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Talked with Jamie Stewart about switchblades, forgiveness, and their phenomenal upcoming Xiu Xiu record that's unlike any they've made before—a guitar-heavy outsider take/inversion on psychedelic music, but still wholly Xiu Xiu For The Quietus: thequietus.com/interviews/jam…

At long last... me and 'bie are streaming The Old Hunters in Bloodborne... tune in 😤 twitch.tv/takashimiku

I contributed nothing of substance but this was a blast, thank you to Natalie for bringing my only-played-the-game-at-church-a-few-times ass along for the ride

you all already know willow is awesome, pay up!!

Reviewed MJ Lenderman's Manning Fireworks, probably my singer-songwriter record of the year, for FLOOD Magazine and waxed poetic about the plight of the sad clown, channeling Randy Newman's pitch black humor, and the fine art of a bittersweet cum joke floodmagazine.com/172212/mj-lend…

In June, I hit up the new heavy music fest Prepare the Ground, and talked to organizers Denholm (Odonis Odonis) and KW (Vile Creature) about building a space for shared catharsis via heavy music Words and photos about Prepare the Ground for FLOOD Magazine: floodmagazine.com/170565/prepare…

This is the best thing Natalie has ever written and I'm sooooo so proud of her

If you've ever wanted to listen to me run a train, now's your chance

Thrilled to share a very long interview with Animal Collective (Animal Collective) on the stories behind every track on Sung Tongs, one of my fave records Tons of anecdotes about floor toms, "kitties," Johnny Jewel, fears of flying, and more at Stereogum: stereogum.com/2283020/animal…

Thrilled to share a huge dream interview: spoke w/ Johnny and Jordan of The Blood Brothers (The Blood Brothers) for FLOOD Magazine about their reunion shows, Crimes at 20, their enduring chemistry and relevance, and the evolving diversity of the hardcore scene floodmagazine.com/177735/the-blo…

First time writing for a local news beat, but did it in the coolest way possible: Made my Racket debut talking to the organizers of Doll Brawl, the DIY trans hardcore shows that are becoming the talk of Twin Cities trans community racketmn.com/inside-doll-br…

Returned to the @TrylonCinema's blog to write about the truly sublime BEIJING WATERMELON (playing this Fri-Sun) and its understated dramatic style of elision, dense motion, and deeply moving coda that all speak to Nobuhiko Obayashi's tremendous versatility perisphere.org/2024/10/25/oba…

Machine Girl's latest record opens up cool new horizons for the group as a bizarro noise pop act at its best, but the more overtly chaotic ventures sometimes feel like they're tugging in too many places at once My review of MG Ultra for FLOOD Magazine: floodmagazine.com/179567/machine…

Natalie will be starting this thing with a bang, please subscribe to one of the best in the biz <3

in addition to being an amazing milestone i'm so proud of natalie for, this interview has the best opening question and answer of her career

Deeply inauspicious day for this, but wrote on a fave 2010s post-punk album, the violent recursions of sound and apocalypse, living in perpetual geopolitical anxiety, and, yes, the Preoccupations name change for their debut's 10th anniversary at Stereogum stereogum.com/2293550/preocc…

we're going to put on a SHOW

cody is a saint and i take back everything i said

now up on substack: my full review of Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning, a film that’s worth seeing for its handful of setpieces but a disappointing mess as a Mission Impossible film

The Trylove crew are saints for letting me get this out of my system after watching the movie for the first time in six years. Rare gay girls co-guesting slot!