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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

the emo iceberg: part 1

the emo iceberg: part 1

I said I was going to start watching the simpsons but I started watching this video: which is a deep dive (pun intended) on Garfield media made by a girl from New Zealand who is amazing. It got me thinking about the emo iceberg tierlist posted originally on Instagram. Now.

spotify playlists, discovery, + the failure of national coverage indie music journalism

spotify playlists, discovery, + the failure of national coverage indie music journalism

We in the music sphere talk about playlist culture a lot and I think it’s fascinating the way playlists have corporatized music. Spotify is the king. Playlist placement can make an artists’ career. They’ve successfully created a 1-2 punch of algorithmic playlists that play to listeners’ desire to

on youtube + music criticism

on youtube + music criticism

I love youtube. I love youtube more than music. Despite my affinity for music writing, I’d take a good willne video over listening to any album. I love to talk about youtube and know a lot about youtube because of the kind of stuff I watch there so whenever

on patreon + community without gigs

on patreon + community without gigs

I’m currently in the midst of interviewing people for a zine I’m making about the impact of the last six-ish months on people involved in music in different realms. I’ve been talking to managers, musicians, photographers, visual artists, label people, etc and while I’ve been getting

on twitter + fan culture

on twitter + fan culture

I am, by all measures, not twitter’s biggest critic. I have more positive than negative interactions on the site and have made great friends through it. Like with most social media, I firmly believe most people get the experience they set out to have and a lot can be

on discussion of diy and discussion of discussion of diy and...

on discussion of diy and discussion of discussion of diy and...

Today on Twitter dot com I came across this tweet thread: > I know it’s controversial, but I feel that with the looming collapse of the concert industry, it’s more important than ever to distinctly view DIY ethic/counter-culture as a method and not as a catch-all genre