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Recent Stories
- Grace Ives is Somebody's Girlfriend
Sommer interviewed Grace Ives two days before her third album dropped, between therapy and rehearsal, about producing with collaborators for the first time.
Week of Aug 30, 2026
- Q&A with K. Porcelain
Sommer's interview with Throgg's Neck musician Carlo V. G. Soriano — iPad-recorded doo-wop sold on Bandcamp, deliberately off streaming. Landed alongside GUNK's 35-issue / ~4K-subscriber milestone and a NY midterms primary explainer.
Week of Jun 21, 2026