Shut up and Listen<\/i><\/a> is a serial zine based out of Bloomington, Indiana that focuses on the (mostly local) underground music scene. Jessie Grubb and Bethany Lumsdaine are the creative partners and best friends behind the zine and radio show under the same name. Grubb and Lumsdaine have been self publishing and distributing Shut up and Listen<\/em> almost monthly since October, cobbling together<\/span>\u00a0an eclectic mix of reflections on the local scene, interviews with touring and local artists, music recommendations, and event information that have been thoughtfully curated and compellingly written. Each issue of <\/span>Shut up and Listen <\/i>features bright and colorful cover designs and artist illustrations that both stand out on their own and solidify a cohesive aesthetic across all six (and growing) issues. Last week, I got the chance to chat with Jessie Grubb and Bethany Lumsdaine. We talked music, the local scene, and the future of <\/span>Shut up and Listen. \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

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W<\/i>hile <\/span>Shut up and Listen <\/i>officially began its run in Fall 2016 as Grubb and Lumsdaine\u2019s <\/span>WIUX radio show<\/a>, their creative partnership goes back much earlier. The two have been interviewing local musicians since they met in high school, working predominantly with <\/span>WFHB, the local radio station that runs teen radio hours every Saturday evening from 6pm-10pm, and Rhino\u2019s Youth Center, which operates a youth podcast afterschool program on Thursdays. Since high school, Grubb and Lumsdaine have been involved in multiple creative pursuits. Jessie taught herself design through her participation in yearbook and newspaper in high school and now performs in the local synth-punk band, <\/span>Clue. Bethany, who made her first zine in high school, was a printmaking major in the Fine Arts program before switching over to Journalism. Because of their like-minded creative proclivities, a partnership naturally followed shortly after meeting each other. They crafted the first time they hung out, a tradition that they have maintained over the years. The two even admitted that it is sometimes difficult to hang out without reverting to discussing their various work-related projects.<\/span><\/p>\n