February 2012
6 posts
How Not To Write About Female Musicians: A Handy... →
perpetua:
Maura has a lot of good advice here. I think writers should always be thinking about this stuff, and not just about female artists - this applies to race, sexuality, age, genre. No one is perfect, but it’s good to be mindful about this stuff as you write. It’s important to keep in mind that when it comes down to it, writers are paid to think. So you should be thinking! And it can be...
"So I went up to someone and I went, ‘Could you... →
The night got a million eyes. It is a surveillance... →
Off-screen Tom, Thomas and Sybil should call me →
Edit: On-screen Sybil should also call me.
January 2012
17 posts
“Southpaw was an oasis for Brooklynites who didn’t want to go to Manhattan and...”
– Also, when Dave Nada dropped “War Pigs” and stage-dived into the crowd. R.I.P. The Rub at Southpaw. Looking forward to Bell House times.
bini babies
modernistwitch:
New favorite term for Dudes That Emulate Steve Albini To A Painful Degree (I used to call them “mini-Steves”).
"I don't think yelling at people in their homes on... →
“Heathens” - Kim Phuc - Copsucker LP
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this is not a redemption story
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rebelrebelbatcat:
The autobiographical tale of Why I Started Abusing Drugs And Alcohol and How I Got Sober. Reflections on hitting 10 years. TW: substance abuse, rape, child abuse, suicidality.
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I reworked this piece for The Column (to be published in February).
I’m nervous.
I love you, Jess.
December 2011
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“There’s no cleric, no ceremony, nothing,” he said, adding that Shabab fighters had even paired up with thin little girls as young as 12, who are left torn and incontinent afterward. If a girl refuses, he said, “she’s killed by stones or bullets.”
“Yes, the 24-hour news cycle encouraged by the explosion of the gossipsphere gets depressingly ugly, particularly when it comes to the ...
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Favorite shows of 2011
Kylesa, Rosetta - Santos Party House - Jan. 26
Agalloch - La Poisson Rouge - March 22
Our Band Could Be Your Life anniversary show - Bowery Ballroom - May 22
Dropdead - Europa - May 27
Iceage, The Men, Milk Music, etc. - Public Assembly - June 17
White Lung - Death by Audio - June 21
Ted Leo, Screaming Females - South Street Seaport - July 9
Double Dagger - Death by Audio - Oct. 20
Hot...
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WatchPreach.
Sady Doyle: My Top 5 Longreads of 2011 →
There is no slogan more misunderstood, or more widely abused, than “the personal is political.”
Slice Harvester | Still not talking about pizza! →
Ring ring ring ring ring “Hello?”
“Hey Ma, I got a a hypothetical situation for you. You’re in a Whole Foods shopping for groceries…”
“What am I doing in a Whole Foods, I hate Whole Foods!”
“Ma, come on, lemme finish. You’re in a Whole Foods shopping for groceries and you’re walking down an aisle and a guy you’ve never...
What The Roots never 'got over' | by Rachel Kaadzi... →
So, I asked Tate, the brother becomes bionic? They have to work. Either for themselves or for someone who might see you as a spectacle or a slave?
“Yes, it basically comes back to being an employee,” he said. “And as an employee, anywhere, you make things very hard on yourself if you alert your boss to the fact that you are smarter than him or even that you want things...
If I Was A Poor Black Kid →
Stuff like this makes me more depressed about media than slideshows, which is saying a lot.
finite + flammable: We had a party. →
Thanks Joe and Jessanne for organizing a great event (you can see some photos here). The room was full of good people I admire and love. Definitely buy the zine.