The Editor

by The Editor April 15, 2022

Art and Society

This essay appears in print as the INTRODUCTION of ISSUE 01: Miserable Art.

by The Editor April 26, 2021

Lately I have taken to night walks. Slow solemn steps through darkness I wander, dressed in black, emerging in streetContinue Reading

by The Editor February 18, 2021

Featured artwork by Cool Boy 36, courtesy of the artist and Raund Haus. Long meandering walks have become a regularContinue Reading

by The Editor February 15, 2021

For as long as I can remember, I have loved flipping through bound pages of printed material. Magazines, newspapers, books,Continue Reading

by The Editor February 4, 2021

About Thought

I didn’t realize how tired I was. Rest had become elusive and I hadn’t really noticed. Not until everything stopped.Continue Reading

by The Editor May 10, 2020

Featured image is an original photo by 8-bit Photography as part of the Wild Durham collaboration. Presenting Wild Durham, aContinue Reading

by The Editor July 23, 2019

Our next installment from Premiere Local features another single from Joe MacPhail‘s solo project SunSp·t. “By Your Side,” the secondContinue Reading

by The Editor July 2, 2019

This is an unusual album review for Durham Beat because it is not local. I wrote this piece in anContinue Reading

by The Editor June 25, 2019

Durham Beat is proud to present our inaugural Premiere Local series: collaborations with local artists to debut original work. OurContinue Reading

by The Editor April 25, 2019

Music

At last, Moogfest 2019 is upon us. Like with our Freebies & Local Fun staff picks, the Durham Beat staffContinue Reading