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jodyamable.bsky.social
Music journalist from the Bay Area. Writing a book about the Mellotron for @uncpress.bsky.social . She/her. jodywrites.biz
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God I have missed Matt Amodio. What a lovable nerd #jeopardy #AmodioRodeo

This tax season, we're here to remind you about TurboTax's 20-year fight to stop Americans from filing their taxes for free. (Published Oct. 2019)

Next week begins work on chapter 4. All I’ve wanted to do since I pitched this is write about this album and now I get to do that.

Also a reminder that if you are reading good coverage, share/post those links, a lot has shifted and people need to know where to find information

signs you’re being time grifted - outrage take + screenshot to news story + no link - outrage take + photograph that appears to conveniently capture some sort of “can you believe this?!” point + no attribution - outrage take + “why is no one talking about this” + link to news story

Because it never stops being relevant: my 2022 thesis on the design commonalities of radical-right “news” sites. www.jodywrites.biz/thesis-2022

We are looking for a new PR partner for upcoming releases. Message us with your suggestions and good experiences!

THE meme of 2025 for me.

For the book: looking to talk to someone about the history of Anglophilia in the US. Like where did the subculture of fascination with British cultural artifacts start? Guessing it goes pretty far back. DMs open.

As a Very Serious Journalist™️ Part of my personal plan for fighting the ugliness that’s to come is … becoming as hot and lethal as possible. Ya know, embodied resistance.

editable/addable spreadsheet of music industry folks who have lost their homes to the fires, along with gofundme links and immediate requests where applicable. for sharing docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

For me: those Instagram “news” accounts that post poorly-sourced info/commentary in trendy fonts and colors

just speaking for myself, I would have preferred the timeline where ol' donny trump lost the election and was facing sentencing by judge merchan

any billionaire buying Wikipedia would be a tragedy, "on the good side" or not. we need to stop divvying up all the important institutions along billionaires and then relying on their good graces — look how it's gone so far.

“not the right ships” - going to have the nuclear codes in 13 days

Honestly would have been more appropriate for Zuckerberg to have made his announcement yesterday so it was on the anniversary of an event his social media platforms helped foment.

I am such a big fan of Niko and I’m buying this as soon as my next paycheck hits

Reminding myself that shitty first drafts are better than nothing.

A very large number of you need to go back to driver’s ed and re-learn how to use a 4-way stop!

Nobody: The dream sequences on The Sopranos:

Ok people it is officially get-what-you-need-and-get-out season at Target. No chatting on the phone while you wander the store. No staring glassy-eyed at the shelves while your cart blocks the aisle. SERIOUS SHOPPERS ONLY

[post credits Samuel L Jackson] “a complete unknown.” Did you really think you were the only one traveling? I’m here to talk to you about the Wilbury Initiative.

Look I know local news is on life support but reading about a natural disaster while little animated cars go zipping jauntily around the page is maybe not a good user experience

This is a good reminder to refresh your earthquake kits. I’ve always wanted to have a kit building party, maybe now’s the time.

I've been more or less in journalism retirement this year as I work on this book, but @kqedarts.bsky.social still let me contribute to this year's best of the Bay. Check out Quinn DeVeaux's 'Leisure' for a reminder of why American music still matters. www.kqed.org/arts/1396867...

My internet acquaintance wrote this great profile on Tyler James Williams, giving him the star treatment that he deserves:

92 year-old Oscar-winner Joel Grey pens this must-read op-ed about how the lessons of 'Cabaret' are just as applicable now as they were when it was first staged over 50 years ago. Heed its warning. Don't get distracted. Gift article to read, share and contemplate. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/o...

Naomi Beinart, 16: "We girls woke up to a country that would rather elect a man found liable for sexual abuse than a woman...Where the body I haven’t fully grown into may no longer be under my control. The boys, it seemed to me, just woke up on a Wednesday."

Me every time a new person is announced on that man’s team.

What’s wrong with his face

My dog remains cute. Here she is on Halloween. 🦇

Working on a book. Here’s a bit from one of my sample chapters I really like.

Ok, in political/election news: Please, please find time to volunteer in this final stretch. I can't stress how close the swing states are right now, and having people who are passionate and excited makes the difference: www.mobilize.us

Uhhhh best I got is the “Chocolate Rain” guy