Rachael Maddux is Paste’s associate editor. She writes a weekly music column called Listen Up and was a finalist for a 2010 National Magazine Award in Reviews & Criticism. Find her elsewhere on Twitter and Tumblr.
Amber Papini just arrived home to her Brooklyn apartment, finally unwinding with a bottle of water and handful of vitamins—after a long day of teaching second graders. Her soft, almost mousey, voice is a tad strained, as if this school day might have been an eventful one. more
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