Adult Acne

2021 #6:

José Clemente Orozco: The Epic of American Civilization, 1932–34 I want to preface this, not that my opinion matters, by saying that what happened in…

Mar 18, 2021

February 2021

2021 #5: Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl, and Punching Up

As you gain success in your chosen field, inevitably, people will always turn on you. Maybe it’s envy that drives it. Maybe it’s pure, unadulterated…

Feb 11, 2021

2021 #4: A Decade With Joyce Manor

I’m three weeks late at this point, sorry, and shoutout to Danielle Chelosky for doing this first, but the tenth anniversary of Joyce Manor’s first LP…

Feb 4, 2021

January 2021

2021 #3: Music Is None Of My Business

If I had to guess which genre of music I’ve listened to more than any other in my life, it would probably be the somewhat vague umbrella of melodic…

Jan 27, 2021

2021 #2: Some Kind of Heaven

in which I do that thing again and write a bunch of flowery stuff about Florida

Jan 20, 2021

2021 #1:

Throwback to last spring when lockdown was just starting and many, myself included, were breathlessly blogging for free to pass the time, along with…

Jan 13, 2021

April 2020

What it’s like to live paycheck to paycheck

The Carmagnole by Kathë Kollwitz It’s April 1 and this was supposed to be payday. I get paid every other Wednesday, which means that this month I…

Apr 1, 2020

March 2020

Some music I’ve liked so far in 2020 Part Three

Filling the days has become more and more difficult as this has gone on. I’m trying to tell myself that it’s okay but capitalism has wired my brain to…

Mar 24, 2020

Some Music I’ve Liked In 2020 Part Two

I hope you’re holding up okay and taking care of yourselves. Yesterday we went for a walk. The sun was out. It was about as perfect as the eve of spring…

Mar 19, 2020

Some music I’ve liked so far in 2020 Part One

Let’s share. I have to admit that ever since I’ve been without a platform to share new music my discovery has significantly waned. That’s no excuse…

Mar 18, 2020

Ikali machi

It’s day four of, am I supposed to call it a self-quarantine if I’m not sick or is social distancing the more appropriate term. Anyway I haven’t left my…

Mar 17, 2020

October 2019

planned obsolescence

They finally got me. Between high-quality photo bursts, countless apps that never ended up being useful for more than a few seconds, and crucially, 33…

Oct 9, 2019