Arts, Interrupted

In this episode of Arts, Interrupted, the crew takes it easy and chats about comfort consumerism, you know, like those tv shows, music, movies we keep turning back to. We also bid farewell to our beloved executive Sam Small

Haven’t you heard? Genre is dead. That’s right, the original music organization tool is no longer useful. For this episode, the team discusses why we have genre, what it means, and where it’s going. Featuring super special guest Shamir!

Get your costumes ready; it’s almost October 31. For musicians like Prince and Bowie, however, masquerading isn’t reserved for just one day—it’s their whole shtick. In this episode, Arts discusses the history, motives, and future of these masked musicians

Why are artists such as Phoebe Bridgers and Snail Mail deemed "sad girl indie?" In this episode, the not so sad artist Indigo De Souza chatted with Sam and Max about the "genre" while the whole crew discusses the intricacies and origin of the music style

Pop culture had an influencer way before Kim Kardashian and Charli D’amelio: her name was Paris fucking Hilton. In this week’s episode, the gang gives you a recap of her new documentary “This is Paris,” and chats about her impact on contemporary society.

On the first episode of season 6, the arts crew gets hot and heavy for “the sexpisode.” The team chats about only fans, interviews creator fucxaudra, and looks into the duality of “sex positivity” and the pervasiveness of sex in our culture.

This week Sam and Emily chatted with Umich alum, Alex Stoitsiadis of Dogleg, about the band's new album, the Strokes, and how coronavirus is affecting musicians. This interview is also apart of Apodcalypse, but we thought you might like it..raw

The pandemic is altering art as we know it. In this episode of Apodcalypse, Arts, Interrupted explores the various avenues artists and companies have adapted during this wild time. To get an insider look, Emily and Sam chat with Alex Stoitsiadis of Dogleg

Films like Hereditary and Get Out have changed the horror genre by reflecting on the modern fears of its audience. In this episode, the team explores the evolution of the genre and its new development of complex, nuanced themes.

From to Tumblr to Vine, we've seen content-based social media platforms both peak then subside. On this week's episode of Arts, Interrupted the team wonders if the newly crowned Tik Tok will meet the same fate

What's the blueprint for a successful sequel, reboot or spinoff? This week, the crew dissected their favorites and chatted with the Disney+ star and Wolverine, Joe Serafini, a cast member of the spinoff High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.

Known for bringing in acts like Nirvana, John Lennon, and Mitski, The Blind Pig is essentially Ann Arbor's music epicenter. For the first episode of Get to the Gig, the gang chat with Vulfpeck's Cory Wong and heads to Pig to hear the funk...live

Following the passing of NBA star Kobe Bryant, the pod team wonders: what is your legacy? In the midst of celebrations of Bryant’s life, many also called back to his 2003 rape accusation. Celebrities often have complicated pasts, so, what should we do?

What do Dave Matthews, Caddyshack, and Hawaiian shirts all have in common? Find out in “Daddy Issues,” this week’s episode of Arts, Interrupted.

From Woodstock to #oscarssowhite to Kanye’s relationship with Trump, the team wonders the implications of celebrity activism in the season five premiere of Arts, Interrupted.

For the season finale of Arts, Interrupted, the gang chats with Eva Hendricks of Charly Bliss about everything from Taylor Swift to DIY elitism. This also concludes the “Female Fronted is Not a Genre” mini series. Listen up!

For the sixth episode of the mini-series “Female Fronted is not a Genre,” the Arts, Interrupted team sat down with Detroit-based singer-songwriter Anna Burch.

With Thanksgiving on the near horizon, the Art’s, Interrupted team decided to dedicate this week’s episode to the songs, movies and T.V. shows that they’re especially grateful for this year.

On a very special episode of “Female Fronted is not a Genre,” the Arts, Interrupted team talks with Frances Quinlan of Hop Along about her new solo album Likewise, gender norms in the music industry and how she’s grown as a musician. Listen in!

Stretch those swiping fingers ladies and gentlemen because it’s officially cuffing season. On this episode of Arts, Interrupted the team talks “love” in the modern, digital age. How do we navigate the overwhelming amount of swiped-based apps?

For the fourth episode of the “Female Fronted is Not a Genre” mini-series, the Arts, Interrupted team talks with Willow Hawks from the Cleveland pop-punk band The Sonder Bombs about being a Modern Female Rockstar, being compared to Paramore and much more

From Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, to Boygenius and Kids See Ghost, the Arts, Interrupted team looks at how the “supergroup” has changed over time in this week's episode "The Evolution of the Supergroup."

In episode three of Female Fronted is not a Genre, the Arts, Interrupted team talks with Rej Forester and Karen Ledford of the Louisville scream-pop band GRLwood.

In episode four of season four, Arts, Interrupted dabbles in the art of ASMR — well, not quite. Taking inspiration from the hit YouTube series,” Hot Ones,” the gang eats five progressively spicer wings while giving their most divisive pop culture beliefss

In the second installment of “Female Fronted is not a Genre,” the team talks with Kerry Alexander of the Minneapolis, indie-pop band, Bad Bad Hats about her journey into music and how she personally navigates the “binaries” of both gender and music.

As avid Spotify users, the Arts, Interrupted team takes a look into the intricacies of the playlist: why do we make them? How do we personally curate these track-lists? Does this affect our relationship with an album as a whole? Listen in to find out

It’s season four of Arts, Interrupted and we’re back talking to some of your favorite, non-male musicians about the complexities — and maybe hypocrisies — of the DIY scene. This is Female Fronted is not A Genre: a Conversation with Retirement Party

For our final installment of the Artist Spotlight series, Sammy heads to Deluxx Fluxx to interview songwriter and musician Aly Spaltro, known by her stage name, Lady Lamb.

The Cowboy is back, and in big ways. We at Arts, Interrupted spend some time observing the return of the cowboy aesthetic to popular culture. Welcome to the Yeehawnaissance.

Sammy gets Rick Roll'd by superstar country artist Hunter Hayes. They discuss country music, his path as an artist, and his current tour.

The can we separate the art from the artist? How do we as consumers, as a society, respond to harmful acts performed by revered artists? How should we react? The Arts Interrupted team battles with these difficult questions and more on this feature episode

On this installment of the Spotlight Artist series, Sammy sits down with Summer Benton, a University of Michigan student, artist, and member of the improv comedy troupe COMCO.

Sam, Olive, and Emily get together to talk about the goods and bads of our nation's new favorite pastime: social media.

Sammy talks with LSA & STAMPS student Ariel Friedlander about her experiences as a drag queen, performance artist, and passionate activist.

Host Sam Small and producer Sean Lang get into what it means to be DIY and speak with local DIY legend Fred Thomas

On this installment of the Spotlight Artist series, Sammy talks with MEMCO members Petr Moore and Jamie Johnson about their lives as student DJs.

Sam, Livi, Olive, Sean, and John get together to discuss reality TV and relate it back to politics, exploitation, and (not so) guilty pleasure.

S3 E3 Artist Spotlight: Robina Rranza

With the Oscars right around the corner, Sammy talks with our producers Olive Scott and Livi McKenzie about the awards season. Then, Sammy talks with film writer, Madeleine Gaudin, and the director of the Umich screenwriting program, Jim Burnstein.

On our first installment of the Spotlight Artist series, Mike and Sammy sit down and talk with Ian Eylanbekov about his life as a guitarist, his time on tour with Snail Mail, and his upcoming EP.

The Arts Crew brings you a round table discussion on some of their favorite holiday activities and much more.

On the final instillation of the genre bender series, we sit down with Daily Arts Writer Clara Scott to discuss Country music.

On this episode of Arts, Interrupted, we talk with several students with creative interests in college, and how they juggle the stress of college along with their creative studies.

In this episode, Senior Arts Editor Dominic Polsinelli talks about his love for all things pop punk, and gives us a brief history of how the genre came to be what it is today.

Getting into the Halloween spirit, Avery and Mike talk about spooks and scares with two special guests, as well as a haunted pinball machine.

We sit down with Managing Editor Dayton Hare to discuss Classical Music, and how it's made its way into pop culture.

On the third episode of the season, Mike and Avery discuss the resurgence of print in different mediums, and speak with several guests about their experience with the format.

The second episode of season 2 of Arts, Interrupted.

This first episode kicks off a series called, “Genre Bender,” where we deep dive into music genres. We speak with jazz-enthusiast and College of Engineering senior Maya Shabbir about her love for the genre, from Coltrane to today’s modern takes.

For our last episode, Rebecca and Anay sit down with Danielle Yacobson, Emily Bice, Sophia White and Becky Portman — the creators of the upcoming web series, Singled Out.

This week on Arts, Interrupted, we talk about the comeback kid of the music industry — vinyl records. We're joined by Daily Arts Writers, Sean Lang and Mike Watkins. And stick around for an interview with Herm Baker of Vertigo Records in Grand Rapids.