who are we?
Trial and Error Collective is a group of music lovers from around the globe. The collective consists of writers, poets, visual artists, photographers, musicians, DJs, college burnouts, leaners, loafers, easy riders, and so on.
what do we do?
We share the music we love in a variety of formats.
T&E hosts a blog that encompasses a wide variety of music-related subjects. You'll find reviews, concert photography, vinyl record clubs, our monthly themed collaborative playlists, and so much more. We also conduct interviews with artists across all genres, priding ourselves in thoughtful questions and insightful commentary.
Our podcast, The Melody Feed, is another format in which we connect the dots between music and culture. Topics have ranged from music psychology to music history, balancing thorough research with lighthearted musings, often times with special guest commentators. The Melody Feed is available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or most any of your favorite podcast apps.
In addition to our online presence, the collective publishes a bi-annual zine that's distributed throughout Tucson, Phoenix, Chicago, Oakland, Sacramento and Seattle. The zines feature some of our blogs in addition to exclusive handcrafted artwork, poetry, playlists, and more. Each zine is printed on a risograph, assembled, folded and stapled by hand, all by members of the T&E Collective in our homebase of Tucson, AZ -- truly a D.I.Y. project from start to finish.
Our podcast, The Melody Feed, is another format in which we connect the dots between music and culture. Topics have ranged from music psychology to music history, balancing thorough research with lighthearted musings, often times with special guest commentators. The Melody Feed is available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or most any of your favorite podcast apps.
In addition to our online presence, the collective publishes a bi-annual zine that's distributed throughout Tucson, Phoenix, Chicago, Oakland, Sacramento and Seattle. The zines feature some of our blogs in addition to exclusive handcrafted artwork, poetry, playlists, and more. Each zine is printed on a risograph, assembled, folded and stapled by hand, all by members of the T&E Collective in our homebase of Tucson, AZ -- truly a D.I.Y. project from start to finish.
why do we do it?
For the love of music, of course! Overall, we hope for this project to be a resource where people can find new music to dig into, as well as be an open, non-pretentious community that anyone can get involved with to share their musical passion.
how can you join?
If you're interested in getting involved with writing for the blog, contributing to the zine, or hosting a podcast episode, please use the form on the Contact page. We're always open for submissions and new collaborators, regardless of previous writing experience. It'll look good on ya! (Edit: As of November 2022, we are currently on pause for accepting new photographers as our hands are full with current photo gallery submissions. You can definitely still reach out to us to stay updated on when we can accept more photographers again.)
show your support
T&E Collective is a passion project, meaning that we fully fund this website, podcast, and zines ourselves.
If you enjoy our work, please consider making a donation to help keep us going.
If you enjoy our work, please consider making a donation to help keep us going.