Devon Maloney

Two weeks ago, I had my second cover story come out! The best part about it was that, a week later, the subject, Pittsburgh up-and-coming rapper Mac Miller, made indie history by debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 144,000 records sold–more than any other independently distributed artist since 1995 (that was Tha Dogg Pound’s Dogg Food). Translation: I got to write a story that turned out to be for a reason. Rejoice!

Anyway, there were a bunch of tidbits that didn’t make it into the article, but I want to share them. So, kiddos, for starters, check this out:

Hey, everyone, guess what? In a little under 7 months at Billboard, I’ve managed to churn out my very first cover story! It’s about this great Sub Pop band, the Head and the Heart, and was published in Billboard‘s “Independents Day” issue, which hit streets July 2. The planets certainly aligned on this one, as I was originally turned on to this band by a very good friend, Christian Hansen, when he directed the music video for their song “Lost in My Mind.” His work is always breathtaking (see: this other incredible video), so you should check that out, as well.

Thus far, life is preeeeeeeetty sweet.

That’s right; I updated my Published Clips page. Check it out. There’s something wonky going on in my WordPress HTML that’s making it seem like that Chicago/Robert Lamm piece was published at the Dig, but that is clearly proven false, if you click through the (broken) image. I’m working on it.

In the meantime, enjoy the NEWER, SHINIER clips!

Can someone quoting one of my tweets be considered a “clip”? Probably not. Yet, anyway. In any case, I’m going to tell you all: one of my tweets was featured in one of Paste’s recent posts, which showcased a selection of their favorite #fatindiebands ideas (a hashtagged word or phrase like this, for those unfamiliar, is a “trending topic” on Twitter that allows any tweet including it to be included in a search for that hashtag–click above on #fatindiebands and you’ll see what I mean. Think of it as tweet aggregation). Last night I was giggling like an insane person coming up with all of these, while my roommates looked on in shame, so I’m really excited that my dedication to punnyness has finally paid off. To see more of this totally useless yet infinitely amusing (at least to me) “skill,” check out my Twitter page.

New clips! My story about employee theft at American Apparel got picked up/printed by the Weekly Dig, a weekly here in Boston. It’s online now, and a truncated version will appear in the printed edition next Wednesday, December 8. Ch-ch-check it out here.

If you hadn’t already noticed, when you type in “devonmaloney.com,” as I’m sure so many of you adoring, wonderful friends, family, and fans have done, you are directed here, instead of my blog, Archipel-a-gogo. Doesn’t it make a whole lot more sense to have a site called Devon Maloney to be about Devon Maloney? I knew you’d agree.

Also, never fear, faithful fans (if you’re even out there)! I will be posting new clips in the coming weeks, mainly consisting of work I’ve done for classes that I’m currently working to get published. Expect some juiciness.

In the meantime, you can always peruse the original Archipel-a-gogo !

Happy Autumn!

Check out one of the recent reviews I wrote for Bandsintown.com, this one of the WHY? show in Paris at La Maroquinerie.

Keep checking back from time to time, as I add more clips to this online portfolio every so often!

-Devon

And welcome to portfolio-land. There are a lot of fun things going on here, so take a look around.

I am particularly interested in design and believe that aesthetic presentation is an indispensable aspect of successful journalism. If I’ve done my job right, this website clearly demonstrates my interests in multimedia, magazine, and narrative journalism, without “mantras,” wide-sweeping generalizations about “the changing world of journalism,” or any other cliché introduction that so many online portfolios contain.

The main idea I’m trying to give here is that I am an energetic, creative individual with a sense of humor and a strong work ethic. If that’s not apparent, let me know.

…Seriously.