Diving Into Music History: Must‑Read Books on Rock
Reading Diary - Quantum Criminals: Ramblers, Wild Gamblers, and Other Soul Survivors from the Songs of Steely Dan by Alex Pappedemas & Joan LeMay; The Name of This Band is R.E.M. by Peter Ames Carlin; Lollapalooza by Richard Bienstock & Tom Beaujour, etc. https://t.co/005Z2uFfRY
AI-Generated Fake Drake Tracks Flood After “Taylor Made” Freestyle
the proliferation of fake ai drake album snippets is what he deserves after "taylor made freestyle"
Fans Crave Meg & Cardi Joint Album, Summer Anthem
i still want Meg and Cardi to do an album together, Watch The Thong would run the summer
Top 40 Radio
it feels like top 40 stations forcefully put "the fate of ophelia" back in heavy rotation immediately after "elizabeth taylor" was chosen as the doa third single
Stevie Wonder’s Late‑December Sun Shines Bright
I wrote about Stevie Wonder's "I Can See the Sun in Late December" for @Spin's Deep Cut Friday column this week: https://t.co/wMiFB6f4aY
French Montana’s Filler Verse Makes Verzuz Performance Comical
french montana doing "all the way up" in a verzuz is hilarious, his role in that song is basically a filler bonus chorus after the real chorus
Young Thug's Lone Rap Spot Feels Corny, Tryhard
i didn't pile on the choices in the nyt living songwriters list because it was a fun piece. but young thug being the only rapper besides kendrick whose prime was in the last 20 years was kind of corny and...
Rare Calm: DC Morning Commute Beats Expectations
it's practically never happened before and may never happen again, but weekday morning traffic into dc was pretty chill today, i got to work quicker than i expected
Screening Netflix’s Norwegian Crime Drama “Detective Hole”
by "showing hole" i simply meant that i am screening episodes of netflix's norwegian crime drama series detective hole
New Bruce Hornsby Album Features a 5/4 Track
the first thing i listen to after uploading this year's 5/4 mix is the new Bruce Hornsby album...which has a song in 5/4! will have include it in a future set. https://t.co/ac8FLkCNY6
NCIS Prequel Explores Young Gibbs' Early Career
TIL there's an ncis prequel series about a young whatever mark harmon's character is named
Sombr Scores Rare Buckingham and Swift Endorsements, Shows Promise
sombr getting a lindsey buckingham cosign and a taylor swift cosign in the same week is crazy, i think he's still pretty hit and miss, but there aren't many one-man-band types now at the pop star level he's at, there's...
Second Leon‑Thomas/Chris Brown Track Sparks Fan Back
a leon thomas/chris brown collab has been on the radio nonstop for a year but apparently people didn't want to get mad at leon until there was a second one, the first was a mulligan
Why Outkast’s ‘Red Velvet’ Remains a Timeless Deep Cut
I wrote about one of my favorite Outkast songs, "Red Velvet," for @Spin’s Deep Cut Friday column this week: https://t.co/JA9A2akS7S
Travis Scott Penned “Sicko Mode” At Jamba Juice
june 2018!? travis scott was in the same jamba juice writing sicko mode at that very moment