on me & mia by ted leo + a shifting relationship with lyrics
Discussing why a song Works For Me and complaining about the music promotion industrial complex's focus on trauma
essay
on writing + a new zine
in which i panic about my future
real death
or a discussion on death, mount eerie, my grandfather, and Anthony Bourndain's AI voice.
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
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.
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
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