November 2025: Playlisting as Craft
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, I need you to know that playlist creation is a craft, actually. — Playlisting as Craft I've been watching my...
October 2025: On the Zipper Merge and Complying in Advance
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, I need to vent about how people don’t know how to zipper merge, and why it’s a failure of conviction. — On the...
September 2025: Apple Music’s Bad Playlist Art
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, let me tell you about moving to Apple Music and the differences between us. — Apple Music’s Bad Playlist Art...
August 2025: Four Things I Learned this Month
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, let me tell you about the four things I learned last month. — Four Things I Learned this Month # If the moon was...
July 2025: An Alternate History
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, I’d like to talk about how a record label changed my view on my own history. An Alternate History I was born in...
June 2025: I’m Talking About My Yard
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, I desperately need to talk about mowing my lawn. I’m Talking About My Yard I am at the age where I mow my lawn...
May 2025: Two Years After “Ordinary World”
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, I want to talk about music in 1993. Two Years After “Ordinary World” On December 19, 1992, Duran Duran released...
April 2025: Getting Weird on LinkedIn
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, let’s get weird on LinkedIn. Getting Weird on LinkedIn My favorite plea for normalcy this year — a year that, so...
March 2025: A Little Relief
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, I’m here to remind you to give yourself a little grace. A Little Relief Once a year, I tell myself that it’s...
February 2025: The Long Way Through
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, let’s overanalyze one of the greatest punk songs of all time. The Long Way Through There’s a point in...
January 2025: On Not Knowing Where to Look
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, I need to log back into Tumblr. On Not Knowing Where to Look Today is the day I’m going to get back into Tumblr....
December 2024: I Am Writing a Newsletter Post
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, let me walk you through my thoughts as I tried to write this newsletter. I Am Writing a Newsletter Post I am...
November 2024: In Moments Like These
In Moments Like These In moments like these, there’s always music. In moments like these, there’s the release of anger. You want to break things. You want to...
October 2024: I (Once) Hate(d) Pink Floyd
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, here are some thoughts about how I thought I was too punk to listen to Pink Floyd. I (Once) Hate(d) Pink Floyd...
September 2024: 300 Or So Words About British Actors
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, did you know Idris Elba is British? 300 Or So Words About British Actors There are currently a half dozen points...
August 2024: My Own Personal Radio
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, I want to talk about a very large playlist I made this week. My Own Personal Radio I make a lot of Spotify...
July 2024: The Lifecycle of a Band
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, I want to talk about the music festival I went to, and how I saw every stage of the lifecycle of a band. The...
June 2024: How to Clean a Blood Stain
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, I want to talk about how I learned to clean a blood stain. How to Clean a Blood Stain When I was a kid, I had,...
May 2024: Giveth; Taketh Away
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, I want to talk about how a cousin’s Super Nintendo became mine, and then back again. Giveth; Taketh Away I...
April 2024: The Impermanence of Our Creations
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, I want to talk about how art is completely impermanent, even if we only want it to last forever. The...