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A User's Guide to Defying Gravity
Sure, you can read Wicked's stirring anthem as a paean to self-expression. The real stakes of the song are arguably much more radical.
Dec 10, 2024 • William Rauscher
The United States of Waylon Jennings
How listening to the outlaw country icon can solve all our problems
Dec 5, 2024 • William Rauscher
Waiting for the Miracle
Leonard Cohen, babies, and the revolution
Nov 26, 2024 • William Rauscher
The Old Man's Back Again
Scott Walker's Baroque Pop and the Uncanny Returns of Evil Empires
Nov 19, 2024 • William Rauscher
If There's Hell Below, We're All Gonna Go
A modest bit of post-election sonic therapy
Nov 12, 2024 • William Rauscher
Check out my new EP on Spotify
Some chill and not-so-chill ambient music for the weekend
Mar 11, 2022 • William Rauscher
Music in dark times
What to play when the world is burning
Mar 2, 2022 • William Rauscher
Happy 222222
Here's a special mixtape gift to celebrate. The portal is open.
Feb 22, 2022 • William Rauscher
Sound Machine
Transmitting weekly from the frontlines of audio culture. In each issue I'll pluck one sound from the news, culture or daily life, and debrief on why it's important for your clients, brands, and how we listen now.

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