Indoor Indie, Remote Learning, & Bernie Backing Out This Week on BTRtoday

For your convenience and delight, we collected all the stories we published this week. For more, check out BTRtoday on Facebook, Twitter,  and Instagram.

Monday

Photo by Gemma Dagger

Catholic Action Talks Quarantine, Missing the DIY Scene & Newest Album

How to Stay Safe While Spending Time Outdoors

No, Karen Isn’t a Slur

Tuesday

Photo by Devon Bristol Shaw

Premiering Paint Fumes’ Dicey New Video for “Dice Eyes”

Sharing Photos From the COVID-19 Front Lines

Wednesday

Photo by Justin Main

EDM to Emotional Indie, Ryan Haynes Does It All

Trump’s COVID-19 Propaganda Campaign Will Be His Biggest Yet

Thursday

Stay Inside: Songs from the Great Indoors - Navy Gangs "Locked En"

Help Underground Artists by Subscribing to Get a Track a Day

Bernie Changed American Politics Forever

Remote Learning & Small Moments Help Ward Off the “Empty Days” of Quarantine

Friday

Still from video by Matt Chirico

How Routines Define COVID-19

Quarantine Kitchen with Boston’s Louis Dibiccari

recommendations

3/17/21 // Ben // Contracting COVID-19, II

Ben details his experience of contracting the coronavirus back in late February/early March of 2020, before lockdowns shut NYC down. He also shares how the city and local indie rock scene he’s a part of reacted to the pandemic. | watch

3/10/21 // Ep 19: Nikki Aliah

Aliah Sheffield is the singer/songwriter also known as Nikkie Aliah. Her song, “Earth is Ghetto,” recently went viral and she chatted with Nikkiesha about what led her to her viral moment, her musical inspirations, and what she hopes and plans to do next… oh, and tequila. This podcast is… | listen

3/9/21 // Birmingham, Alabama

The March edition of Spotlight on the City features bands and musicians from Birmingham, Alabama. | listen

3/18/21 // The Psychology of TikTok vs. Helen Keller

The Helen Keller hoax possesses the toxicity of a traditional conspiracy theory even if it doesn't quite fit the definition. | read

3/16/21 // "Mustang" by Bartees Strange at Home

Bartees Cox is a songwriter and producer who spent years playing in bands in Brooklyn before making the move to Washington, DC, where his solo project, Bartees Strange, took focus and grew - from an album of reinterpretations of The National’s music to his stunning full-length, genre-bending… | watch

3/19/21 // Priestess Evolves to Reverend Mother & Releases Debut Seven-Inch

Whether you're a metalhead or not, this NYC trio will have you wrapped up in its soothing dark thrashers. | read