Trick Bag is a publication featuring the writing of veteran music journalist and cultural critic Martin Douglas.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 26 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 16 days ago |
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Songs the Lord Taught Us #2: Another Trip Around the Sun
Dear reader, today is my birthday. Therefore I’ve decided to deliver a special edition of Songs the Lord Taught Us. For this collection, each mini-essay takes place on October 2nd during randomly selected years throughout my life. If you’d...
The Trick Bag Canon: Two Nights in Seattle with John Coltrane
All Trick Bag site graphics created by Tyler Nickell
On this day 100 years ago, John William Coltrane was brought into this world. By the date of his passing at age forty, he would change music forever.
I don’t know why it has become impo...
The Trick Bag Mail Order #004
I. On Ring Rust
A lot can happen in six months. I’m living proof.
I’m not even necessarily talking about my personal life, which has had its share of processing trauma in order to fly high into marriage (obviously the most significant l...
FROM THE ARCHIVES: A Conversation with Sweeping Promises
All photos by Shawn Brackbill and courtesy of Sub Pop Records
I’ve been living with this album for months and have yet to come close to tiring of it.
Bordering on an instance of divine construction, I received an email from a member of Su...
The Trick Bag Canon: The Gories
All Trick Bag images created by Tyler Nickell
What does it mean to be a canonical band? Is it one of those “household name”-style groups where most people who have heard music know about? Is it an artist who changed the art of music, the w...
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Veteran music journalist & cultural critic, award-winning podcaster, vinyl DJ, ex-public radio renegade, non-conformist.
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