VÉRITÉ
As the CEO of VÉRITÉ, Kelsey Byrne has defined her own parameters of success by leaning into a hard-earned autonomy and taking calculated creative risks. Photos by Angelo Kritikos + Story by Erica Hawkins for LADYGUNN No. 16!
PALE WAVES
English Indie group Pale Waves creates pop music that runs the emotional gamut. Photos by Danielle Defoe + Story by Gina Tron for LADYGUNN No. 16!
FIRST AID KIT
Klara and Johanna Söderberg of Swedish band First Aid Kit have a shared penchant for penning nostalgic lyrics with fresh melodies and impossibly beautiful harmonies, their voices winding around each other like strands of DNA. Story by Mea Cohen.
LADYGUNN NO. 16 COVER STORY: BØRNS
LADYGUNN No. 16 cover star BØRNS is breaking faded hearts everywhere he goes! Story by Angie Piccirillo + Photos by Maeghan Donohue.
HANSON
In a moment in entertainment where the number of likes on Instagram is just as much currency as how good your album is, superstar pop band Hanson doesn’t want to fit in.
Start with ‘70s Rock, add a Dash of Punk, Then *repeat repeat
Nashville-based *repeat repeat talks baptism by fire, the origins of their unique sound, and the upside of being raised on bad music.
FESTIVAL SEASON 2018: BONNAROO
Portraits from Bonnaroo 2018 by Mallory Turner.
DON'T CALL CHASTITY BELT A RIOT GRRRL BAND
As Tom Robbins once wrote of The Doors, Chastity Belt’s new album is “early cunnilingual, late patricidal,” and we can’t stand how good it makes us feel.
FESTIVAL SEASON 2018: BEST OF BOSTON CALLING
Our favorite moments from Boston Calling 2018! Photos by Cortney Armitage.
FESTIVAL SEASON 2018: BEST OF GOVERNORS BALL
Our favorite moments from Governors Ball 2018! Photos by Julia Drummond.
The Mystery of Terror Jr: Music’s Conceptual Reinvention or Ultimate Mind Fuck?
From the start, Terror Jr has injected pop culture with a major dose of mystery. Their origins seemingly unknown, even in this age of the internet’s omniscience, the band claims the project is an ongoing “social experiment.” We get a little closer to the magic.
FESTIVAL SEASON 2018: BEST OF BOTTLEROCK
Bottlerock literally has something for everyone.