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"an awful critic always" -- somebody on the Internet. RT's are not endorsements.
Nashville, TN
Joined August 2008
One thing I LOVE about the new Robyn video is that you can see normal wrinkles around her mouth. She is a gorgeous unaltered normal woman in her forties. Plus "Dopamine" slapppps
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In shock at my good fortune to be in conversation with this group. It's going to be AMAZING, do consider joining us!
i can hardly believe i’m so blessed as to be a part of this gathering on the beautiful island of patmos, to engage in conversations about the creative process and share inspiration. would you like to join us? https://t.co/so8tQd27RF
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Oh hell yes gonna listen ASAP to this ep on the genius of the Swe-Mix
The Life of a Showgirl might not have been Max Martin's best work but it got me thinking: What is? On today's Pop Pantheon, @craftingmystyle, @missmollymary, & @popsamcam join me to discuss the best of Max Martin and share our lists of the top five of all time by the pop master
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Remember how like five weeks ago there was that debate about how music writers are never mean anymore? Everyone around me is clearly really enjoying that taste of blood so I guess that was in fact a silly conversation.
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yup, bricking my phone for the weekend
Everyone always says "new Taylor album will at least make Twitter fun for a day" but that's never true lmao. Everyone bickers, stans act particularly deranged, and what's left of Music Journalism is reduced to a click-farm farce. Sucks lmao
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People flipping out about this, but you should look at teen magazines in 1956 or any pop music coverage in 1964. Plenty of precedent in the history of media's relationship to Elvis and the Beatles! (Not endorsing, just saying don't put this down to where media is at now)
Rolling Stone (Taylor's Version) 🧡 To celebrate #TSTheLifeofaShowgirl, we launched our first-ever homepage takeover. For 24 hours, Rolling Stone transforms its digital presence into an immersive experience complete with reviews, lists, takes, and more. https://t.co/TaxO73ksla
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Here's my review of The Life of a Showgirl, in which I try to show that it's possible to see the good and the questionable in an album rather than straight-up worship or hatred
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Here are my thoughts! Thanks for posting @ChristinaSburch
one of my favorite parts about a taylor swift album drop is getting to read the NPR review penned by @annkpowers. Like our girl Taylor, she’s got a way with words https://t.co/Ap3AVn6QqT
#TSTheLifeOfAShowgirl
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Support this excellent effort!
AWOOO! This gorgeous group of local journalists (and friends) just launched the Bay Area's latest must-read worker-owned publication COYOTE today and I am beyond honored that they interviewed me and some of my heroes (Bronze Purnell, Tricia Romano, Ann Powers) to kick things off.
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I like sombr and I cannot lie but I don't know if you should go on a date with him
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The biggest song of 2025 is a straightforward ode to marriage, but the charts and algorithms are filled with love songs expressing something messier.
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Her notes are so good!!! Truly!!!
I'm so thrilled to have written the liner notes for Rhino's new reissue of the Replacements all-time classic 'Let It Be.' It's an LP which has aged beautifully and surprisingly, and this new set is wildly elucidating. Pre-orders available now, if you dare! https://t.co/6Mv5tqxCEX
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Happy to support @robsheff here
Swifties, we’re Traveling straight into our feelings after hearing about #TS12 🧡 If you’re ready to Die Hot with a Vengeance after that announcement… same. So just checking in… How Are You, Really? @RobSheff writes it best in Heartbreak is the National Anthem (1/2)
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Here's the essay on pop punk and Superman I wrote for the @nprmusic newsletter -- it's on the Web now!
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In the latest Superman film, Lois Lane and Clark Kent have a fight about what's more punk: edginess or kindness. The fate of something more than the mosh pit hangs in the balance.
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Verrry excited to hear this!!!
Introducing 'Joni’s Jazz,' a passion project years in the making, dedicated to her greatest jazz collaborators, including Charles Mingus, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and Jaco Pastorius. Hand-selected by Joni herself, the compilation features tracks spanning her entire
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We're putting on a huge celebration of women instrumentalists -- the women behind the hits -- Jan 22 at Lincoln Center in NYC! Come on down it's free
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@VanessaCarlton @cindycashdollar Plus an amazing all-woman house band led by Jordan Hamlin! JUNE 22 AT LINCOLN CENTER ITS FREE COME ON DOWN AND SING PURPLE RAIN WITH US
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Starring Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman, Scarlet Rivera, Cindy Cashdollar, Bobbye Hall, Gail Ann Dorsey, Vanessa Carlton, Yasmin Williams, Mei Semones, Allison Russell,…
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piano queen @VanessaCarlton and pedal steel genius @cindycashdollar, guitar godz Yasmin Williams and Mei Semones, multi-everything Allison Russell, bass goddess Gail Ann Dorsey, and SINGERS Bridget Everett, Joan Osborne, Lucius, Lisa Fischer and an all woman band!! 2/3
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I helped put together this amazing show celebrating the women who created the riffs, chords and rhythms for the songs you love. Featuring an ALL STAR cast: the great percussionist Ms. Bobbye Hall, heroes Wendy and Lisa, Scarlet Rivera who played on my fave Dylan album... 1/2
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