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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

on frankie cosmos bandcamp eps + how the internet isn't my enemy

on frankie cosmos bandcamp eps + how the internet isn't my enemy

For the last couple weeks I’ve felt uncharacteristically anxious about posting online. Well, on Twitter mostly, but also here. I’d start writing something and I’d have this overwhelming feeling of anxiety about why I’m writing it and why it matters and if it matters. I wrote

on the morning + personal media consumption

on the morning + personal media consumption

Hello friends, How are we? Well? I hope so. I started my semester again so I’m back to being awake in the morning. I like mornings and I don’t necessarily have trouble waking up early when I need to, but I still tend to operate better at night.

on intentional communities + framing of internet content

on intentional communities + framing of internet content

While I was sitting at my desk this morning for a class with the dullest title you could ever imagine, I got an email notifying me that Trace Mountains uploaded a new work-in-progress song to their (well, just Dave’s, I guess) Patreon. A lot of the music that made

on advice + resolutions

on advice + resolutions

In the true Something Old fashion, I wrote something serious and people subscribed so now I must write something overly personal. It’s a short one. Maybe you’ll like it. As I’ve thought about resolutions for the new year i’ve known not to go too big. Not

on tiktok + content creation being framed as journalism

on tiktok + content creation being framed as journalism

Everybody’s favorite, totally relevant and cool music publication Rolling Stone put out an article recently about TikTok creators who do music reviews. It’s mostly a profile on a few different young people that do it and that’s great. I think music focused content is great and connecting

on something old: a 2020 favorites list, part 2

on something old: a 2020 favorites list, part 2

I reference pretty frequently that my newsletter started as a format of discussing one old album people love that I’d never listened to and then a new album I enjoy. I talk about it like it hasn’t only been 6 months since I started it. Anyway, I didn’