Had a ton of fun talking about the cool kids with the coolest Hazel Cills on the #NewMusicFriday pod this week npr.org/2024/03/08/119…

Hey friends did you know I've been doing the NPR New Music Friday pod pretty regularly this year and we've been experimenting with different approaches now that Robin Hilton has moved to Tuesdays? Would mean a lot if you listened on your favorite platform.

I wrote about Brittany Howard, Prince, and going with your own flow, for NPR Music

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'In The Smile, he has not yet found a way to sing to the problems of this moment, the very core of Radiohead at its best, to pull his voice to the present.'

I edited grayson haver currin (doesn't tweet much at all)'s review of The Smile for NPR. (He likes the album, but with this caveat.)

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After 23 years of hosting All Songs Considered, I'm retiring. For my final show, Robin Hilton has put together a heartwarming episode, gathering some of my favorite artists including Brian Eno, Lucy Dacus, Jeff Tweedy, Tom Yorke, and more to say goodbye n.pr/46x6jAR

I’m not good at goodbyes. But I do my best to send Bob off in fitting style. npr.org/2023/10/03/119…

I am thrilled to discover that NPR published a long read of our Talking Heads interview, with material well beyond the story on today's Morning Edition:
npr.org/2023/09/22/120…

For NPR Music, I wrote about how ⁦Allison Russell⁩ has been redefining what genius looks, sounds & feels like in the spotlight npr.org/2023/09/19/119…

to celebrate hip-hop, here’s a series of essays by some of the greatest rap minds: judnick mayard, dart adams, meaghan garvey, zandria f. robinson, noz, jewel wicker, daudi abe, william e. ketchum iii, stephen kearse, kiana fitzgerald, jeff weiss. tap in: npr.org/2023/07/17/118…

I’ve been writing about my connection to Houston hip-hop for years — but this piece is incredibly special to me. This scene has changed the lives of so many Texans. Honored to explain how and why, from a small-town perspective. My latest for NPR Music. npr.org/2023/08/01/119…

Had a long talk with Tyler Childers and Silas House 📘 about allyship, rural life, art as politics, Tyler’s new album and their spectacular new music video for “In Your Love” npr.org/2023/07/27/119…

It was splendid fun to write this for NPR Music’s All Rap Is Local series, part of its celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary. This sound raised all the real ones. npr.org/2023/07/21/118…

to celebrate hip-hop turning 50, in the weeks running up to its birthday, we’re running 14 pocket histories thinking about the music on a regional level. first three essays are live now: npr.org/2023/07/17/118…

'How Boston Quietly Triumphed As A Seminal Rap City' by Dart_Adams for NPR: npr.org/2023/07/17/118…

Wrote a little about the many characters of New York Rap: npr.org/2023/07/17/118…

After getting laid off 2 months ago and getting madder and sadder about all the layoffs I continue to see, I'm leaning into the misery and working on a story about layoffs for This American Life.

Specifically, I'm looking to talk to workers who know layoffs are coming but are waiting

“I was admired for my patience and my strength / I am well-known for being 😭 so 😭 ok 😭”
(Wrote about the new Jess Williamson record)

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Whew good job Jefferson Cowie npr.org/2023/06/21/118…