For my latest Audio Books column, I spoke with @themikeayers.bsky.social about his comprehensive ‘90s jam band oral history, Sharing in the Groove. As a jam-band neophyte, I feel like I learned all kinds of stuff from Mike. Read our interview (and his book!) www.pastemagazine.com/music/jam-ba...

Happy Kevin Morby release day! Read my review while you listen to the new album for a KC guy’s perspective on a KC guy’s record www.pastemagazine.com/music/kevin-...

This week I listened to artists like Boards of Canada, Aldous Harding, and the Mario Galaxy Orchestra

Hanif Abdurraqib in Paste! Hanif Abdurraqib in Paste! Hanif Abdurraqib in Paste! www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-be...

His dad told me he loved my review and I think that’s really sweet!

I wrote about Kevin Morby’s Midwestern masterpiece www.pastemagazine.com/music/kevin-...

Fabulous review of not just Kevin’s best album to date (to which I’m a huge fan, his last was my AOTY of 2022), but also the best record I’ve heard so far this year (Thomas Dollbaum’s new one is giving it a run). The second half is just stunning. generational songwriter at this point for me.

I wrote about Kevin Morby’s Midwestern masterpiece www.pastemagazine.com/music/kevin-...

I’ve been saying this!

So much red and black in this week’s grid you’d think I was the White Stripes

They should be remaking Star Fox 64 until they reach the 64th one and they can call it Star Fox 128

I made Patrick Carney mad lol

Thanks for commenting this on a personal essay about my deceased grandmother, trail.blazer.420. I hope the Black Keys appreciate your bravery and support.

For Paste, I had a fascinating conversation with Loraine James, who believes the album she’s putting out this week is not her best work but is still learning to be proud of herself. www.pastemagazine.com/music/lorain...

having listened to this once out of blind, stupid curiosity, the black keys are the musical equivalent to faded denim. expensive fakery.

@grantsharpies.bsky.social knows the score www.avclub.com/the-black-ke...

Happy 5/4 Day to “Come On: Feel the Illinoise! (Part I: The World’s Columbian Exposition)” by Sufjan Stevens

. @lojammusic.bsky.social ❤️

For Paste, I had a fascinating conversation with Loraine James, who believes the album she’s putting out this week is not her best work but is still learning to be proud of herself. www.pastemagazine.com/music/lorain...

I love getting fan mail

I wrote about the new Black Keys album, in which they try to recreate the sound of an Ohio garage in a luxe Nashville studio www.avclub.com/the-black-ke...

I wrote about the new Black Keys album, in which they try to recreate the sound of an Ohio garage in a luxe Nashville studio www.avclub.com/the-black-ke...

Mid of nowhere :/ www.pastemagazine.com/music/kacey-...

Mid of nowhere :/ www.pastemagazine.com/music/kacey-...

The week

Somehow the guy from the Black Eyed Peas being a harbinger of societal collapse doesn’t feel that far-fetched

I wrote about Lip Critic, Toby Fox, professional Smash Bros players, SpongeBob and Patrick’s wild night at the laundromat, the Safdie brothers, and how this album makes me feel like I could outrun a car and then bench-press it once it catches up to me www.pastemagazine.com/music/lip-cr...

I wrote about Lip Critic, Toby Fox, professional Smash Bros players, SpongeBob and Patrick’s wild night at the laundromat, the Safdie brothers, and how this album makes me feel like I could outrun a car and then bench-press it once it catches up to me www.pastemagazine.com/music/lip-cr...

I sent one on Oracular Spectacular :-)

Heartbreaking: a stealth section in my non-stealth game

Just saw Project Hail Mary

What if I started making music again

New Foo Fighters is out today. ICYMI, I reviewed it for @avclub.com / @pastemagazine.bsky.social. It’s billed as a “return to form,” which begs the question: What’s the form they’re returning to if they never really abandoned it in the first place?

New Metric album is out today. Give it a spin and read my new interview with Emily Haines:

Happy anniversary of this not happening

New Foo Fighters is out today. ICYMI, I reviewed it for @avclub.com / @pastemagazine.bsky.social. It’s billed as a “return to form,” which begs the question: What’s the form they’re returning to if they never really abandoned it in the first place?

New Metric album is out today. Give it a spin and read my new interview with Emily Haines:

Co-workers are discovering Geese. I had to break the news to them, however, that they’re a psy-op 😔

Oomf is getting me Aphex-pilled

I wrote about the new Foo Fighters album, which is most definitely a new Foo Fighters album

Freelance writers following up on old invoices

I wrote about the new Foo Fighters album, which is most definitely a new Foo Fighters album

Anyway, if you’d like to hire me to work on your music book in any capacity, I’m happy to help 🤓

Anyway, if you’d like to hire me to work on your music book in any capacity, I’m happy to help 🤓

So, I feel like I can let the cat outta the bag now: I worked as an editorial assistant on this book!

I’ve spent my career telling other people’s stories. Now, I’m telling my own. I’m pleased to announce that my memoir, "WEIRD ERA: How Pitchfork Changed Music Forever," arrives December 1 via @fsgbooks.bsky.social Pre-order here: tinyurl.com/weird-era

An "arctic blast" killed my whole expedition but ok call your toothpaste that

I ran 4.20 miles on 4/20

New Cover Me column is here! I had an extremely fun conversation with Emily Haines of Metric. This is a truly wild one, and it includes the story of the frantic process behind 2009’s Fantasies and the last-minute plans that were scrapped for it

New Cover Me column is here! I had an extremely fun conversation with Emily Haines of Metric. This is a truly wild one, and it includes the story of the frantic process behind 2009’s Fantasies and the last-minute plans that were scrapped for it