February 2012
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Happy International Quirkyalone Day! →
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Elle: What’s Your Desert Island Record?
Carrie Brownstein: The whole desert island thing is really difficult. Part of me wants to choose Led Zeppelin II or III, but I’m worried about the lyrics and how eventually I’d want more from them. So, I’ll go with a band that I’ve loved since high school: the Replacements. Let It Be is the whole journey: It’s scrappy and yearning; it’s messy with moments of unadorned beauty. I can dance, sing, and cry, dance, sing, and cry. Ad infinitum.
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January 2012
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The Problem With Music Critics →
“Where are all the new up-and-coming music journalists? Why is it so hard to get a break? Why are there so few females writing about pop? Music is not something only listened to by middle-class, middle-aged, white men (sorry). Of course, there isn’t an equal level of excitement displayed among music journalists about different releases… there isn’t a diverse enough group of people...
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I'm Not a Miserable Bitch, Really: I'm Just an... →
“… there comes a point — usually around 8pm — at which I realize that if I have to have even one more social exchange I am going to start crying desperate miserable tears of overwrought frustration.” — Lesley Kinzel, xoJane, Jan. 13, 2012
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December 2011
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Flavorwire: Stereotyping You By Your Favorite... →
Apparently, I still have the tastes of a music journalist. And I should be living in Portland, Ore.