the first NFT was a grateful dead song

And I haven't felt this way in, like, ever pitchfork.com/reviews/albums…

One-man transcendental psych mystic Tuluum Shimmering enters Neil Young’s “Cinnamon Girl” to the index of time-honored classics that have been reconceptualized into a trademark marathon stretch of looping, mind-altering cosmic folk instrumentalism. newcommute.net/feed/2022/2/9/…

Sabotage, suspicions, and violence: embroidering the dark side of cartoons with Peter Frederiksen > bit.ly/3gydyRb

It's been months in the making, and I'm so excited to say it's finally here! For Varyer, I wrote about the wild genre of speculative biology, cosmic loneliness, and the human urge to dream of life on other worlds. Thank you so much for reading varyer.com/article/life-o…

Producing this piece with JP has been one of the highlights of our nascent existence. We're not around Twitter that often, but you can join us for more enlightenment in our weekly newsletter here: varyer.com/v-mail

Herb Sundays 67: Michael Mayer. The DJ, producer and KOMPAKT RECORDS co-founder shares a perfect Herb mix. art by Michael Cina. herbsundays.substack.com/p/herb-sundays…

NEWS: Vice is preparing to file for bankruptcy. w/ Lauren Hirsch nytimes.com/2023/05/01/bus…

Herbal Bonus footage provided by probably Daisy for Dirt Mary and midyear mixes by βετα @dogsliveforever comme des garçons salad dressing @mattmcder @commontime Matthew McDermott Oliver Shaw chris kaskie and more.

The brand gods at Varyer did one of my fave Ghostly playlist takeovers ever so when this chris kaskie one came thru for Herb Midyear '23, you knew it was gonna be hot. open.spotify.com/playlist/0MARB…

too kind, my friend. <3 always. herb is life.

tv characters who i know read pitchfork: - kendall roy - jess mariano, lane kim, rory sometimes - jeff winger - oz from buffy (but more of a stereogum guy) - stan, peggy and ginsberg if they had pitchfork in the 60s

“I am who I am” is not a sign of a strong identity. It’s a mark of a closed mind. A rigid sense of self is a barrier to growth. It makes you a prisoner of your past. Prior patterns don't have to dictate future decisions. Who you've been shouldn't limit who you become.

good reminder: "If you can work in such a way that the process will be pleasurable enough that even if nothing comes of it, the work is an end in and of itself—then you’ll be ok." - Jia Tolentino thecreativeindependent.com/people/writer-…

On the new Popcast, a conversation with Ryan Schreiber and Chris Kaskie, two of the people responsible for building Pitchfork’s editorial and business operations, about its early days. nytimes.com/2024/01/24/art…

new POPCAST on Pitchfork's early years w/ Ryan Schreiber & chris kaskie nytimes.com/2024/01/24/art…

Chopped it up with Jon Caramanica on today's The New York Times Popcast alongside chris kaskie. We chat about Pitchfork's origins, its rise through the '00s & '10s, and the moment of opportunity that lies ahead for music journalism.

Spoke with Amy Phillips and chris kaskie on @WBEZreset about Chicago's influence on Pitchfork. ✨ Britt “YA YA” Julious ✨ and @DroInTheWind_ followed to discuss the state of music journalism.

Fun times chatting about the early Chicago P4K days with Ryan Schreiber and chris kaskie on WBEZ