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this year i'll spend november in the house

this year i'll spend november in the house

content warning: this newsletter talks about being depressed, eating disorder/body image topics, and suicidal thought. read with caution and with care. it’s not about music except in the way my life kind of is. the first zine i ever made was called this year i’ll spend november

on trace mountains + a painful interrogation of why i can't talk about the music i like best

on trace mountains + a painful interrogation of why i can't talk about the music i like best

I started this newsletter to listen to and try to understand the albums people around me love and talk about some new stuff I enjoy. The amount I stick to that format is loose at best. Most of this newsletter ping pongs between panicked personal essays and culture analysis (charitable

on political art + equating taste with ethics

on political art + equating taste with ethics

Alternate Sub-Heading: When introducing Jeff Rosenstock, Seth Meyers said, “what we need now is great punk music” and, well, that feels just a little too close to “well at least we’ll get great music out of the next four years!” I’ve been thinking about some recent platitudes to

on youtube + music criticism

on youtube + music criticism

I love youtube. I love youtube more than music. Despite my affinity for music writing, I’d take a good willne video over listening to any album. I love to talk about youtube and know a lot about youtube because of the kind of stuff I watch there so whenever

on the execution of all things by rilo kiley + hanging garden by corey flood

on the execution of all things by rilo kiley + hanging garden by corey flood

Something Old Rilo Kiley is a band I’ve always known of. They’re a band with a name I like saying out loud. Rilo is a pleasing word to form. Of course, we’re here because I refuse to listen to most things. The things I know about Jenny

on through being cool by saves the day + music journalism as a hobby

on through being cool by saves the day + music journalism as a hobby

Something Blue I’ll get into Saves the Day in a little bit but first, like any person who does music writing or whatever, I’m gonna talk about music writing. I listened to two podcasts today. One through Dan Ozzi’s newsletter that he did with David Anthony. The

on better yet: an interview with tim crisp

on better yet: an interview with tim crisp

If you know who I am and are reading this, you probably know who Tim is but I’ll do a little bio of his recent work anyway. Tim Crisp is a podcaster and writer. His newest podcast was about Sit Resist with Laura Stevenson [http://www.betteryetpod.com/lifes-work]