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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.

on something new: a 2020 favorites list part one

on something new: a 2020 favorites list part one

I am mostly bad at listening to music. I’m late to listening to new releases. I’m incredibly late to listening to sort of “classic” albums. I also obsessively listen to individual tracks hundreds of times in a row and then wonder why I’m so bad at listening

let's talk splits

let's talk splits

I made a tweet that got a lot of responses (for me, at least,) asking what everyone’s favorite split is. miranda @mirandareinertwhat's ur favorite split there are right answers October 26th 202050 Likes I got a lot of good responses. By good I mean lots of people

on trace mountains + a painful interrogation of why i can't talk about the music i like best

on trace mountains + a painful interrogation of why i can't talk about the music i like best

I started this newsletter to listen to and try to understand the albums people around me love and talk about some new stuff I enjoy. The amount I stick to that format is loose at best. Most of this newsletter ping pongs between panicked personal essays and culture analysis (charitable

on the execution of all things by rilo kiley + hanging garden by corey flood

on the execution of all things by rilo kiley + hanging garden by corey flood

Something Old Rilo Kiley is a band I’ve always known of. They’re a band with a name I like saying out loud. Rilo is a pleasing word to form. Of course, we’re here because I refuse to listen to most things. The things I know about Jenny

on through being cool by saves the day + music journalism as a hobby

on through being cool by saves the day + music journalism as a hobby

Something Blue I’ll get into Saves the Day in a little bit but first, like any person who does music writing or whatever, I’m gonna talk about music writing. I listened to two podcasts today. One through Dan Ozzi’s newsletter that he did with David Anthony. The

on the airing of grievances by titus andronicus + honeymood by oux

on the airing of grievances by titus andronicus + honeymood by oux

Yesterday I was sat in Rittenhouse Square, the only place in Philadelphia I can get to without getting lost, talking to my friend James [https://weirdupstairs.substack.com/]about all kinds of things. We talked a lot about Being Online and our newsletters and stuff. It was supposed to encompass