If you haven't read this yet, you should. Beyond the obvious, it got me thinking about the pathways to becoming a professional writer, community, and what it means to "write for free."

https://twitter.com/megh_wright/status/1111661700804198400

The first time I was paid to write something was in 2006, when I was interning at The FADER. Prior to that, I updated a blogspot blog every single day for years.

Some off the cuff thoughts, for no real reason, about "the state" of internet-based music writing, and the industry in general: At some point, maybe around 2007, a huge part of music writing became about discovery. In addition to writing about songs, day-to-day music writing was also an act of armchair A&Ring