asher makes the best argument for *not* being media trained. every quote of hers is gold

we need one quarter page ad to be able to publish our next issue because we got another quarter page so there's a little gap. it's the cheapest option of all the ads so if you're interested, please reach out and ANTICS 4 will be out asap!

not loving the trend of THR having pro-israel assholes writing guest columns

we need one quarter page ad to be able to publish our next issue because we got another quarter page so there's a little gap. it's the cheapest option of all the ads so if you're interested, please reach out and ANTICS 4 will be out asap!

I wonder if Ezra Klein, Gavin Newsom, the New York Yankees and The View ladies will issue statements condemning this

i appreciate @stevenhyden.bsky.social saying what everyone's been to scared to admit. i didn't like the lucy dacus and japanese breakfast albums despite loving both artists and thought i was crazy after reviews were positive. i liked big thief and csh though stevenhyden.substack.com/p/its-a-bad-...

not me getting teary eyed thinking about how one of the last albums david lynch listened to was perverts

antics issue 4 is coming very soon and i'd like to get it into stores in canada and the uk. if anyone has connections in stores there, please dm me!

people keep saying summer is over but summer ends on sept. 22 and it's still very hot outside!

- japanese breakfast's free outdoors show at union pool right before she blew up - yhwh nailgun's second ever show in 2022 at otto's shrunken head to an audience of maybe 10 people besides the other bands - yo la tengo at tv eye, which i am forever thankful to be listed for

it would be really cool to see people hype more writers here than the same 10 people. there is so much brilliant music criticism out there outside the bluesky bubble! give some love to writers who aren't your friends/who you've never interacted with. and champion POC!

the bad bunny residency is incredible and understandably many publications are going to want to cover it but please make sure to keep hiring puerto rican writers for it. there is so much context lost if you're not from my island and gringos, it's not for you

i'm in puerto rico until wednesday for bad bunny so if any editors at a major publication want to try having me interview him...

am hearing that federal agents are going into concert venues in plain clothes and casing the venues, looking for people to go after below is from a bartender at a popular dc venue that ekko astral has played multiple times

while we can't announce who our cover star is (though i can assure it's a band you know and love with one of the best albums of the year), this issue is designed by yhwh nailgun's jack tobias and has illustrations by godcaster's von kolk! and it looks sick as fuuuck

wrote about the incredible my chemical romance tour, which is one of the most elaborate feats by the band yet www.pastemagazine.com/music/my-che...

while we can't announce who our cover star is (though i can assure it's a band you know and love with one of the best albums of the year), this issue is designed by yhwh nailgun's jack tobias and has illustrations by godcaster's von kolk! and it looks sick as fuuuck

we're looking for more ads for ANTICS' summer issue. want to promote your book, podcast or album? hit us up at antics[at]anticsmag[dot]com for ad rates! besides mag sales, ads are how we pay writers so you'd be keeping indie journalism alive while promoting your business

i wrote about mcr's debut album, one that is deeply flawed but i still love it anyway www.pastemagazine.com/music/my-che...

saw my first unboxed labubu keychain out in the wild and it looks so dorky. why are people sending a fortune on ugly monchhichis

grace's review was very well-written, balanced and actually said some nice things. this is what happens when an artist is so used to praise that they can't take constructive criticism. and if anything, everything the review says this album lacks is most likely going to be bettered in the next album

a year ago today, I published my oral history of garden state for its 20th anniversary. it was my 8th (!!!) oral history! editors, take advantage that i can still freelance at paste 😉 i'd love to do some more www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

hulk hogan, theo huxtable and ozzy all on the same week is wild

there's a virus going around nyc and it got me. i've been pushing myself hard on double duty with antics and paste lately so i'm taking a sick day but being absolutely awful at resting so going to try to do that now. no more emails for the day!

still looking for more music-related qs for ANTICS' ask an icon advice column. submit them here and find out who our mystery icon is in the new issue! forms.gle/mP6cxdYL4bou...

starting your own publication is so much more difficult than people think. we did it "hard mode" with antics by making it a print only music mag but even if we were an online publication, there are so many issues that come up that you wouldn't think of before

I might have to make a lorelei starter pack playlist. loved box for buddy but nate's self-released stuff from the past few years is even better

With the updated RCV totals just released by the Board of Elections, our campaign has officially earned the most total votes in a primary in New York City history.

my first cover story for @pastemagazine.bsky.social is up! had an extensive chat with water from your eyes about benson boone, megalopolis, the music industry and so much more www.pastemagazine.com/music/water-...

still looking for more music-related qs for ANTICS' ask an icon advice column. submit them here and find out who our mystery icon is in the new issue! forms.gle/mP6cxdYL4bou...

I’m as tired of saying it as you are of hearing it, but this is unambiguously Nazi shit

we closed pitches for antics' summer issue. if you're just pitching now or were planning to, you can pitch us for our fall issue! while we're all good on interviews and essays, we're deciding on reviews last so if you haven't heard back yet but have been a past contributor, we'll email you soon!

it's my bday and i wrote this so you gotta read it www.pastemagazine.com/music/shakir...

nyt finally gets it right

My take forward.com/opinion/7320...

just remembered i wrote this in 2021. call me nostradamus

we got a truly legendary riot grrrl band giving advice in the upcoming issue of ANTICS! submit your qs for them here! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

it took 6 months but my tiktok algorithm is finally good: anti-zionist commentary, muppets, pavement, cute dogs and lots of zohran

Reminder that Cuomo is a lawyer for Israel worldisraelnews.com/former-ny-go...

unless we know each other, PLEASE include clips of your previous work. you don't need to be primarily a music writer but we need to know that you're a writer. we also started getting some weird irrelevant pitches (completely unrelated to music) so make sure you know who you're pitching

In light of Pride month I'm fundraising for Point of Pride, an incredible trans-led nonprofit that provides direct gender affirming care & things like HRT to trans ppl in need. Please, please donate any small amount that you can. Every bit makes a major impact! secure.givelively.org/donate/point...

ANTICS is looking for essay pitches. They can be personal remembrances, trend analysis, humor pieces or (and I would welcome this) just the weird ideas no one else would touch. Think Might, Spy, early Spin, MEL, The Cut, that sort of thing. Hit me up at [email protected]

we still don't have enough essay pitches and would love more! really think outside the box with essays, though. what do you feel passionately about that you couldn't place elsewhere?

There are no distractions. It's all bad. Systematically stripping trans people of their rights, guys in balaclavas shoving any brown person with a tattoo into a ummarked vans, ending healthcare for millions. It's all in service of fascism and technofeudalism. It's all one thing. That's the point.

people who use AI to write a pitch need to be publicly shamed bc wtf is this

this is some blatant nazi bullshit

A Muslim candidate for mayor of the nation's largest city, defending the rights of a Jewish candidate for mayor, who was arrested for defending the rights of immigrants not to face detention without warrants. This is the kind of solidarity Trump and his goons fear.

ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds. He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings. He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights. This is political intimidation.

without fail whenever a leftwinger is close to winning or wins a democratic election centrist media talks about democracy being on the brink of collapse