I realize I’m a bit late on the obligatory EOY self-promo thread, but since I’m freelancing again, here are some pieces I’m proud of from last year and the month of January 2k25 (there are quite a few!)

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RT @jangelooff: Five months ago, the NYPD claimed the teen in the below photo – 15 year old Camden Lee – was behind the mass shooting at t…

Spoke with @diles_me, a krautjazz quintet at the heart of an electric CDMX scene

RT @purityolympics: what do you mean you don't want me doing purple mountains karaoke

@waldenmgreen no that’s simply not true

Honorable mention to Luciferine by Ichiko Aoba which came out in November but I listen to it every day it’s so nice

and i did a little blurb about curing my depression by listening to Alice Coltrane, for @toneglow’s end-of-year superpost

finally, I reviewed @t6mikee’s latest masterpiece, ‘Showbiz!’