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got hit with a wave of nostalgia yesterday by going through all the photos and reviews i did for my college radio station. i used to spend hours researching bands and artists i’m interviewing, and in return became friends with some of them over the years, and really fell in love with music.
i love my day job working as a PR agent right now but, it’s really disheartening to see news coverage that is simply a copy+paste, a review done without actual dissection and overly harsh INACCURATE descriptions, interview questions recycled over and over again, it’s just so sad. and hence i listen to less new music now (and i’m also sad about it)
with the news of pitchfork this week i remember how i briefly considered going fully freelance as a journalist last year and sadly, that would not have been sustainable and it really should!! my heart is always with my journo friends, best of luck out there, appreciate your hard work and dedication!!
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* My old friend (AKA Twitter mutual) Mano Sundaresan getting named Head of Editorial Content at Pitchfork. I am trying to get back into professional writing and seeing my friends accomplish their goals is very inspiring to me. If they can do it, why can't I?
* Hearing the crowd react so viscerally to Cave Town — who is only 25! — giving a mid-set speech about how things will get better even when it doesn't feel like it. I want to be someone who can make people ~feel~ things through my work, and I think the projects I have cooking are capable of doing just that.
Jul 3, 2024
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my latest article for my music blog Fourth Best looks into the case of an artist that's putting out AI music and is taking the work very seriously. they prides themself in only using AI for the music making process and doing all of the marketing, graphics, video etc. himself. I don't feel good about it.
my recommendation for the day besides reading my post is to find opportunities to fit into a crew. you don't have to be a musician to have an impact on the music community if you've got writing, design, organising skills - it's true of most creative worlds. I don't think that like, everyone who makes bad genai music is going to transition to music journalism or whatever and feel good about it, but there's joy in being a background character sometimes. share the spotlight.
Feb 25, 2025
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I think lots of people get into it after years in the industry as djs, music journalists, playlisters, etc…people get tapped by projects or companies that are looking for their particular taste and categorical knowledge of music.
If you’re a natural crate digger, playlist maker, connecter-of-dots— it may be a path you can carve out for yourself by making a name for yourself as a trusted source in the industry and networking.
Anyway, lots of good interviews, podcasts, and articles featuring supervisors discussing this sort of stuff. Warning: like a&r work, it ain’t all fun …mostly contracts and paper pushing.
Feb 20, 2024
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sure yes i can check your story and know what you’ve been up to today but who the fuck cares. i’m live texting you as i descend into drunkenness, sending you screenshots of weird emails, incorrectly correcting typos because we‘re like 🤞🏼 this
traditional social media are boring, all you need is a few close friends on letterboxd, pi.fyi, last.fm, plus i got your #, i’m gonna text u
Mar 7, 2024
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it basically means “i’m here already, i might as well be at peace with it”
started truly believing in it a few years ago when i first moved to nashville. there are a lot of things i don’t like about my life, down to daily tasks like having to wait for a bus despite being an impatient person, up to not being proud of my own family dynamic, but i'm learning to make peace with it—this is the one life i’m gonna have, and some things i just can’t change, whether that’s for now or for a long while
Aug 29, 2024
why are there so many texts and emails at 8am in the morning don’t you all know peace
Jul 15, 2024