Rapid Growth writer and local metal aficionado Joseph McIntosh investigates the region's metal scene, starting with "metal boosters" Moshpit Nation. What do our local critics, record shop owners, labels, bands, and fans have to say about this evolving genre?
Halloween is a time of costuming and transformation. But for the queens on the scene, it happens all year long. Rapid Growth's Joseph Charles McIntosh investigates the Grand Rapids drag scene and finds a close-knit community of performers dedicated to the art of being fabulous and free-spirited.
Rapid Growth talks with Retro D’Luxe host and DJ Geoffrey Hudson, aka DJ Jef Leppard, about his passion for retro culture and Grand Rapids history.
Azizi Jasper -- poet, activist, and host of the poetry open mic at the Hookah Lounge and at Dr. Grin's starting in April -- talks poetry and politics with Rapid Growth.
Rapid Growth talks with nonprofit theater company the Stark Turn Players about their exciting brand of experimental theater and where the theatre scene is in Grand Rapids.
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