🆕 Never Post! Betting On Whatever So I don’t look back in anger.

Thanks to the folks at Never Post (on @radiotopia.bsky.social ) for letting me do a little story on fandom in the early days of the internet, specifically the Oasis Whatever mailing list

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And After All: A Fan History of Oasis A Fan History of Oasis

It's publication day for this little labor of love about Oasis, fandom, and the power of music to bring us together.
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Hey NYC, on July 9, come hang out with me and Maria Sherman of @apnews.com to talk about music and fandom and, of course, Oasis

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An Interview with Lyle Lovett - Believer Magazine Lyle Lovett has been a mainstay of the American music scene since he was playing the bars and burger joints around College Station, Texas, in the 1980s. He learned to sing in his Lutheran school choir...

“There was a point at which I stopped asking myself the question: What do I want to do? And I finally fell to asking myself: What can I do?”

— @lylelovett.bsky.social, interviewed by @woolyknickers.bsky.social

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Hey NYC, come hang out with me and Maria Sherman of @apnews-world-rss.bsky.social at @phbookstores.bsky.social on July 9 to talk about fans, fandom, and Oasis
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Almost wish I had a Substack so I could write about how much Michelle Trachtenberg's episode of House haunts me

Still win a lot of arguments by saying, yeah, but I interviewed Enya

And After All: A Fan History of Oasis A Fan History of Oasis

Pre-order link is live for the little book I wrote. If you don't pre-order I start singing Wonderwall

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An Interview with Alan Alda - Believer Magazine Alan Alda needs no introduction. You just don’t need to introduce someone who has been a fixture on television for sixty-four years. He first appeared on The Phil Silvers Show in 1958, then slowly bui...

“Communication is often thought of as crafting the best message—a message that best expresses what you have in mind. But what good is the best message if it doesn’t land on the person you’re aiming at?”

—Alan Alda, interviewed by @woolyknickers.bsky.social

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And After All, There's a New Oasis Book On the Way: See the Cover! (Exclusive) 'And After All: A Fan History of Oasis' by Melissa Locker is out July 1, 2025, and PEOPLE can exclusively reveal its cover. The upcoming book is an oral history of Oasis 'as told by the fans who were ...

Thanks to @people.com for breaking the news that I have bangs again. And also that I am writing a book on Oasis
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An Interview with Jim Jarmusch - Believer Magazine Jim Jarmusch is best known as an American filmmaker, with titles such as the Caméra d’Or winner Stranger Than Paradise, Down by Law, Broken Flowers, and Mystery Train establishing him as a cinematic f...

“My favorite thing is to wake up and have no plan. If I have no plan for the day, I’m in ecstasy and I become very productive just because I know there is nothing I have to do.”

—Jim Jarmusch, interviewed by @woolyknickers.bsky.social

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An Interview with Kathleen Hanna - Believer Magazine Kathleen Hanna has been a creative force for over thirty years. From her role as the frontwoman of Bikini Kill, in which she helped kick-start a girls-to-the-front revolution; to her enduring influenc...

“Some of these stories—it was the first time I’d kind of told myself that they happened. It was definitely the first time I wrote them down on a piece of paper.”

—Kathleen Hanna on her new memoir Rebel Girl; interviewed by @woolyknickers.bsky.social

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An Interview with Kathleen Hanna - Believer Magazine Kathleen Hanna has been a creative force for over thirty years. From her role as the frontwoman of Bikini Kill, in which she helped kick-start a girls-to-the-front revolution; to her enduring influenc...

“There’s a part in the book where I talk about being on autopilot, and for me, eating food and crying has to do with coming out of being on autopilot, or being numb.”

—Kathleen Hanna on her new autobiography Rebel Girl; interviewed by @woolyknickers.bsky.social

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They did take out half my jokes :)

The World's Largest Mammal Migration Is Taking Place in Zambia Right Now Each year, millions of straw-colored fruit bats descend on Kasanka National Park for a few months, and scientists are working to understand their mysterious journey

Went on a goth field trip to Zambia to report on the world's largest bat migration for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social
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An Interview with Kathleen Hanna - Believer Magazine Kathleen Hanna has been a creative force for over thirty years. From her role as the frontwoman of Bikini Kill, in which she helped kick-start a girls-to-the-front revolution; to her enduring influenc...

“Some of these stories—it was the first time I’d kind of told myself that they happened. It was definitely the first time I wrote them down on a piece of paper.”

—Kathleen Hanna on her new memoir Rebel Girl; interviewed by @woolyknickers.bsky.social

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@dannykellywords.bsky.social Hello! Have a question for you from your NME days. Would love to chat

Steve Albini, Influential Producer of ’90s Rock and Beyond, Dies at 61 A musician and audio engineer, he helped define the sound of alternative rock while becoming an outspoken critic of the music industry.

Getting yelled at by Steve Albini was a rite of passage for music writers in the 00s. Rest in peace, you brilliant grump
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This week on Songs My Ex Ruined we talked to Chris Gethard about The Pogues and breakups and the things we leave behind. Listen here pod.link/1654983254

The incredible Madi Diaz stopped by Songs My Ex Ruined to talk Joni Mitchell, her new album, haunted hotels, and, of course, Harry Styles Listen wherever you get your podcasts pod.link/1654983254/e...

There are so many kiddos on Transanta who have had ZERO gifts purchased from their registries. Let's see if this thing works and try to make a difference in the lives of these kids! Let's get some Christmas magic happening: buy.transanta.com

The latest of the new podcast looks at a woman who was a pioneer in electronic music and should be incredibly famous, except for the small fact that she might not actually exist pod.link/1568368613

Today my company launched a new show: Have You Heard This One? an anthology series dedicated to telling overlooked stories from music history, starting with Norma Tanega who never got really her due in a homophobic music industry. Listen here: pod.link/1568368613/

Do you know the feeling of relief when a project you've been working on for three years finally makes it out into the world? Have You Heard This One? is coming soon (aka next week!) Check out the trailer here: pod.link/1568368613/e...

Jealousy ruined this song for Lola Kirke but a member of the band ruined it for @woolyknickers.bsky.social and me. 🤦🏻‍♀️ New episode of Songs My Ex Ruined where ever you podcast.

david byrne wears big suits to hide all his snacks

Finally got @nikostratis.bsky.social on the Songs My Ex Ruined pod to talk about Death Cab and MLMs pod.link/1654983254/

her, deep in thought: *does that cute thing where she puts the tip of the frames of her glasses in her mouth*

me, deeper in thought: *eats my glasses*