@chrisdeville
Managing Editor, @stereogum.com Posting indie nostalgia at @suchgreatheights.bsky.social Buy my debut book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS, out now via St. Martin's Press: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/such-great-heights-9781250363381/
There are pieces of writing that stand on their own without any external information, but there's a reason when we read poetry, for example, we want to know when it was written and by whom? Where was it written? What were the circumstances of their life at time? And their country or city?
Calling this line from McCarthy a "clunky" "mistake" based on "aversion to punctuation" ayfk, did an AI write this (probably)
this is a good review, even if i disagree. i dig the record, it's empire-in-decay-age bachelor pad music. but unlike a lot of bad reviews that are basically "girls like him so he sucks," this one is fair and thoughtful.
Dread it, run from it—YouTube Face is a vital fixture of our brave new digital world. For @theringer.com.web.brid.gy, went looking for answers about how and why this happened:
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insanely accurate
How can there be a Vulture without Matt Zoller Seitz? How can there be an entire jounalism profession that can’t support even a handful of people in “jobs”?
I've become very pro tribute band, I think it's good to keep songs alive, I think it's good for songs to have lives beyond their creators
Grateful to This Is Lorelei for continually giving me reminders to listen to This Is Lorelei
Margaret met up with Danny L Harle at his Hackney studio to discuss his new album ‘Cerulean’ and how its collaborations with singers like Clairo, Caroline Polachek, Dua Lipa, and PinkPantheress came together.
👉 stereogum.com/2490451/dann...
I love this band. I took this (at Bowery Ballroom, I think?) in 2008:
happy to see @chrisdeville.bsky.social empty the critical clip on boring-ass Harry Styles new boring-ass album stereogum.com/2491395/prem...
LEDE OF THE YEAR @chrisdeville.bsky.social
Fuck
Thanks for the heads up
You’re missing out on an experience that will enrich your experience of the music
The Buckcherry/Icona Pop reveal in this…
😎
Had a lot of fun reviewing another disappointing Harry Styles album
One of the best albums I've heard this year
Unfortunately, “Yo brother, legal team confirmed we can’t work with minors rn” is an instant classic
this blog makes a great case for defector: as a home for writing like this; as an heir to the style of culture coverage pioneered by these magazines; and as somewhere you don't need to worry about ownership class interference.
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If you're at the airport and Kristi Noem is doing the ominous little message from the TSA screens, you no longer have to do anything she says. Leave your laptop in the case, whatever.
I wrote about old rap magazines, the fight for the future of hip hop’s past, and the impact the digital age has had on history, for @defector.com
defector.com/lost-recipes
Dang Star Moles is about to be surfing that "No Expectations rec to Stereogum post" pipeline
Margaret's interview with Danny L Harle is super informative and entertaining. Loved the stories about Caroline Polachek and Clairo and the deep thoughts about making and experiencing music.
The litmus test that actually matters for 2028 Democratic presidential candidates is "do not vote for them if they don't support a wealth tax."
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