Riley Nisbet

Riley Nisbet is a freelance writer and editor. He lives in Chicago.
Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Wrecking Ball’ Is Highly Relevant Ten Years Later

Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Wrecking Ball’ Is Highly Relevant Ten Years Later

Bruce Springsteen’s Wrecking Ball has proven to be a timeless call for class solidarity with today’s anger at billionaire greed and working-class struggles.

Was Phoebe Bridgers’ SNL Guitar-Smashing Performance More Than Just Imitation?

Was Phoebe Bridgers’ SNL Guitar-Smashing Performance More Than Just Imitation?

Initially met with ridicule, annoyance, and even anger, Phoebe Bridgers’ SNL guitar-smashing performance might have Pete Townshend’s art professor applauding from his grave.

Phoebe Bridgers’ Lyrical Melancholy Soothes and Challenges

Phoebe Bridgers’ Lyrical Melancholy Soothes and Challenges

Phoebe Bridgers’ lyrical concern with boredom is not just creative wordplay or the avoidance of cliché but argues a more engaged stance on the melancholic.