Wilder Mouton

Chicago is known as the Second City. The meaning is twofold: the rebuilding after the Chicago Fire, and the rivalry with NYC as the largest metropolis in the country. As LA grew in size and encapsulated Hollywood, Chicago suddenly had a battle on two fronts, economically as well as culturally. The path it took, culturally, was its own; both the royal glitz and glam of NYC and the burgeoning fame of LA were eschewed in favor of a subtle, everlasting uniqueness. Being from the midwest, I have...

When I was 14, in 2015-2016, everyone I knew liked a band called Teen Suicide. They were your typical lo-fi bedroom style band - quietly...