Rolling Music Writers' Thread

read a lot. of everything.

I barely do any music writing anymore, but when I was more regularly, I found that some of the writing I felt best about came via assignments — albums or shows that I might not have even listened to or gone to except someone asked me to. I think in those situations I was engaged critically in a way I maybe wasn't as much on things I was more enthusiastic about. A little bit of detachment from the material? I don't know.

But anyway I suppose even absent an assignment that could be replicated just by choosing to write about something that you normally wouldn't think to.

you can even do it here for practice! hey, at least 10 people will read it. that's pretty good for music writing these days.

Listen to an album you've never heard by an artist you never listen to and then tell us about it!

I will say, as someone who is currently working on a piece for Aqua Drunkard - and who has written many articles to paywalled websites in my lifetime - it is slightly de-motivating to know that this is going to publish and ... I guess the band won't be able to see it without subscribing? I'm sure far fewer people will read it than would've two weeks ago.

I support the effort fully and think everyone should be paid for their work, for sure. I just can't help but feel a little bit like I'm going to find myself directing some pitches elsewhere. Which is a bummer.

Yep. How many $70 paid substacks plus paid websites can people do although yes writers deserve to get paid

unfortunate

3 weeks ago i interviewed a trans artist, & the power of her voice made me realize the power of my own. this is the piece that got me fired from the fader, bc i believed trans girls deserve nothing less than the cover. please read it & share it if u can. https://t.co/tKWzQRK0ZF

— nadine on strike (@FakeNadine) April 17, 2024

you were not “fired” you quit after developing a wildly unprofessional parasocial relationship with an artist, who had to have her team intervene after you sent her 100s of text messages 👍🏾

and stop posting our emails asking people to “go stan mode” it’s beyond embarrassing 👍🏾👍🏾 https://t.co/C0RXiQ7Kj1

— vivian (@perlucidum) April 18, 2024

apparently, someone called the cops to do a wellness check on her, this is getting really fucking ugly, hope she has friends that could help her out

love too have a tweet screengrabbed and reposted (but not RT'd) but a website that does not follow me and has never once responded to any of my pitch emails

*by (not but)

that’s bullshit