Michael Tedder

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"Man, everything is so dystopian. Maybe going on to social media might cheer me up." (Logs on and starts sighing.) "Weird how that didn't help."

For Stereogum, I talked to National Treasure Duff McKagan about insane Guns N' Roses videos, toxic masculinity, and appearing alongside Jim Carrey in a Dirty Harry film. He also threw down some solid investment advice, like a mensch. This was a fun one, enjoy! www.stereogum.com/2266852/duff...

We've Got A File On You: Duff McKaganwww.stereogum.com McKagan on his new live album, his extensive music career, and even his wealth management company.

20 years ago, My Chemical Romance released Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge and The Killers released Hot Fuss on the same day. And overnight, L'Oreal Eyeliner became the most powerful company in America.

Perfect album from 1989, got it

For Stereogun, I reviewed DIIV's Frog In Boiling Water, a majestic album and proof that you can always change your narrative. www.stereogum.com/2264006/diiv...

Album Of The Week: DIIV Frog In Boiling Waterwww.stereogum.com If a decade ago you told me that not only would DIIV still be around, but that they’d be considered a modern standard bearer to a younger generation, I’d be equal parts surprised and relieved.

I could not possibly be more excited to become a slobbering, crying mess tonight when Sunny Day Real Estate play "The Blankets Were the Stairs" and “Grendel.” Though, of course, I will no longer exist after Jeremy Enigk hits those high notes on “Pillars.”

I feel like not enough people are aware that before Maya Rudolph joined SNL, she was a touring keyboard player for The Rentals, which at the time was viewed as Matt Sharp's retro lark between the first two Weezer albums. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW15...

For his first movie, Ron Howard asked Roger Corman for more money so he could have more cameras and bikers. Roger told him "look kid, I'm not going to give you the money for that. But the good news is that if you do a good job for me, you never have to work for me again."

Starting the weekend off by listening to Things We Lost In The Fire, one of Low's many masterpieces. Miss you Mimi, miss you Steve.

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Steve Albini's last post.

From the beginning, the danger hasn't been Trump. He is constitutionally lazy, ignorant, unambitious and just generally not good at things. The danger is from people supposedly in opposition doing fuck all to stop the rest of his coterie, categorically more evil, ambitious and skilled than him.

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Drake is somewhere out there learning that the last thing you hear before you die is Macklemore landing a hit on you.

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TO THE DAY

April 30, 1968: "University Calls in 1,000 Police to End Demonstration As Nearly 700 Are Arrested and 100 Injured; Violent Solution Follows Failure of Negotiations"

Contemporary life feels like we're constantly throwing words together randomly, hoping something will stick and make sense.

A coffee roastery in Finland has launched an AI-generated blend. The results were surprising

A coffee roastery in Finland has launched an AI-generated blend. The results were surprisingapnews.com An artisan roastery based in the Finnish capital has introduced a coffee blend that has been developed by artificial intelligence in a trial in which it’s hoped that technology can ease the workload in a sector that traditionally prides itself on manual work.

RIP Keith LeBlanc. The goth and goth-adjacent community will always treasure your contributions to Nine Inch Nails, The Cure, Ministry, Depeche Mode and many others, as well your pioneering work in the early hip-hop scene. Today we wear all-black in your honor.

I'm starting to worry that I just don't understand anything anymore.

blockchain companies have exactly two types of post

Sunday is a perfect time to listen to the great new Waxahatchee album Tigers Blood and to read my profile of Katie Crutchfield for the LA Times, www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

It was an honor to profile Waxahatchee's Katie Crutchfield for the Los Angeles Times. We talked about growing up in Alabama, her great new album Tigers Blood and getting a Rilo Kiley tattoo. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Jonathan Glazer made incredible videos for Blur, Radiohead and Massive Attack, and the "Rabbit In Your Headlights" clip is a masterpiece. And yet, we must drop the cool guy routine and admit that his best video is "Virtual Insanity."

Whenever we get truly braindead discourse like the Sydney Sweeney thing, I always think "I really miss Mel Magazine, they would have had the best take."

I covered Rep Maxwell Frost's MadSoul Festival for Rolling Stone, and reported on a heated incident between protestors and headliners Muna, and also looked at how much my hometown of Orlando has changed. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

The first season of Bsky was ok, it had some stuff I liked whenever I tuned In, but it didn't keep my interest. This season is off to a better start, the writers fixed some problems and there's more energy. Bsky is in its "Justified Season Two" era.

So, I’m the newish Managing Editor at Edible Manhattan. If you are interested in writing about the New York food scene for us, we’re always looking for features, profiles and the like. Feel free to reach out at [email protected] if you have any questions. Thanks!

For my Stereogum family, I interviewed Craig Wedren about his new solo album, Shudder to Think's unlikely MTV moment, and writing songs for Yellowjackets, The State and Wet Hot American Summer. We also discussed what exactly a “X-French Tee Shirt" is. www.stereogum.com/2249203/weve...

I took it back to my Missouri roots by interviewing Matt Pryor of the Get Up Kids on his new memoir, sketch DIY touring and reconciling with the problematic nature of Emo for The Ringer. www.theringer.com/music/2024/1...

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Fantastic interview on the new Sleater-Kinney album. 🎧

I interviewed the iconic Sleater-Kinney, for Stereogum, and we talked about tragedy, grief, mental health, William Shatner, Miranda July, the-B52s, jump kicks and so much more. Very happy with how this came out, I hope you enjoy. www.stereogum.com/2248108/slea...

We've Got A File On You: Sleater-Kinneywww.stereogum.com Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker on new album 'Little Rope,' Miranda July, William Shatner, Wild Flag, Filthy Friends, queerness in indie rock, and much more.

For your Sunday reading pleasure, I went long with the incomparable Sleater-Kinney about their new album, working with Miranda July, appearing in a commercial with William Shatner, Woodstock '99, getting guitar lessons from an emo legend and much more. www.stereogum.com/2248108/slea...

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I still believe David Bowie died and it really all went downhill from there.

Bring back Our Flag Means Death and put Carrie Coon in it. There, I just solved all of the problems.

When Gavin Newsom runs for President, it will be hilarious to watch political reporters with fairly mainstream tastes try to grapple with his cousin Joanna's whole deal. Frankly, I can't wait.