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Taylor Ruckle

Arlington, Washington, D.C.
As seen in: Apple Podcasts, Bandcamp Daily, Flipboard, Paste, Washington City Paper, The Line of Best Fit, Under the Radar, FLOOD Magazine, Merry-Go-Round Magazine, POST TRASH
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Taylor Ruckle’s Biography

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In some form or other, I've been a journalist since 2015.

That was the year of my first contribution to UVA's alternative paper The Declaration: just a 250 word blurb, but it sparked an obsession that led to countless more album write-ups, local show reviews, and interviews all the way up to graduation in May of 2017. For my last year with The Dec, I also served as arts section editor, coordinating pieces from student volunteers and designing layouts for our biweekly print editions.

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Taylor Ruckle’s Journalist Portfolio

Montgomery County Orders the Garage to Cease Live Music

Montgomery County Orders the Garage to Cease Live Music

The DIY venue in Boyds, Maryland, has canceled its upcoming shows after being found guilty of zoning violatio…

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Bacchae's New Album Takes a Rat's-Eye View of D.C.

Bacchae's New Album Takes a Rat's-Eye View of D.C.

In the cracks and corners of the D.C. punk scene, Bacchae find relatability among the rodents-a potent metaph…

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On It's Sorted, Cheekface Does What They Do Best, Only Better

On It's Sorted, Cheekface Does What They Do Best, Only Better

Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, …

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Pretty Bitter Build a Musical Dream House

Pretty Bitter Build a Musical Dream House

Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, …

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Making a Zine: Keeping D.C. Music and Its Meaning in Print

Making a Zine: Keeping D.C. Music and Its Meaning in Print

In the hardcore punk scene and beyond, local zine makers build community and support movements through self-p…

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Articles

Kiwi Jr., “Blowin’ Up”

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By Taylor Ruckle
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Kiwi Jr. Blowin’ Up K/PERRENIAL Listening to the new Kiwi Jr. record feels like hearing your friend with a dark sense of humor crack a joke that makes you wonder whether he was ever kidding to begin with. The Toronto band’s lead singer and lyricist Jeremy Gaudet has historically been at his best when he was at his snarkiest, as on Kiwi’s 2021 sophomore album Cooler Returns, with its jocular jangle pop and razor-wire wit.
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Berra Grabs Her Next Era by the Horns with New Single “OUCH”

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By Taylor Ruckle, Mackena Hewitt
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On her new track “OUCH,” DC songwriter Roba Djalleta (a.k.a. Berra) bucks her East Coast indie sound. It’s the second single from her upcoming EP Bull Rider, and it arrives just a year after the guitar-driven Lover’s Virginia EP—and an appearance at the inaugural Liberation Weekend festival—established her as an exciting up-and-comer in the nation’s capital.
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Cardboard and tinfoil: Muse’s Black Holes and Revelations twenty years later

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By Taylor Ruckle
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Listen, the move worked in rehearsal, and it was the sound guy’s idea. When my teenage garage band set up for a show in a local high school auditorium, he said I looked awkward because I was only strumming my guitar for the first minute of our song, “Children of the Rift.” I usually just sang, but I wrote the intro of that song specifically so I could use the built-in phaser and delay effects on my practice amp.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Editing the arts section of my college's alternative newspaper

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I haven't!

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

via email