals feel destined to…
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Music Streaming Ponderances
Music streaming services like Apple Music and Spotify are often looked down upon, and for many good reasons. Common complaints are poor pay for artists, corporate promotion/influence, sponsored recommendations, and algorithms that benefit certain songs are artists disproportionately. But while I share some of these feelings, the benefits which caused them to get so popular…