The Ween Of American Rock Critics. Author of five books. My latest is about @PearlJam, it's out 9/27/22 and available for pre-order now. @uproxx culture critic.
Sep 11, 2019 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
1. For the longest time I've wanted someone to do a tweet thread on one of the most enduring music-critic parlor games of the 2010s: “Is Charli XCX a pop star?”
I now realize that person is me.
Let’s start in 2013. Back then, Charli was a pop star but not adequately huge. 2. But by 2014, we were like, “Hold your horses! Is Charli XCX actually a pop star in the first place? Let’s finally settle this rationally!”
Nov 10, 2018 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Find me a band that's uglier than Jethro Tull.
The Star Child is beautiful.