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on old playlists + new music

on old playlists + new music

A few days ago I decided to change my newsletter’s URL to just my name. It really doesn’t matter and the newsletter is still called the same thing, but I figured it could be fun to do a spin on the something old/something new format in celebration

on media + the lie of teenage power

on media + the lie of teenage power

This isn’t really about the Britney Spears documentary, though it is necessarily informed by at least the position it's had within the cultural conversation lately. In true Something Old Newsletter fashion, it was triggered by a piece of writing which was done in reference to that documentary.

Got my friends to talk about music journalism this time

Got my friends to talk about music journalism this time

Lately I’ve been reading a lot of older album reviews for the laugh. In the last week I’ve read two 2004 Pitchfork reviews. One was Funeral by Arcade Fire and the other was Joan of Arc, Dick Cheney, Mark Twain... by Joan of Arc. I laughed out loud

on pop-punk, misogyny + me

on pop-punk, misogyny + me

I’ve often found myself starting to write essays about the interplay between being a woman and being heavily influenced by emo and pop-punk. I’ve always shied away from doing it, though, because I never felt like I had anything to add. The misogyny baked into those genres is

on baking + sense of self

on baking + sense of self

hello my dear friends and a happy bandcamp friday to all who celebrate. i bought several things today. mostly merch and physical music. today we’re talking about something only tangentially related to music, but if you want to check out some things i’ve bought you can look at

on diminishing newness

on diminishing newness

In an episode of Indiecast, one of those guys said last year was one of the most memory-holed years in history for new albums. For me personally it’s less pre and post pandemic, but more before and after the realization that things are not going back to normal for

on alkaline trio + the blood guy vs. vomit guy dichotomy

on alkaline trio + the blood guy vs. vomit guy dichotomy

Today, we talk about music, but first ! I put out a new zine this week and if you’re a paid subscriber you’ll be getting it in the mail! If I’ve sent you stuff before or you’ve given me your address, you don’t have to do