This is a large majority of the stuff I have written for Internet publication (most recent is at the top).
Wired.com
Star Trek‘s History of Progressive Values – And Why It Faltered on LGBT Crew Members (13 May 2013) | One of my favorite projects to date
The Village Voice‘s Sound of the City
Live: Danny Brown + Kitty – Irving Plaza (8 May 2013)
Live: Majical Cloudz + Youth Lagoon – Maxwell’s (7 May 2013)
Live: Iceage, White Lung + Parquet Courts – Bowery Ballroom (20 April 2013)
A Bite With The Band: Angel Haze On New York, Learning About Hip-Hop, And Fiending For Chipotle (28 August 2012)
A Bite With The Band: Talking Mythology And Twitter Over Spumoni With Ava Luna (27 August 2012)
Live: Ava Luna Shake Off Their Nerves at the Mercury Lounge (13 August 2012)
Live: Grimes, Wild Nothing, and DIIV Electrify the Hudson (10 August 2012)
Live: M83 Sparkle at Central Park (9 August 2012)
MTV Hive
What Happened to Emo? (24 April 2013) | On the ’00s Warped Tour nation and the new generation
Uncool (digital magazine)
Punk Rock Princesses: A Case for Something Corporate (22 April 2013) | On emo, feminism, and suburban teenage love
Consequence of Sound
Jenny Lewis Dissected (3 April 2013) | On the life’s work of indie rock’s favorite child star
RollingStone.com
All RollingStone.com clips here (and here, but you wouldn’t have known it at the time)
Vulture.com (New York Magazine)
Ask a Magician: How Hard is it to Make It in the Illusion Game These Days? (15 March 2013) | On magicians and Burt Wonderstone
VICE/Noisey
The Five Least Bad Hoobastank Songs (12 March 2013) | On blind hatred and second chances
Hey Morrissey! Turning the Staples Center Vegetarian For a Night Won’t Wash Away Years’ Worth of Corporate Blood and General Terribleness (19 February 2013) | Self-explanatory, I think
We Saw This: Cat Power and Angel Haze (31 January 2013) | On expert billing and the effects of a terrible venue
Taylor Swift is a Celebrity. Celebrities Sell Things. Like Diet Coke. (29 January 2013) | On celebrity branding
We Saw This: Iceage (28 January 2013) | On punk, cultural tourism, & simulacra
Miguel Rising (2 October 2012) | On the rebirth of a tiny R&B dynamo
Throwing Fifty Shades of Shade at Soho House (19 September 2012) | On the absurdity of the industry machine
How to Dress Well’s Tom Krell Talks Total Loss (18 September 2012) | On PBR&B and moving on
Pigeons and Planes (Complex)
2013, Goddam: A Birthday Card for Nina Simone (21 February 2013) | On legacy, disillusionment, and social change
Spinner.com (AOL Music)
Beyoncé’s Halo: Why We Love Queen Bey with Reckless Abandon (17 February 2013) | On idol worship, celebrity and careful confession
SPIN.com
Tumblr’s Storyboard
Rob Delaney is a Political Beast (4 September 2012)
Bullett Magazine
Billboard Magazine
Mac Miller: The Billboard Cover Story (12 November 2011)
The Head and the Heart: The Billboard Cover Story (9 July 2011)
War and Peace: The National’s Fifth Album Breaks Tension (4 May 2013)
New Balance: Was 2011 the Beginning of the End of Selling Out in Indie Rock? (year-end issue, 17 December 2011)
Dum Dum Girls Polish Their Lo-Fi Grit with Album No. 2 (1 Oct 2011)
San Francisco Band Girls Find Balance with Sophomore Record (10 Sept 2011)
WU LYF Pull Back the Curtain, Start Doing Interviews (13 Aug 2011)
Hillstock is One Seriously Cool DIY Fest / How To: 5 Tips for Starting Your Own Festival (24 Jun 2011)
Man Man Matures with Bright Eyes’ Mogis on ‘Life Fantastic’ (May 2011)
Will Sheff, Okkervil River Go the Distance with I Am Very Far (Apr 2011)
Middle Brother Says It’s Less ‘Supergroup,’ More ‘Exotic Band’ (Feb 2011)
Billboard.biz
Black Keys Explain Streaming Service Blackout For ‘El Camino’ (14 December 2011)
Exclusive: Bear in Heaven Cosigns to Dead Oceans, Hometapes (12 December 2011)
Exclusive: Frenchkiss Leaves RED, Takes Physical Distribution to Orchard (8 December 2011)
Skrillex on How He Got 5 Grammy Noms: ‘We Don’t Reach R.E.M. Sleep’ (1 December 2011)
Skrillex Manager: Major Distribution Had ‘No Influence’ On Grammy Success (1 December 2011)
Glassnote’s Daniel Glass on Mumford & Sons Grammy Noms, Indie Success and Getting Props From Drake (1 December 2011)
Altered Zones, DIY/Indie Blog Collective, Shutters After 16 Months (30 November 2011)
Billboard.com
Austin City Limits 2011: Things Seen and Heard Friday, Saturday, Sunday (17-19 Sept 2011)
Blondie on Beyoncé, Longevity, and New Album ‘Panic of Girls’ (4 Sept 2011)
Bon Iver Plays it Loud at Brooklyn’s Prospect Park (11 Aug 2011)
Newport Folk Festival Highlighted by Pete Seeger, Decemberists (1 Aug 2011)
Deervana, Beiruit, Guided By Voices Storm Brooklyn for Northside Fest (20 Jun 2011)
Fleet Foxes Bring a Quiet Riot to NYC’s United Palace (18 May 2011)
Seen and Heard, Coachella Day 1 , Day 2 , Day 3 (16-18 Apr 2011)
LCD Soundsystem Bids Final Farewell at Madison Square Garden (3 Apr 2011)
The Boston Phoenix
Billboard Pro
How To: Develop Your Twitter Presence (Jul 2011) – Advice for artists from Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast.
Q&A: Jay Sweet, Co-Producer of Newport Folk Festival (24 Jun 2011) – Sweet talks booking and great live shows.
What’s In a Name? Series Debut: 1,2,3 (10 May 2011) – Talkin’ to bands about their stupid names.
Boston’s Weekly Dig
“Steal This Shirt: The Shrinkage of American Apparel”: The notorious apparel company’s worst-kept secret is a combination of lax security and corrupt management that virtually encourages internal theft. (1 December 2010)
