Men are really not sending us their best people. 

Reminds me of when people responded to Chloe Dykstra’s op-ed about Chris Hardwick, telling her to go to the police. Why? While he treated her awful according to her post, he never did anything overtly criminal. You don't have to break the law to be a douchebag.

“As someone who has always tried to spread joy through my music and my life....”

No, you’d hear the stories about Adams’ erratic behavior, like the time he left a bandmate by the side of the road driving home from a gig (in the ‘90s before cell phones, so no joke), or the way he disrespected the other musicians in Whiskeytown, especially his only female bandmate, Catlin Cary, now an accomplished…

Yeah, this story raises as many questions as it answers. There are so many other female artists that he’s championed/been closely involved with that he just dropped—Natalie Prass, Leona Naess. Liz Phair had a project that was supposed to come out with him that was abruptly cancelled. Hell, I remember reading an…

Props to all the women who came forward (and the dozens more who didn’t feel they could) for this story. I know it feels silly to focus on Mandy Moore because she is so successful, but it took a lot of guts for her to be so open about this given the level of conversation it’s going to generate about her former…

I’d go sit on a stool at OCSC or Local 506 in Carrboro, drink beer, meet people, hear local bands. It was always the same 20 or 30 people, it seemed. I was there for maybe a year and met more folks and made more music connections than a decade+ in Austin. But yes, they all have stories about how great Mac and Laura…

Also, a lot of millenials are well into their 30's now. They aren’t exactly “those kids” anymore. They are adults who are (trying to be at least) contributing members of society with financial and familial obligations, with a decent amount of their own life experience.  The dismissal and derision of millenials as…

All I’ve ever seen and heard about him is what an asshole he is.

Pardon me while I cackle like a madman.

I met Ryan Adams back in 2013 through a mutual friend. She was taking film photographs of the recording process of his latest self titled album at Pax Am studios. We both worked as artist in LA, and at the time she was 20 years old and I was 26. When I arrived, everything seemed cordial until Ryan started making…

Or, perhaps, instead of a dispute about phones, the older gentleman asked Miranda’s friend to toss his salad in the men’s bathroom.

I’m not sure it’s even that deliberate. My god, those are the absolute worst.

Oberst. Conor Oberst. Lord.

This has prompted me to listen to Phoebe Bridgers's new project with Conor Over at, and guys, it's gooooood.

I thought the same thing when I read about Dr. Luke. I thought: who? I hate mainstream music and I thought he was a nobody, but in fact he is not. Ryan is colossal for indie music lovers, of which there are millions. Nobody is perfect. We all have fallen off a high horse, but this guy...

There’s a spectrum of “breaking it” into the music biz. When you’re opening up for people who regularly play and sell out respectable theaters like The Beacon, The Ryman, Red Rocks, etc, that could be considered “breaking through” to a singer-songwriter. Like a lot of people are joking “who?” because Ryan Adams isn’t…

Completely not shocked by this at all, I’ve been told by musician friends that he’s a major asshole. I just hope this means Mandy Moore can move on and start making music again.

Sew a “B” in front of the first name and pretend you’re Canadian

I really do hate people.