"Fellow native New Yorker, J. Lo, and Shakira, from my family’s homeland of Colombia, would be on the screens of millions of people across the world, how could I not feel a certain way?"

Does being a music fan mean obsessing over every hot new hit and album release? Our music columnist, Rachel Demy, reflects on the deeper relationship between classic songs and lived experience.

Join The Fold's Founder and Executive Editor, Amanda Carter Gomes, for a discussion on music and motherhood with three PNW artists  in Seattle!

Our music columnist argues against background noise and ambient tunes, explaining why it's important to actually listen (to songs and to each other) with more intention and attention.

Why we shouldn't timid or embarrassed about the songs, albums and artists we think of as "guilty pleasures."