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(He/Him) Words for Rolling Stone, Stereogum, The Ringer, bunch of other places. Managing Editor: Antics (print is back, baby) https://www.anticsmag.com Author: Top Eight: How Myspace Changed Music is available now. https://michaeltedder.com/
In my latest piece for The Atlantic (@theatlantic.com), I wrote about Saturday Night Live’s mash-up of MAHA and The Pitt, and why all attention is good attention when you are in the attention business.
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
Well, if this pilot didn't work, the most sensible thing would be to give it another crack with Jane Schoenbrun at the helm. We know they would nail it.
deadline.com/2026/03/buff...
Automatic repost, Zach with the anxiety you need. (?)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ssi...
Whenever I tell people that Liza Minelli did a song with My Chemical Romance, they think I'm doing a bit. Anyway, HBD Liza!
(Adjusts tinfoil hat)
Ok, in fairness to Billy, do we know for sure that the CIA didn't pressure Clinton to pass the 1996 Telecommunications Act, which paved the way for the Clear Channel-ification of music?
After weeks upon weeks of unrelenting winter, I walked around today on some Celine Dion shit, feeling the sunshine and being like "though it's been years/it's all coming back to me."
I know. Still mad at Thurston.
Life comes at you fast and eras end before you even know it.
This is violence.
Sure would have been nice if we transitioned to solar panels years ago.
It's funny, when R.E.M. were an active band, half of the discourse around them was people complaining about carrying on after Berry left, that they weren't as good as they were back in the IRS days or something else. But once R.E.M. retired on their own terms, and stuck with it, it's all goodwill.
Tired: Whiskey Fridays with Tony Dokoupil
Wired: Fontaines Friday
Between this and the Lanterns show, Nathan Fillion-heads haven't been fed like this since the '00s.
Fontaines D.C. covering Sinéad O'Connor is the most Irish thing to have happened this decade.
I interviewed some musicians who lost their homes and instruments in the devastating Eaton Fire and wrote about how they're picking up the pieces. This piece originally ran in ANTICS magazine last year. Now I've made it available via my newsletter:
I have to say the Post chose a hell of a moment to lay off all their foreign correspondents
Third Way is always on the hunt for exciting new groups to throw under the bus.
Sean.
This remake of Wag the Dog sucks.
Counterpoint: Until we get a new TV On the Radio album, then the Augusts Revival hasn't gone far enough.
This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t
If you've never gotten around to watching Hypernormalisation by Adam Curtis, this is a good day to do so.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr7T...
seems obvs to me that mamdani gets far because of his charm. why do "male self improvement" types always focus on things like looksmaxxing instead of personalitymaxxing or charmmaxxing?
Last Week Tonight With Bari Weiss
Can't wait until all of media is owned by the Ellisons.
Like just let us enjoy the moment, random scold.
So did he glamour the President?
The objective answer (if such a thing exists) is probably Dr. Dre.
My personal answer is Prince Paul or RZA.