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 … Continue reading »

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 … Continue reading »

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 … Continue reading »

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, … Continue reading »

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 … Continue reading »

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, … Continue reading »