When you’re reading any sort of non-fiction—memoirs, articles in newspapers & magazines, blogs—it’s good to know where the writer is coming from. Having an idea of the author’s general tastes, opinions and areas of expertise make it easier for us to know how to interpret what they write.
This all sounds very serious for an [...]

Oh, internet I am not ignoring you, I promise! The past few days have been spent getting myself from Seattle to New York.
Tomorrow (or, technically, today), you will experience my first legit post – a timeline of the largest musical discoveries in my life thus far, the bands that shaped what I listen to [...]

I know what you’re thinking. “Taylor, the last thing the internet needs is yet another MP3 blog.” And you’re right – partly. With MP3 blogs like Jefitoblog, Stereogum, Fluxblog and Gorilla vs. Bear, what more could I possibly hope to contribute?
There are a handful of reasons for the existence of this blog. [...]