Words of Wisdom: Herman “Butch” Slaughter shares his perspective with IUI “Rhythm and Revolution: Music, Communication, and Social Change” scholar-leaders

Feb 21, 2025 | Community, Editorial, Events, Global, Music, Words

by Maggie HoppelOn Thursday, January 30th, Indianapolis musician and radio host Herman “Butch” Slaughter contributed his expansive knowledge and experience to our class “Rhythm and Revolution: Music, Communication, and Social Change.” Discussions spanned from hip hop...

Paris Paloma and the reclamation of feminine power: A personal narrative

Dec 8, 2024 | Global, Music, Words

by Leslie Galvan-TorresMusic connects all things whether it be someone singing, a piece they wrote and performed, or the little happy sounds of a plant next to your window sill. Music is embedded within us for expression, or if you are that plant, simply just...

Indy’s own Brentlee Bich on “Shrek: A Drag Parody Musical,” the city’s drag culture and the power of transformation to make the world “just a bit more sparkly”

Nov 20, 2024 | Community, Events, Global, Music, Uncategorized, Words

Interview by Trevor Potts It is our great honor at Where Words Ignite Worlds to broaden our scope a bit with this feature on Indianapolis drag luminary Brentlee Bich. To date the focus of our publication has been on the role of music in social change, locally and...

Indy gathers to celebrate the life and light of Katrina Bolyard, who burned “like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars”

Jul 1, 2024 | Community, Events, Global, Music

by Trevor Potts The city of Indianapolis gathers today (Monday, July 1) to celebrate the life and artistry of one of its true artistic and spiritual luminaries, Katrina Bolyard of the band manners, please., who passed just over two weeks ago, but who will live on...

Preston Nash: Musical Brilliance Opening Doors for the Next Generation

Jun 10, 2024 | Community, Global, Music, Words

by Sydney Fisher Indiana University Indianapolis’ “Rhythm & Revolution: Music and Social Change” course is the brainchild of our impassioned, courageous and inspiring leader, Trevor Potts. Emblematic of his devotion to us students, he has...

Skanking to the Sounds of Revolution: How Ska Led Me to Discover Punk and Change How I Think About the World

May 28, 2024 | Community, Editorial, Global, Music

by Jake Swain ** My Personal Journey in Music Throughout the course of this semester, I think that I have made it abundantly clear that I absolutely love the punk genre. However, it was actually a genre that tends to mingle with punk that led me to fully dive into the...