Michael Tedder
@mtedder.bsky.social
(He/Him) Words for Rolling Stone, Stereogum, The Ringer, bunch of other places.
Managing Editor: Antics (print is back, baby) https://www.anticsmag.com
Author: Top Eight: How Myspace Changed Music is available now.
https://michaeltedder.com/
Managing Editor: Antics (print is back, baby) https://www.anticsmag.com
Author: Top Eight: How Myspace Changed Music is available now.
https://michaeltedder.com/
My friend Whitney wrote a great piece that's well worth your time.
Hi. I wrote a really long story and it ran last week. If you are on Bluesky right now, I bet you have time to read it ...
Gen Z is the audience Hollywood depends on, yet 65 percent of their viewing is older library shows. @whitneyfriedlander.com speaks with showrunners and executives about why new 20-something comedies rarely break through and how creators are trying to reach them theankler.com/p/gen-z-is-h...
November 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
My friend Whitney wrote a great piece that's well worth your time.
I don't think Zohran can charm his way into getting the Constitution changed so he can run for President.
But if anyone could do it, it would be him.
But if anyone could do it, it would be him.
November 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I don't think Zohran can charm his way into getting the Constitution changed so he can run for President.
But if anyone could do it, it would be him.
But if anyone could do it, it would be him.
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I’m gonna implore everyone here to take the W if only to experience the feeling again.
November 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I’m gonna implore everyone here to take the W if only to experience the feeling again.
If anything, we underestimated how charismatic he is. Trump is smitten!
November 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
If anything, we underestimated how charismatic he is. Trump is smitten!
Can we just not do this? I hope artists have the option to say "absolutely not."
stereogum.com/2480239/majo...
stereogum.com/2480239/majo...
Major Labels Strike Landmark Deal To License Catalogs For AI Music Startup
It doesn’t matter if nobody actually wants AI music; the major labels are still going to push it on us. Reuters reports that Universal Music Group, Sony Music, and Warner Music Group, the three curren...
stereogum.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Can we just not do this? I hope artists have the option to say "absolutely not."
stereogum.com/2480239/majo...
stereogum.com/2480239/majo...
November 19, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I just received back-to-back press releases that Turnstile is headlining both Florida's rock radio fest, Welcome to Rockville, and Utah's excellent indie fest, Kilby Block Party.
Get you a band that can do both.
Get you a band that can do both.
November 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I just received back-to-back press releases that Turnstile is headlining both Florida's rock radio fest, Welcome to Rockville, and Utah's excellent indie fest, Kilby Block Party.
Get you a band that can do both.
Get you a band that can do both.
For The Atlantic (bsky.app/profile/thea...), I wrote about how Saturday Night Live tackled AI anxiety, and why, when it comes to political commentary, less is usually more.
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
AI Anxiety Hits SNL
A memorable sketch tackled what happens when cutting-edge technology ends up disappointing grandma.
www.theatlantic.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
For The Atlantic (bsky.app/profile/thea...), I wrote about how Saturday Night Live tackled AI anxiety, and why, when it comes to political commentary, less is usually more.
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
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For groundbreaking synthetic music pioneer Wendy Carlos' birthday, enjoy her in her home studio with cats and friends
November 14, 2023 at 2:00 PM
For groundbreaking synthetic music pioneer Wendy Carlos' birthday, enjoy her in her home studio with cats and friends
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welcome to another crisp fall Friday of "Not Reading That"
November 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
welcome to another crisp fall Friday of "Not Reading That"
I'm looking forward to hearing how the Epstein files are some kind of immigrant hoax. Some think tank has got to be workshopping that one.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I'm looking forward to hearing how the Epstein files are some kind of immigrant hoax. Some think tank has got to be workshopping that one.
Not a surprise at all. But we're still getting another season of Adults, right FX?
School's out for good: FX has cancelled the high school comedy English Teacher after two seasons.
English Teacher Cancelled After 2 Seasons At FX - TVLine
www.tvline.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Not a surprise at all. But we're still getting another season of Adults, right FX?
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Good morning. For @stereogum.com, I wrote another long piece about Vinyl Me, Please, this time investigating the company's millions of dollars in unpaid debts, interviewing vendors who got screwed, and examining VMP's troubled relaunch under new ownership.
Who Got Screwed When Vinyl Me, Please Went Bust?
Inside the subscription vinyl club's unpaid debts and troubled relaunch
stereogum.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Good morning. For @stereogum.com, I wrote another long piece about Vinyl Me, Please, this time investigating the company's millions of dollars in unpaid debts, interviewing vendors who got screwed, and examining VMP's troubled relaunch under new ownership.
On Tuesday, I am seeing Wednesday, and I feel that statement is halfway to a Vaudeville bit.
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 AM
On Tuesday, I am seeing Wednesday, and I feel that statement is halfway to a Vaudeville bit.
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Senate Democrats took a look at the election results from Tuesday and have come the conclusion that Americans want them to back down.
November 9, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Senate Democrats took a look at the election results from Tuesday and have come the conclusion that Americans want them to back down.
"Man, last week was great, just a huge victory for the Democrats. Feeling great! I mean, party leadership couldn't mess things up now, right?"
(Checks the internet.)
"Ah, nevertheless."
(Checks the internet.)
"Ah, nevertheless."
November 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
"Man, last week was great, just a huge victory for the Democrats. Feeling great! I mean, party leadership couldn't mess things up now, right?"
(Checks the internet.)
"Ah, nevertheless."
(Checks the internet.)
"Ah, nevertheless."
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People say taste is subjective, but no, this is what good taste is.
In his Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction speech, Jack White shouted out over 30 acts that inspired the White Stripes – none of whom have been inducted
www.stereogum.com/2329132/whit...
www.stereogum.com/2329132/whit...
November 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
People say taste is subjective, but no, this is what good taste is.
If we just kept saying, "Trump doesn't have the juice to make them kill the filibuster," that might be the motivation to make him get this done.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
The blue wave has Trump panicking
A blue wave crashed down on Tuesday’s elections. Democrats swept key races across the country, delivering a stinging rebuke of President Donald Trump’s second term and a burst of momentum ...
www.dailykos.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
If we just kept saying, "Trump doesn't have the juice to make them kill the filibuster," that might be the motivation to make him get this done.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
The new Rosalía album sounds like drinking from a chalice as the waves crash upon your ocean palace (complimentary).
November 8, 2025 at 4:01 AM
The new Rosalía album sounds like drinking from a chalice as the waves crash upon your ocean palace (complimentary).
Say it louder.
November 8, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Say it louder.
I know its Oppenheimer or Killers of the Flower Moon. But both Rebel Ridge and Civil War are high up there.
November 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I know its Oppenheimer or Killers of the Flower Moon. But both Rebel Ridge and Civil War are high up there.
So Zohran has an all-female transition team that includes Lina Khan?
Woke has never been more back.
Woke has never been more back.
Mamdani Adds Lina Khan to Team of Women Leaders After Election Win newrepublic.com/post/202726/... via @newrepublic.com
Mamdani Adds Lina Khan to Team of Women Leaders After Election Win
Zohran Mamdani has named his transition team—and it’s amazing.
newrepublic.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:16 AM
So Zohran has an all-female transition team that includes Lina Khan?
Woke has never been more back.
Woke has never been more back.
Listen to this song and not go A) "I didn't think Chat Pile had this in them and B) start crying.
Challenge Level: Impossible.
open.spotify.com/track/78pWdQ...
Challenge Level: Impossible.
open.spotify.com/track/78pWdQ...
A Tear for Lucas
open.spotify.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Listen to this song and not go A) "I didn't think Chat Pile had this in them and B) start crying.
Challenge Level: Impossible.
open.spotify.com/track/78pWdQ...
Challenge Level: Impossible.
open.spotify.com/track/78pWdQ...
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MAMDANI CAME OUT TO JA RULE "NEW YORK" AND IMMEDIATELY QUOTED EUGENE DEBS
November 5, 2025 at 4:21 AM
MAMDANI CAME OUT TO JA RULE "NEW YORK" AND IMMEDIATELY QUOTED EUGENE DEBS
(Ezra Koenig Voice) "Here comes a feeling/you thought you'd forgotten."
What we know so far, 9:30pm
—Dems flip VA-Gov & VA-LG.
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani up
—Dems seem to flip 2 statewide offices in GA
—JD Vance's half-brother loses in Cincy.
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—PA: Dem justices up big
—Maine anti-mail vote measure down
—Krasner wins
—Dems flip VA-Gov & VA-LG.
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani up
—Dems seem to flip 2 statewide offices in GA
—JD Vance's half-brother loses in Cincy.
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—PA: Dem justices up big
—Maine anti-mail vote measure down
—Krasner wins
November 5, 2025 at 4:16 AM
(Ezra Koenig Voice) "Here comes a feeling/you thought you'd forgotten."