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nevermind
Not in my wildest dreams did I think that the Andrew O'Hara would review my book about Oasis fans in
@nyrb-imprints.bsky.social
And even better, he got it. He understood that, as he put it, "The point of Oasis is not really Oasis—it’s the fans, stupid."
www.nybooks.com/issues/2025/...
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December 18, 2025 Holiday Issue
Table of Contents
https://www.nybooks.com/issues/2025/12/18/
3 days ago
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I miss Turntable Interviews!!
add a skeleton here at some point
3 days ago
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Thrilled to contribute to the 2026 Go List for Fodors Travel
www.fodors.com/go-list/2026
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Fodor’s Go List 2026
Fodor's provides expert travel content worth exploring so you can dream up your next trip. The world is a weird and wonderful place—we want to show you around.
https://www.fodors.com/go-list/2026
13 days ago
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The Believer
5 months ago
LYLE LOVETT: How tall are you? THE BELIEVER: Five foot two. LYLE LOVETT: That’s plenty tall. THE BELIEVER: Thank you. —from an interview with
@lylelovett.bsky.social
conducted by
@woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
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An Interview with Lyle Lovett - Believer Magazine
Lyle Lovett has been a mainstay of the American music scene since he was playing the bars and burger joints around College Station, Texas, in the 1980s. He learned to sing in his Lutheran school choir...
https://www.thebeliever.net/an-interview-with-lyle-lovett/
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Thanks to the folks at Never Post (on
@radiotopia.bsky.social
) for letting me do a little story on fandom in the early days of the internet, specifically the Oasis Whatever mailing list
www.neverpo.st/betting-on-w...
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🆕 Never Post! Betting On Whatever
So I don’t look back in anger.
https://www.neverpo.st/betting-on-whatever/
5 months ago
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It's publication day for this little labor of love about Oasis, fandom, and the power of music to bring us together.
bookshop.org/p/books/unti...
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And After All: A Fan History of Oasis
A Fan History of Oasis
https://bookshop.org/p/books/untitled-ml/cd0c5b096494ca44
5 months ago
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Hey NYC, on July 9, come hang out with me and Maria Sherman of
@apnews.com
to talk about music and fandom and, of course, Oasis
powerhousearena.com/events/book-...
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Book Launch: And After All by Melissa Locker in conversation with Maria Sherman - POWERHOUSE Arena
A few years after Definitely Maybe topped the charts, with “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?” established as one of the UK’s bestselling albums of all time, and Oasis the reigning rulers of British r...
https://powerhousearena.com/events/book-launch-and-after-all-by-melissa-locker/
5 months ago
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Hey NYC, come hang out with me and Maria Sherman of
@apnews-world-rss.bsky.social
at
@phbookstores.bsky.social
on July 9 to talk about fans, fandom, and Oasis
powerhousearena.com/events/book-...
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Book Launch: And After All by Melissa Locker - POWERHOUSE Arena
A few years after Definitely Maybe topped the charts, with “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?” established as one of the UK’s bestselling albums of all time, and Oasis the reigning rulers of British r...
https://powerhousearena.com/events/book-launch-and-after-all-by-melissa-locker/
6 months ago
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Almost wish I had a Substack so I could write about how much Michelle Trachtenberg's episode of House haunts me
9 months ago
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Still win a lot of arguments by saying, yeah, but I interviewed Enya
add a skeleton here at some point
9 months ago
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Pre-order link is live for the little book I wrote. If you don't pre-order I start singing Wonderwall
bookshop.org/p/books/unti...
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And After All: A Fan History of Oasis
A Fan History of Oasis
https://bookshop.org/p/books/untitled-ml/cd0c5b096494ca44?ean=9781668099377&next=t&affiliate=1688
10 months ago
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The Believer
10 months ago
“Communication is often thought of as crafting the best message—a message that best expresses what you have in mind. But what good is the best message if it doesn’t land on the person you’re aiming at?” —Alan Alda, interviewed by
@woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
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An Interview with Alan Alda - Believer Magazine
Alan Alda needs no introduction. You just don’t need to introduce someone who has been a fixture on television for sixty-four years. He first appeared on The Phil Silvers Show in 1958, then slowly bui...
https://www.thebeliever.net/an-interview-with-alan-alda/
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Thanks to
@people.com
for breaking the news that I have bangs again. And also that I am writing a book on Oasis
people.com/and-after-al...
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And After All, There's a New Oasis Book On the Way: See the Cover! (Exclusive)
'And After All: A Fan History of Oasis' by Melissa Locker is out July 1, 2025, and PEOPLE can exclusively reveal its cover. The upcoming book is an oral history of Oasis 'as told by the fans who were ...
https://people.com/and-after-all-a-fan-history-of-oasis-is-on-the-way-see-the-cover-8786537
10 months ago
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The Believer
12 months ago
“My favorite thing is to wake up and have no plan. If I have no plan for the day, I’m in ecstasy and I become very productive just because I know there is nothing I have to do.” —Jim Jarmusch, interviewed by
@woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
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An Interview with Jim Jarmusch - Believer Magazine
Jim Jarmusch is best known as an American filmmaker, with titles such as the Caméra d’Or winner Stranger Than Paradise, Down by Law, Broken Flowers, and Mystery Train establishing him as a cinematic f...
https://www.thebeliever.net/an-interview-with-jim-jarmusch/
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The Believer
about 1 year ago
“Some of these stories—it was the first time I’d kind of told myself that they happened. It was definitely the first time I wrote them down on a piece of paper.” —Kathleen Hanna on her new memoir Rebel Girl; interviewed by
@woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
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An Interview with Kathleen Hanna - Believer Magazine
Kathleen Hanna has been a creative force for over thirty years. From her role as the frontwoman of Bikini Kill, in which she helped kick-start a girls-to-the-front revolution; to her enduring influenc...
https://www.thebeliever.net/an-interview-with-kathleen-hanna/
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The Believer
about 1 year ago
“There’s a part in the book where I talk about being on autopilot, and for me, eating food and crying has to do with coming out of being on autopilot, or being numb.” —Kathleen Hanna on her new autobiography Rebel Girl; interviewed by
@woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
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An Interview with Kathleen Hanna - Believer Magazine
Kathleen Hanna has been a creative force for over thirty years. From her role as the frontwoman of Bikini Kill, in which she helped kick-start a girls-to-the-front revolution; to her enduring influenc...
https://www.thebeliever.net/an-interview-with-kathleen-hanna/
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Went on a goth field trip to Zambia to report on the world's largest bat migration for
@smithsonianmag.bsky.social
www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-w...
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The World's Largest Mammal Migration Is Taking Place in Zambia Right Now
Each year, millions of straw-colored fruit bats descend on Kasanka National Park for a few months, and scientists are working to understand their mysterious journey
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-worlds-largest-mammal-migration-is-taking-place-in-zambia-right-now-180985530/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=11252024&utm_content=new
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The Believer
about 1 year ago
“Some of these stories—it was the first time I’d kind of told myself that they happened. It was definitely the first time I wrote them down on a piece of paper.” —Kathleen Hanna on her new memoir Rebel Girl; interviewed by
@woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
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An Interview with Kathleen Hanna - Believer Magazine
Kathleen Hanna has been a creative force for over thirty years. From her role as the frontwoman of Bikini Kill, in which she helped kick-start a girls-to-the-front revolution; to her enduring influenc...
https://www.thebeliever.net/an-interview-with-kathleen-hanna/
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@dannykellywords.bsky.social
Hello! Have a question for you from your NME days. Would love to chat
about 1 year ago
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Getting yelled at by Steve Albini was a rite of passage for music writers in the 00s. Rest in peace, you brilliant grump
www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/a...
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Steve Albini, Influential Producer of ’90s Rock and Beyond, Dies at 61
A musician and audio engineer, he helped define the sound of alternative rock while becoming an outspoken critic of the music industry.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/arts/music/steve-albini-dead.html
over 1 year ago
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This week on Songs My Ex Ruined we talked to Chris Gethard about The Pogues and breakups and the things we leave behind. Listen here
pod.link/1654983254
over 1 year ago
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The incredible Madi Diaz stopped by Songs My Ex Ruined to talk Joni Mitchell, her new album, haunted hotels, and, of course, Harry Styles Listen wherever you get your podcasts
pod.link/1654983254/e...
almost 2 years ago
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There are so many kiddos on Transanta who have had ZERO gifts purchased from their registries. Let's see if this thing works and try to make a difference in the lives of these kids! Let's get some Christmas magic happening:
buy.transanta.com
almost 2 years ago
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The latest of the new podcast looks at a woman who was a pioneer in electronic music and should be incredibly famous, except for the small fact that she might not actually exist
pod.link/1568368613
about 2 years ago
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Today my company launched a new show: Have You Heard This One? an anthology series dedicated to telling overlooked stories from music history, starting with Norma Tanega who never got really her due in a homophobic music industry. Listen here:
pod.link/1568368613/
about 2 years ago
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Do you know the feeling of relief when a project you've been working on for three years finally makes it out into the world? Have You Heard This One? is coming soon (aka next week!) Check out the trailer here:
pod.link/1568368613/e...
about 2 years ago
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Courtney E. Smith
about 2 years ago
Jealousy ruined this song for Lola Kirke but a member of the band ruined it for
@woolyknickers.bsky.social
and me. 🤦🏻‍♀️ New episode of Songs My Ex Ruined where ever you podcast.
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Jill Krajewski
about 2 years ago
david byrne wears big suits to hide all his snacks
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Finally got
@nikostratis.bsky.social
on the Songs My Ex Ruined pod to talk about Death Cab and MLMs
pod.link/1654983254/
about 2 years ago
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Eric Schmeric
over 2 years ago
her, deep in thought: *does that cute thing where she puts the tip of the frames of her glasses in her mouth* me, deeper in thought: *eats my glasses*
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Jin
over 2 years ago
A swim up manwich buffet would cure me
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Sure Meg Ryan is back, but so are The Lightning Seeds which is arguably as important! (h/t
@thecourtneyesmith.bsky.social
)
youtu.be/zceSigCGWSQ
over 2 years ago
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Tune in to KQED right now to hear
@thecourtneyesmith.bsky.social
talking about break up songs and Songs My Ex Ruined on the radio
www.kqed.org
over 2 years ago
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I talked to Bully for The Stranger about making party bangers you can grieve to
https://www.thestranger.com/music/2023/08/18/79127187/free-therapy-at-the-bully-show
over 2 years ago
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Fickle Filly
over 2 years ago
Therapist: And what do we do when someone hurts our feelings? Me: Arson Therapist: No
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Alan Baxter
over 2 years ago
Her: Who's your favourite vampire? Me: The one from Sesame Street Her: He doesn't count Me: I assure you he does
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Rusty Foster
over 2 years ago
As an enpath, i’m slightly shorter than an empath
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Courtney E. Smith
over 2 years ago
An actual rockstar on the podcast this week, and of course the break the format by not just picking a song but picking a label’s entire catalog for a decade.
@sad13.bsky.social
@woolyknickers.bsky.social
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New episode of Songs My Ex Ruined featuring
@sad13.bsky.social
from Speedy Ortiz talking about REVENGE FAME which is the most underrated kind of fame IMO
https://pod.link/1654983254
over 2 years ago
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In all my free time I put out a podcast recommendation newsletter. New issue went out yesterday if anyone is looking for ideas (beyond Songs My Ex Ruined)
https://tinyletter.com/woolyknickers
over 2 years ago
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Just trying to make cool podcasts like this one, Songs My Ex Ruined
https://pod.link/1654983254/
add a skeleton here at some point
over 2 years ago
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RiotGrlErin
over 2 years ago
coworker: you should try my therapist. me: i’ve seen their work. no thanks.
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over 2 years ago
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My interview with the incredibly delightful Jim Jarmusch is finally online and in print for The Believer. We talked about beaver butts and Plato, obviously
https://www.thebeliever.net/an-interview-with-jim-jarmusch/
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An Interview with Jim Jarmusch - Believer Magazine
Jim Jarmusch is best known as an American filmmaker, with titles such as the Caméra d’Or winner Stranger Than Paradise, Down by Law, Broken Flowers, and Mystery Train establishing him as a cinemati...
https://www.thebeliever.net/an-interview-with-jim-jarmusch/
over 2 years ago
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Sinéad O'Connor was right, an essay in 17 parts
over 2 years ago
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Mary Gillis
over 2 years ago
The time has come for middle-aged mutant ninja turtles. Turtles who are dealing with shells that have lost their luster. Turtles who can't do a flip without tweaking their back. Turtles who long to spend a summer fighting evil in the sewers of Tuscany.
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