Mark Richardson @MarkRichardson
rock and pop music critic, @wsj, freelance elsewhere • former EIC @pitchfork • [email protected] markrichardson.org Joined February 2011-
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I listen to this version of "Blue Sky" probably 10 times a year, RIP Dickey Betts.
I listen to this version of "Blue Sky" probably 10 times a year, RIP Dickey Betts.
this new zine from Ben Chasny et al has an interview about a subject very close to my heart: Naomi Yang’s bass tone
I wrote about the Waterboys for the p4k sunday review pitchfork.com/reviews/albums…
with a little imagination I realized my dream of living inside the cover of Porter Ricks' Biokinetics
Young Galaxy’s “Pretty Boy” (Peaking Lights rmx) is a miracle youtu.be/zCtYSHhGWqU?si…
really enjoyed the new record by the Smile + reviewed it for the @WSJ wsj.com/arts-culture/m…
I started an occasional free newsletter a few weeks back—in this one I write about where music fits for me in times of trouble + a year where I listened to a lot of Frank Zappa open.substack.com/pub/markrichar…
sorry to hear that @toddlburns’ music journalism insider newsletter is shutting down and thankful for its 4-year run. it was a necessary hub for a field where community is hard to come by
sorry to hear that @toddlburns’ music journalism insider newsletter is shutting down and thankful for its 4-year run. it was a necessary hub for a field where community is hard to come by
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1K Followers 1K Following Grammy-winning mastering engineer, drone wizard, acoustics researcher, teacher at Brown. Releases on @fullspectrumrec, @GlisteningX , @thrilljockey They/ThemI’ve been giving some early readings from my new book TRAVELING: ON THE PATH OF JONI MITCHELL and people truly seem moved by the way I’ve told this great artist’s story (and my own, of learning her steps). Out in June in the U.S. and U.K. Preorder harpercollins.com/products/trave…
@MarkRichardson hey Mark, just stopped in the middle of your piece on @pitchfork about the "This is the Sea", from @WaterboysUpdate, to drop a 'thank you note'. Good sweet memories about this gem.
hello i have new hair
notes app poetry? try notes app log of my dogs seizures over time
You could make a Drake meme out of the places I visited in Dublin today
There is a presence to Aidan Chiles. His teammates feel it. The Spartans need that right now. Column on MSU football's undisputed QB1 after his first spring on campus. lansingstatejournal.com/story/sports/c…
fun fact: CDs have a much wider dynamic range than vinyl. much of that difference is on the low end. the “depth” he’s complaining about is related to mastering, not format. and 99% of new vinyl is pressed from digital masters. 🤷♂️
"I've never stopped listening to vinyl. I was very disappointed when the CDs came out because I didn't like the way they sounded. So much was lost with CDs, and then MP3s, they took away much of the depth. The album's not dead for me; I still buy vinyl albums.” - Jimmy Page…
@MarkRichardson Yeah I was planning on stopping by and picking up a cursory “welcome to the neighborhood” disc but then I started digging…….
happy birthday, weed! this 4/20, i am so proud to present DRUG MUSIC, a zine about drugs and music. preorders available now (very limited - these WILL sell out) drugmusic.myshopify.com/products/drug-…
John and Alice Coltrane
"These people offer nothing" -- the only sector of American commerce that would lose out if Matt Walsh vanished from the face of the earth tomorrow would be the beard oil industry.
If only immigrants were as hard-working, productive, and useful to the American economy as conservative podcasters who sell plushies of themselves in diapers.
The total lack of gratitude and humility is appalling. These people demand everything and offer nothing in return.
I'm enchanted to share some great news. I've written a new book called "Heartbreak Is The National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music." It's coming November 12 from @deystreet. Hope you enjoy reading and happy Tortured Poets Eve. Long live. bio.to/HeartbreakIsTh…
v nice bnny p4k review up today <3 pitchfork.com/reviews/albums…
FUN FACT: the gravity bong was invented after someone who was way too high heard their Italian friend ask to “grab-a de bong”
Recently wrote an essay about my godfather Uncle Hans, who for most of his life lived in the Excelsior Hotel on 81 St in NYC. He was a writer who turned me into one. He typed my first crime story, which I dictated to him when I was 8, and bought my first typewriter months later.
And he showed him a yellow Pono With its Toblerone physique And he said all files are lossless You use FLACs not MP3s
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"Big music is the chill down your spine and the sudden eruption of gooseflesh...that moment when you hear a song for the first time and it’s so overwhelming you feel like a changed person after it ends." @MarkRichardson on The Waterboys. Essential read. pitchfork.com/reviews/albums…