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My second book will be LOSING MY EDGE (AND LOVING IT), a series of essays about middle age, parenthood, and navigating the washed life, viewed through the lens of formerly hip indie bands that have become dad rock. Look for it in 2028.
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e54 of 60 SONGS THAT EXPLAIN THE '90S: THE 2000S is on "ONE ARMED SCISSOR" by the almighty AT THE DRIVE-IN, a live band so spectacular that their crowds became intolerable
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wrote about how+why black artists get left out of the indie sleaze nostalgia discourse for p&p!
When “indie sleaze” was actually happening, it was just called indie. But as the era gets repackaged through playlists, party photos, and Pinterest boards, the Black artists who helped shape the era are being left out.
@Santigold, Spank Rock, and @kilokish shed light on the scene they experienced, the boxes the industry put them in, and how the people telling its story shape what gets remembered.
Read the full feature by @precious1otus here: pigeonsandplanes.com/read/wh…
.@meaghan_garvey dropped by the pod to discuss Upper Midwestern identity, alcohol, Bob Dylan, how our peculiarities are unknowable to coastal elites, why Duluth is superior to all of Europe, and much more. racketmn.com/racketcast-ep-6…
tapped in with New Jersey’s finest @gaslightanthem humanpursuits.substack.com/p…
Bands I've seen live that:
Surprised me: The 1975
Disappointed me: The 1975
Best show: The 1975
Worst show: The 1975
Never get tired of seeing them: The 1975
Excited to see soon: The 1975
Should have seen: Maroon 5
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Obsessed with this actual photo of Britney Spears leaving SUR in 2008 #vpr
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I spoke with Damien Jalet, the choreographer of the mind-blowing "Storm" dance, to understand what the video's saying about masculinity, what he thinks about the AI parodies, and what it all has to do with Madonna. theatlantic.com/culture/2026…
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Jeeezus:
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This one’s for the girls who are just some guy pastemagazine.com/music/the-…
"If people look at me and go, 'That is so stupid. How is she getting these opportunities? Why does anyone care?' I’m the first one asking that question." humanpursuits.substack.com/p…
one for the baddies @ali_sivi humanpursuits.substack.com/p…
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Spent somewhere between 22 and a million minutes reflecting on the best(?), most audacious(👍) Bon Iver album
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