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Got my friends to talk about music journalism this time

Got my friends to talk about music journalism this time

Lately I’ve been reading a lot of older album reviews for the laugh. In the last week I’ve read two 2004 Pitchfork reviews. One was Funeral by Arcade Fire and the other was Joan of Arc, Dick Cheney, Mark Twain... by Joan of Arc. I laughed out loud

on diminishing newness

on diminishing newness

In an episode of Indiecast, one of those guys said last year was one of the most memory-holed years in history for new albums. For me personally it’s less pre and post pandemic, but more before and after the realization that things are not going back to normal for

on frankie cosmos bandcamp eps + how the internet isn't my enemy

on frankie cosmos bandcamp eps + how the internet isn't my enemy

For the last couple weeks I’ve felt uncharacteristically anxious about posting online. Well, on Twitter mostly, but also here. I’d start writing something and I’d have this overwhelming feeling of anxiety about why I’m writing it and why it matters and if it matters. I wrote

on tiktok + content creation being framed as journalism

on tiktok + content creation being framed as journalism

Everybody’s favorite, totally relevant and cool music publication Rolling Stone put out an article recently about TikTok creators who do music reviews. It’s mostly a profile on a few different young people that do it and that’s great. I think music focused content is great and connecting

the emo iceberg: part 1

the emo iceberg: part 1

I said I was going to start watching the simpsons but I started watching this video: which is a deep dive (pun intended) on Garfield media made by a girl from New Zealand who is amazing. It got me thinking about the emo iceberg tierlist posted originally on Instagram. Now.

spotify playlists, discovery, + the failure of national coverage indie music journalism

spotify playlists, discovery, + the failure of national coverage indie music journalism

We in the music sphere talk about playlist culture a lot and I think it’s fascinating the way playlists have corporatized music. Spotify is the king. Playlist placement can make an artists’ career. They’ve successfully created a 1-2 punch of algorithmic playlists that play to listeners’ desire 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