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Audience Editor for @WSJ in NYC. NBA fan. Occasional music writer. Coffee drinker, cat petter. I read the comments. He/him.
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Ka Will Not Give Up

Ka Will Not Give Up

My longform Q&A with Brooklyn rapper Ka.

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Indie Band Okkervil River's 8-Bit Game Enhances New Album

Indie Band Okkervil River's 8-Bit Game Enhances New Album

Okkervil River released an 8-bit browser game accompanying the band's new album, The Silver Gymnasium.

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Meet Pitchfork's Ambitious New Film Site 'The Dissolve'

Meet Pitchfork's Ambitious New Film Site 'The Dissolve'

On the eve of the launch of Pitchfork's new film site The Dissolve, I got a first look at the site and spoke …

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How One Musician Overcame Apple's 'One Hit Wonder' Effect

How One Musician Overcame Apple's 'One Hit Wonder' Effect

I spoke with composer Chilly Gonzales about his new album, having a song in an Apple commercial, and updating…

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Big Boi: Music Piracy Produces 'Bullsh-t' Records

Big Boi: Music Piracy Produces 'Bullsh-t' Records

I talked to Big Boi of OutKast about his album, the way social media is changing the music industry, and his …

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Macklemore Runs Instagram Contest to Launch New Single [VIDEO PREMIERE]

Macklemore Runs Instagram Contest to Launch New Single [VIDEO PREMIERE]

My world premiere of the music video for "Thrift Shop" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.

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Five Questions | Andy Shernoff of The Dictators, on Going Solo

Five Questions | Andy Shernoff of The Dictators, on Going Solo

As a founding member and primary songwriter of the Dictators, Andy Shernoff was a key figure in the downtown …

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Please Don't Call It a Cup of Joe

Please Don't Call It a Cup of Joe

Todd Olmstead For many coffee drinkers, the morning brew is a ritual, an essential start to the day whether c…

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Shoutabl: The One-Stop Shop for Bands' Social Publishing

Shoutabl: The One-Stop Shop for Bands' Social Publishing

Shoutabl is a new startup that aims to help bands manage their digital footprint.

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Pitchfork to Launch Magazine-Style App 'Pitchfork Weekly'

Pitchfork to Launch Magazine-Style App 'Pitchfork Weekly'

Online music publication Pitchfork will launch its first mobile app in November, the company revealed exclusi…

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You Can Remix Moby's New Album Thanks to BitTorrent

You Can Remix Moby's New Album Thanks to BitTorrent

My Q&A with Moby about BitTorrent, electronic music, and digital culture.

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Internet Chat Rooms Take Center Stage in 'Two Boys' Opera

Internet Chat Rooms Take Center Stage in 'Two Boys' Opera

'Two Boys' at the Metropolitan Opera explores loneliness and alienation in the early-web chat room era.

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Kickstarter Helps Toad the Wet Sprocket With First Album in 16 Years

Kickstarter Helps Toad the Wet Sprocket With First Album in 16 Years

My longform Q&A with Glen Phillips of the band Toad the Wet Sprocket about their wildly successful Kickstarte…

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Every Czarface Needs a Villain

Every Czarface Needs a Villain

Underground hip-hop group Czarface talks about their second album and their growth together.

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Superdrag Is Over, But John Davis Looks Forward with Lees of Memory

Superdrag Is Over, But John Davis Looks Forward with Lees of Memory

I talked with John Davis, the member of long-running Knoxville band Superdrag about the band's demise and his…

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Self, a.k.a. the Dude Who Made the Expedia Dot Com Jingle, Is Back

Self, a.k.a. the Dude Who Made the Expedia Dot Com Jingle, Is Back

Matt Mahaffey is one of those brilliantly prolific musicians, but not exactly one who you'd know. The one pie…

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