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Vol 30 - Just read me tonight, but you feel like a sub of mine

Vol 30 - Just read me tonight, but you feel like a sub of mine

Waited three years for three new lines from Rihanna, Taylor Swift served & 40 Under 40 [METHODOLOGY LEAKED!!️].

Vol 29 - Have you been waiting long for me?

Vol 29 - Have you been waiting long for me?

Gagacabana, Met Gala drama, Fetty Wap Forever, mystery "smoke," Spotify investors cash out 💰

Vol 28 - I found my newsletter today, In an inbox that I had hidden away

Vol 28 - I found my newsletter today, In an inbox that I had hidden away

Q1 lookback, random NMF collabs, Apple’s legal battle, Chappell finds new mgmt, & a desert drinking deep dive 🍻

Vol 27 - "This is the best newsletter of my life"

Vol 27 - "This is the best newsletter of my life"

💃 Lorde dances, UMG Nashville rebrands, deadmau5 bids farewell & Stagecoach goes yeehaw 🤠

Vol 26 - And I think to myself, what a wonderful newsletter 🚀 🦋

Vol 26 - And I think to myself, what a wonderful newsletter 🚀 🦋

We’re also burnt out from the parties, but so is FYRE 2. This week our E.T. (Katy) kisses the ground, A24 rolling into music & Iser & Yim make moves.

Vol 25 - Am I reading all the readings or am I just going dumb?

Vol 25 - Am I reading all the readings or am I just going dumb?

Weezer still playing Coachella, Bernie drops a lineup & Sab Carp totes a weapon?

Vol 30 - Just read me tonight, but you feel like a sub of mine

Vol 30 - Just read me tonight, but you feel like a sub of mine

Waited three years for three new lines from Rihanna, Taylor Swift served & 40 Under 40 [METHODOLOGY LEAKED!!️].

Vol 29 - Have you been waiting long for me?

Vol 29 - Have you been waiting long for me?

Gagacabana, Met Gala drama, Fetty Wap Forever, mystery "smoke," Spotify investors cash out 💰

Vol 28 - I found my newsletter today, In an inbox that I had hidden away

Vol 28 - I found my newsletter today, In an inbox that I had hidden away

Q1 lookback, random NMF collabs, Apple’s legal battle, Chappell finds new mgmt, & a desert drinking deep dive 🍻

Vol 27 - "This is the best newsletter of my life"

Vol 27 - "This is the best newsletter of my life"

💃 Lorde dances, UMG Nashville rebrands, deadmau5 bids farewell & Stagecoach goes yeehaw 🤠

Vol 26 - And I think to myself, what a wonderful newsletter 🚀 🦋

Vol 26 - And I think to myself, what a wonderful newsletter 🚀 🦋

We’re also burnt out from the parties, but so is FYRE 2. This week our E.T. (Katy) kisses the ground, A24 rolling into music & Iser & Yim make moves.

Vol 25 - Am I reading all the readings or am I just going dumb?

Vol 25 - Am I reading all the readings or am I just going dumb?

Weezer still playing Coachella, Bernie drops a lineup & Sab Carp totes a weapon?

Vol 24 - Show me how you'd read me if tomorrow wasn't comin' for sure

Vol 24 - Show me how you'd read me if tomorrow wasn't comin' for sure

This week’s newsletter takes you back to God’s Country with features from Sean Kingston, TikTok, The (Internet’s boyfriends) Beatles, Kesha & more.

Vol 23 - Did I dream the whole thing? Was I just a newsletter?

Vol 23 - Did I dream the whole thing? Was I just a newsletter?

Biopics in the works, ODESZA gives your innie some music to refine to & the crew (Katy Perry) returns gently under parachutes, forever changed.

Vol 22 - I wish it was just us in this inbox

Vol 22 - I wish it was just us in this inbox

A week of teases - Is Radiohead touring? Is Queen dropping? Is SX dead?

Vol 21 - I AM NEWS

Vol 21 - I AM NEWS

Someone check on Sony Music & Recognition (Hipgnosis), Happy HAIM Day & Radiohead returns?

Vol 20 - We'll t-t-take you to the garden of readin'

Vol 20 - We'll t-t-take you to the garden of readin'

Coldplay’s choice, hackers in their grand theft Eras & Glastonbury underwhelms?

Vol 19 - They read me on the pages (pages), they watch me goin' crazy (crazy)

Vol 19 - They read me on the pages (pages), they watch me goin' crazy (crazy)

FYRE 2 🔥, a piece of toast 🍞, Katy Perry is out of this world 🚀

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