ICYMI: I wrote about the new Amen Dunes album for
@stereogum
, and it’s one of my favorite things I’ve ever written. Death Jokes may not be as good as its predecessor, but don’t let that deter you from listening. In many ways, this record is a gift
Memo from Joe Kahn to NYT staff responding to yesterday's letter re: trans coverage.
Times leadership says the paper "will not tolerate, participation by Times journalists in protests organized by advocacy groups or attacks on colleagues on social media and other public forums."
Cleo Sol's run with Little Simz (including six co-writes on the new album) and Sault (10 full-length albums), in addition to her two solo albums, is pretty fucking special
billboard's decision to promote an abuser is so fucked up. do not pitch me or anyone else at Paste about your abusive artist. your email is going in the trash
Excited to share that I’m writing a new column for
@PasteMagazine
about some of my favorite lesser-known releases from each month. Check out the first edition here:
lol some dude tried to @ me cause I write lists. no writer considers them the pinnacle of music journalism--they're a financial necessity when ad revenue models are fucked. also maybe have some compassion for the fact we're in a pandemic and every publication is drowning!
last time Wednesday were in the greater Cleveland area they played to roughly 20 people in Mahall’s basement.
tonight they sold out the 400-capacity Grog Shop. can’t remember the last time a band made that kinda jump around here—much less a band i love
We will be hitting the road throughout the rest of 2023, join us in Australia, the UK, Ireland, the USA and Canada.
Tickets on sale Friday June 23rd at 10am local time HERE ->
#slowdive2023
It was great speaking with
@krystalball
and
@esaagar
for
@PasteMagazine
. Watching corporate media will forever rot my brain but their YouTube show Rising on
@thehill
is a godsend for progressives and anti-establishment types
For my
@Stereogum
debut, I profiled Real Lies (
@_real_lies
), one of my favorite bands of the past decade. Their second album Lad Ash arrives in the spring
For my
@Bandcamp
debut, I wrote about Cleveland post-punk of the past and present, including personal favs Suitor and Disintegration, who are exceedingly great both live and on record and have new albums on the way
when i was in college and had no idea what i was doing Steve helped me navigate the freelance music journalism world and provided much-needed encouragement. forever indebted to this dude!
Samia's album is so stupidly good. It also made me cry far more than that huge tear-jerking indie album from 2020 (you know the one) or any other LP from this year
I interviewed
@Wednesday_Band_
for
@PasteMagazine
about their new album Twin Plagues, out this Friday. I talked to Karly about trauma, her Southern upbringing, the power of writing with specificity, and the unique emotional capacity of a lap steel guitar
I’m transitioning to freelance music writing, while also seeking other full-time/part-time opportunities. I'll continue contributing to Paste, so if you want to send music or just stay in touch, you can reach me at emanno76
@gmail
.com
the cool thing about physical media and digital downloads is that they don't know i'm sad, alone and making dinner at 9 pm while listening and then sell that info to advertisers
Spotify has patented new technology that could listen to your speech to get data points like emotional state, gender, age, and accent to hone music recommendations
For my
@SPIN
debut, I interviewed one of my favs The Tubs about their funny, OCD-informed jangle pop and the circus of great post-Joanna Gruesome bands in southeast London.
Their debut album Dead Meat is out now on
@trouble_in_mind
.
saw 64 bands at SXSW, plus a “crypto empowers” billboard and an infant with a shirt that said “don’t give the baby drugs.” now i must lay in a coffin for several days
Really happy with how this turned out. Lots of amazing genre-blurring albums and lesser-known artists that we really believe in. Thanks to all the writers who voted and
@pscottrussell
for putting in the elbow grease with me!
I want to thank
@JoshJackson
for this incredible opportunity and all the great interns, writers and publicists I worked with in my time at Paste. Special thanks to my co-editors
@pscottrussell
and
@ellen_a_johnson
for making me a better writer, editor and music listener
man imagine seeing The Beths play in New Zealand rn, where the daily average of new COVID cases has remained in single digits for over a year. i yearn...
Liam was the only singer I remember imitating in the mirror when I was younger. I interviewed him and apparently he also imitates himself in the mirror. Anyway this piece means a lot to me ok bye
How do you define "song of the summer"? Maybe it's "Old Town Road," or maybe it's a song we've never even heard of. Our staff's votes for 2019's Song of the Summer are a mix of both:
Damn...this line from Walking in the Snow: "‘I can’t breathe’ / And you sit there in the house on the couch and watch it on TV / The most you give’s a Twitter rant and call it a tragedy"
My first profile interview of 2022. I spoke with Scott Hardware for
@PasteMagazine
about joy, emotional growth, and his transition from experimental music to songs grandmas might like. His new album Ballad of a Tryhard is out now via
@TeleExplosion
I finally wrote about Spongebob! I spent hours rewatching episodes and did my best to narrow my favorites. Feel free to yell at me with your favorite meme from the show
This is the last feature I filed as editor. Iceage are one of my favorite bands, and I wrote about my life-altering experience of hearing their debut album for the first time
Our 'Gateways' column revisits the albums that led us down a rabbit hole of music discovery. Here's how Iceage's 'New Brigade' turned
@LizzieManno
on to more challenging music:
guessing other people my age experienced something similar but i remember hearing Television for the first time and immediately thinking "wow...so The Strokes aren't as cool as i thought" lol
stoked to have written the bio for the third Nation of Language album. it has some of my favorite songs they’ve ever done, including the new one out today. congrats to
@notionofanguish
on another great LP 🥹
Our 'Gateways' column revisits the albums that led us down a rabbit hole of music discovery. Here's how PJ Harvey's 'Dry' helped
@LizzieManno
grapple with her own femininity:
I interviewed
@NARROW_HEAD
about their best album yet, out tomorrow on
@rfcrecords
.
We talk how Sonny DiPerri (MBV, DIIV) helped elevate their sound, their work with Lil Aaron (
@lilaaron911
), and why their music is more diverse than grunge-gaze
My love for music is INSANE!!! I think I’m going to do a album. Oh no I won’t be rapping or anything like that. I’m not crazy, I know what I’m great at, but I tell you one thing I do have. So many friends that can. 😉😁! Thinking out load 🤔👑💭.