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Chris Richards
@chrisrichards.bsky.social
Pop music critic at The Washington Post
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Made some posters for KEEP YOUR EAR TO THE GROUND - A HISTORY OF PUNK FANZINES IN WASHINGTON D.C.

(The design references an old “D.C. tour” poster c. 1999)

Come ask John questions about his incredible book and grab a poster at these upcoming events!
October 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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October 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
TikTok is a funnel and SOMBR is a sound

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August 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
New signs were up this afternoon and bands were playing
August 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
13th and K NW circa “Whole Lotta Red”
March 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Do you love PLAYBOI CARTI’s new oblivion raps as much as I do?

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March 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Made a list of THE BEST POP SINGLES OF 2024 and I hope you luv it

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December 9, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Made a list of THE BEST POP ALBUMS OF 2024 and I hope you like it

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December 9, 2024 at 1:08 PM
I wonder if you’re thinking of issue 8 of Number Two zine..? (one of the best issues of any zine ever made imo, grail item) Keith sent me the cardboard piece that absorbed the excess ink when he screened the brown bags. Gonna frame it.

If anyone has issues 1, 2, 6 or 9 of Number Two, get in touch!
December 8, 2024 at 2:09 AM
July 22, 2024 at 7:14 PM
My time management is trash, but my heart is full, here it is, exactly one year late, the 20th and final issue of…

~DEBUSSY RINGTONE~!

Making this zine has been one of the most fulfilling experiences of my life. Please buy a copy and drench it with your tears. My gratitude is endless. Info below!
July 22, 2024 at 7:13 PM
May 13, 2024 at 2:39 PM
I write my own digital headlines but then the newspaper lands on my doorstep and the copy desk reminds me how it’s done
May 2, 2024 at 1:22 PM
“Normal” music reviews don’t exist anymore, all music journalism is endangered, brain worm shit like this is just one reason why
May 1, 2024 at 11:38 PM
May 1, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Lots of talk about how dramatically different our media diets are since the OJ trial. My high school job was working at a regional bookstore that sold books written by those involved in the trial in *heaps* Instead of the internet you waited a month or three, then went to a bookstore and dropped $20
April 11, 2024 at 5:01 PM
I got youth crew, Poison Ruin and the paninaro into this review and all you have to do is read it for free

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April 6, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Slop and wobble. It’s a writer’s newspaper
March 28, 2024 at 1:05 PM
My two-screen Oscar night experience is discovering that there’s a “What Was I Made For?” 7” (pink and yellow vinyl) on Discogs and while Gosling wraps up “I’m Just Ken”
March 11, 2024 at 1:35 AM
I could not be more proud of/excited for @caitjgibson.bsky.social — a finalist for a National Magazine Award!!

If you haven’t read this absolutely incredible story, here it is:

www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/in...
February 15, 2024 at 10:01 PM
I switched from Spotify to (the vastly superior in sound and selection) Apple Music last year and it was such a good choice. Easy, too. With the help of a third party app, I transferred my entire library in ~30 minutes
February 3, 2024 at 12:39 AM
In case you missed our meeting

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October 9, 2023 at 6:41 PM