week ly ▁Seven ▁Days ▁— ▁The ▁Con tr arian ▁covered ▁contemporary ▁music ▁tr ends , ▁but ▁soon ▁branch ed ▁out ▁to ▁include ▁articles ▁on ▁issues ▁r anging ▁from ▁the ▁evol ving ▁media ▁landscape ▁to ▁foreign ▁and ▁domestic ▁policy . ▁The ▁magazine ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Washington , ▁D . C .- based ▁writer , ▁music ian ▁and ▁policy ▁won k ▁Case y ▁R ae , ▁who ▁has ▁contributed ▁music ▁journal ism ▁to ▁such ▁publications ▁as ▁D usted ▁Magazine , ▁Sign al ▁to ▁No ise , ▁Washington ▁City ▁P aper ▁and ▁P itch f ork , ▁and ▁who ▁regularly ▁speak s ▁on ▁issues ▁at ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁music , ▁technology , ▁policy ▁and ▁law ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Future ▁of ▁Music ▁Co al ition . ▁ ▁Editor ial ▁style ▁ ▁The ▁Con tr arian ▁Media ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁adv ancing ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁up - and - coming ▁writers ▁whose ▁fav ored ▁subject ▁matter ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁su ited ▁for ▁other ▁publications , ▁and ▁who ▁demonstrate ▁a ▁fla ir ▁for ▁critical ▁analysis ▁and ▁the ▁ske wer ing ▁of ▁sacred ▁c ows . ▁Hum or ▁and ▁sat ire ▁are ▁st ap les ▁of ▁The ▁Con tr arian , ▁yet ▁mal icious ▁reporting ▁or ▁character ▁def am ation ▁is ▁sta unch ly ▁avoided . ▁ ▁Musical ▁affili ations ▁ ▁The ▁Con tr arian ▁Media ▁is ▁affili ated ▁with ▁The ▁Con tr arian , ▁an ▁art - rock ▁act ▁with ▁a ▁following ▁within ▁the ▁weird ▁fiction ▁and ▁progress ive / ex perimental ▁music ▁community . ▁The ▁Con tr