Arts, Interrupted

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.

On the second installment of the Artist Spotlight series, Mike talks to student artist Robina Rranza about designing clothes, photography, an upcoming film project, and more.

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 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.

The second episode of season 2 of Arts, Interrupted.

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. 

17 directors, including 14 students from the University of Michigan, worked on The Big House. The Big House is a direct cinema documentary focusing on the Michigan football stadium and the people who work, watch and play there. Anay and Rebecca interview producer, director and University of Michigan lecturer Terri Sarris, director Jacob Rich, director/editor Vesal Stoakley, director/editor Sarika...

Why are sneakers cool? Highsnobiety contributor Alex Rakestraw and Managing Podcast Editor Avery Friedman join Anay and Rebecca to examine the extravagant sneaker culture in all its glory.

Join us as we discuss Chicago rapper Cupcakke, who came on the scene as a teenager with the song "Vagina." Listen for our analysis of Cupcakke's overtly sexual style as well as interviews (done at Necto during Pride Night) with Cupcakke herself.