jill mapes

a genealogy of stomp clap

have sensed some confusion re: the origins of stomp clap that i'm all too happy to clear up maxread.substack.com/i/170106944/...

Also: People don't seem to realize that "thumbs up, thumbs down" (esp. numerical rating systems) are not the way good critics, like the ones NYT reassigned, prefer to approach most reviews. Context, analysis and synthesis are more rewarding for the writer, too. They also take more time and knowledge

This is excellent work from @jillmapes.bsky.social, continuing my distant mindmeld with Hearing Things (Jill you wrote about Carter Faith the same week I did, and we both love the KFC Santeria remix, and I'm on WATC discussing Buckingham Nicks tomorrow!)

we ARE on a mind meld, wow I love that 💜

How Fleetwood Mac Won the Classic Rock Wars You’ll never get away from the sound of the woman that loved you

You’ll never get away from the sound of the woman that loved you...

THIS IS TONIGHT!! Looks like we'll be moving to the indoor private space (we'll provide masks) so space is a little more limited—get your ticket soon! givebutter.com/co-opfest

Four Out of Five Critics Agree, It’s Must Hear Odetta vibes, Busta Rhymes after a hit of DMT, the wonder in the unknown, a quasi-reunion of anxious rockers, and more

"...summertime indie rock at its best: fuzzy, nostalgic, and begging to be blasted as you simmer uncomfortably in the sun." A really great "Must Hear" review of Forth Wanderers The Longer This Goes On out now on @subpop.bsky.social.
@hearingthingsco.bsky.social
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Megan Stalter Is Reinventing the Rom-Com Heroine TIME interviews the 'Hacks' breakout about her star turn in Lena Dunham's Netflix series 'Too Much'

I had the best time talking with Megan Stalter—a master at channeling unhinged and delusional women but also, it turns out, a classic rom-com leading lady with all the effervescence of Julia Roberts and Bridget Jones. (Also, how great is this Elizabeth Renstrom photo shoot?) time.com/7300591/mega...

hell yes it’s the gelliverse brother

SCOOP: Sources Suggest Zohran Mamdani May Have Exaggerated Results On Sit-And-Reach Test, Calling Into Question 7th Grade Presidential Physical Fitness Test Honors

Pretty incredible interview with NY Liberty's Natasha Cloud telling Trump to fuck around and find out about attacking Zohran.

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“You want a Bugle?”

(📯 @jillmapes.bsky.social)

This Is How You Lose the Sex Wars Trying to pick a pathway through forty years of the ugliest conflict in feminism.

In a move of strategic genius, I am dropping my Take on the Sex Wars in the middle of a much bigger story so that no-one will pay attention to it. No paywall, though! jude-doyle.ghost.io/this-is-how-...

What the Helly?! New music that’ll make you wonder how the fuck they’re doing that

Our favorite new albums come from a riddim-loving DJ in Toronto's queer underground, a semi-anonymous UK duo reinterpreting gruesome Irish folklore, and the Michigan shredder behind something called 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘠𝘰𝘶, 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳. Get into it.

NYC i can promise if u come to our party it will be extremely fun and not sceney and also knives and ennals are AMAZING and also good if u would like to party w/a rapper/producer duo that will not stand for all this bullshit (COME LET IT ALL OUT)

Oh so they're terrified of Mamdani

I Learned to Listen From My Dad He taught me a crucial survival skill when he passed down his rock’n’roll fandom.

For a long time I felt that my musical bond with my dad made me special; I knew it was an extension of his love. Later, I came to view it as a passed-down survival skill.

Brian Wilson: King Shit A few firsthand stories about the Southern California kid who changed pop music forever

Brian Wilson was a king and a mensch, even during my awkward 2012 interview with him. Let's revisit.

Two images of Zohran. On the left is the original from the campaign which shows a close cropped beard. On the right is a version used by Cuomo’s SuperPAC with an artificially longer, darker beard.

Andrew Cuomo is afraid he'll lose, so his donors want you to fear me.

His SuperPAC just sent out a mailer that artificially lengthened and darkened my beard.

This is blatant Islamophobia—the kind of racism that explains why MAGA billionaires support his campaign.

If you love garage punk, Godzilla-sized guitar riffs, dubby bass passages, diet-hardcore drums, and plenty of noise and static, Lifeguard's latest project Ripped and Torn might be for you. Read Jill's thoughts In this week's Five Albums newsletter

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Experimental Elders Freaking It Plus little brother post-punk, rap laments of the grind, and more

We’ve got to give it up for the public school teacher rapping in his scant free time

A man out in the street holding a sign that says "That's Mr Faggot to you" pride June 1990 new york

Pride, New York, June of 1990

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