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Should Condé Nast Subsidize Pitchfork?
On paywalls and competition in music journalism.
Jan 21
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2025: The Year Filk Broke
The past, present, and future of fandom.
Dec 11, 2025
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The Seat of Loss Holiday Gift Guide
What to do with money if you have enough of it not to know.
Dec 4, 2025
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What Will Happen With AI Music?
Only a copyright claim from a major label could stop an AI-generated pop song from breaching the Hot 100. What now?
Nov 20, 2025
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It's Probably Good That Pitchfork Is Doing Comments And Reader Scores
Thoughts on forums, criticism, and competition.
Oct 22, 2025
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This Is What You'll Pay For
Feb 22, 2023
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The Last Recording Artist
May 16, 2023
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Thoughts on "Careless People" by Sarah Wynn-Williams
May 9, 2025
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The Base Determines The Superstructure
Apr 14, 2023
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Thoughts on "Careless People" by Sarah Wynn-Williams
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Notes on the Canzukian Schism
Is America ghosting the rest of the anglosphere?
Apr 7, 2025
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The Last Recording Artist
A comprehensive guide to ghostwriters, virtual pop stars, and the world to come.
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The Summer of Love and the Holy Fair
My new piece about the history of the American music festival for The New Inquiry.
May 9, 2023
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The Base Determines The Superstructure
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What is Prestige?
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