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Life (The Best Game In Town)

Changing the song

About six months ago someone asked a question on Metafilter that made me feel 200% closer to a normal person. The question was basically of the “So, does this happen to anyone else?” variety, but it was so random and so precise that it got tons of responses:
When I think of / remember something embarrassing [...]

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Input vs. Output

I’m a couple months into my column, talking to bands about recording for Stereogum. I enjoy hearing about their process, and what it takes them to physically start producing stuff.
I want to know because it’s something that I struggle with a lot. I think I’m fairly productive–I set a goal of completing and submitting one [...]

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In the liner notes

A couple weeks ago I logged into 43Things, a goal-tracking website, for the first time in a year or so. I was happy to see I had achieved some of the goals I wrote down then, happy to see others (try the world’s hottest hot sauce? I’ve tried the 7th hottest, thanks Arizona), and surprised [...]

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