Went to the Museum of Musical Instruments in Phoenix yesterday and it was, as expected, sick

I’m Canada down precisely in this way

I wrote about J Dilla’s Donuts at 20 for my first Time Capsule for Paste www.pastemagazine.com/music/j-dill...

Bless

Something to be said about the inundation of AI ads while Bad Bunny used his performance to bring attention to the power grid

Bad Bunny MVP

Every Super Bowl ad: [mom on deathbed]: the cancer is eating away at me [son, face streaked with tears]: no mom. Please. You can’t go just yet [monitor beeps, mom]: I won’t honey. Not just yet. *pulls burger out of hospital gown. [son]: is that— [mom]: Burger King. Have it your way *dies

[guy absentmindedly watching Super Bowl ads]: I’m gonna go buy some potatoes now

What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss? Anton Chigurh here for FanDuel,

I wrote about J Dilla’s Donuts at 20 for my first Time Capsule for Paste www.pastemagazine.com/music/j-dill...

Happy Friday

Casey Wasserman, founder of Wasserman talent agency, is in the Epstein files. His involvement is extremely clear and damning. Wasserman represents hundreds of the most well-known names in music.

I reviewed the sick new Mandy, Indiana album for @pastemagazine.bsky.social / @avclub.com www.pastemagazine.com/music/mandy-...

I reviewed the sick new Mandy, Indiana album for @pastemagazine.bsky.social / @avclub.com www.pastemagazine.com/music/mandy-...

I wrote about the guitar solos in Bloc Party’s “Positive Tension,” RatM’s “Bulls on Parade,” Smashing Pumpkins’ “Cherub Rock,” and White Stripes’ “Icky Thump” for the new Paste Panel: www.pastemagazine.com/music/paste-...

They could’ve stopped the headline here tbh

I wrote about the guitar solos in Bloc Party’s “Positive Tension,” RatM’s “Bulls on Parade,” Smashing Pumpkins’ “Cherub Rock,” and White Stripes’ “Icky Thump” for the new Paste Panel: www.pastemagazine.com/music/paste-...

Xaviersobased… that is none of my business

Hey did you see my ICE Out pin? I know you need a microscope to see it but trust me it’s there. Also I know it’s on the inner lining of my sock but if you pull up the sock and then use a microscope you’ll see that I’m an activist and a good person

once again, i've got a big bad bunny essay in me if any editor would like to commission it. nobody understands how much this win means more than a native puerto rican who's been following him since the beginning

For Paste’s Best Guitarists of All Time list, I wrote about Tom Morello, Joey Santiago, and Kevin Shields. I also have some repurposed blurbs from the list earlier this week on Mdou Moctar and Jack White www.pastemagazine.com/music/greate...

Bad Bunny AOTY deserved

Bad Bunny's reaction to Album of the Year

Just logged on… this is how I find out I didn’t win a Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance…

January

For Paste’s Best Guitarists of All Time list, I wrote about Tom Morello, Joey Santiago, and Kevin Shields. I also have some repurposed blurbs from the list earlier this week on Mdou Moctar and Jack White www.pastemagazine.com/music/greate...

Can you tell I’m reviewing the new Morrissey album

Good morning, I reviewed the lovely new album from The Soft Pink Truth for @pastemagazine.bsky.social / @avclub.com: www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-so...

Good morning, I reviewed the lovely new album from The Soft Pink Truth for @pastemagazine.bsky.social / @avclub.com: www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-so...

I wrote about the episode of Bob’s Burgers, my favorite TV show, in which Marshmallow performs at open mic night www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-o...

I wrote about the episode of Bob’s Burgers, my favorite TV show, in which Marshmallow performs at open mic night www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-o...

I wrote about [inhale] Mdou Moctar, Yasmin Williams, Brittany Howard, the Dessner brothers, Stephen Carpenter, Nick Zinner, Molly Rankin/Alec O’Hanley, MJ Lenderman, Jack White, and Kurt Vile for this list! www.pastemagazine.com/music/greate...

Abolish ICE

I wrote about [inhale] Mdou Moctar, Yasmin Williams, Brittany Howard, the Dessner brothers, Stephen Carpenter, Nick Zinner, Molly Rankin/Alec O’Hanley, MJ Lenderman, Jack White, and Kurt Vile for this list! www.pastemagazine.com/music/greate...

Excited to have an essay that kicks off Guitar Week at Paste. I wrote about watching Yasmin Williams deliver one of the most transformative live performances I’ve ever had the privilege to witness www.pastemagazine.com/music/yasmin...

Excited to have an essay that kicks off Guitar Week at Paste. I wrote about watching Yasmin Williams deliver one of the most transformative live performances I’ve ever had the privilege to witness www.pastemagazine.com/music/yasmin...

Wrote about the 20th anniversary of Arctic Monkeys’ best album www.pastemagazine.com/music/arctic...

Good morning! I spoke with Joyce Manor for the latest edition of my Cover Me column. Read about how their second album was nearly called Father’s Rights, how 40 oz. to Fresno was nearly called Hungover Again, and the legend that is Cheesecake the dog www.pastemagazine.com/music/joyce-...

Will never forget being 14 and hearing this album for the first time after buying it on cd based on the cover alone. Heart and head and soul cracked wide open.

Running it back

This is a first: I wrote the two lead stories on Paste right now :-)

the legendary for other reasons snl performance of a certain romance was the first time i ever heard the song and i was like literally the maxell ad like what the fuck is this holy shit

Wrote about the 20th anniversary of Arctic Monkeys’ best album www.pastemagazine.com/music/arctic...

Good morning! I spoke with Joyce Manor for the latest edition of my Cover Me column. Read about how their second album was nearly called Father’s Rights, how 40 oz. to Fresno was nearly called Hungover Again, and the legend that is Cheesecake the dog www.pastemagazine.com/music/joyce-...

I’ve been listening to music lately

Wrote about the new Snail Mail single for Paste’s Best New Songs roundup www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-n...

I also think the difference between a Stereogum sub and a P4K sub is that the former is independently owned, and the money doesn’t go to a media conglomerate. I’m willing to pay for great journalism, which P4K has troves of, but who sees that money at the end of the day?

Indigo De Souza you should read this

Wrote about the new Daphni single for Paste’s BNS list www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-n...

“gamers” don’t read and not enough readers game