melisa
@mildcob
journalist, music enjoyer • words in festival insider, saint audio, dancing astronaut, metro silicon valley, etc • member of @NAHJ + @ACESEditors
Outside Lands is a picnic. Portola is a problem... My latest for the people’s favorite, @SaintAudio: How San Francisco’s most chaotic (and best) music festival is pulling off the impossible yet again. 🪩 saintaudio.com/2025/07/26/por…
"At a time where we’re surrounded by political leaders all too ready to crash out, @CurrenSy_Spitta's unphased, hammock-bound aura is like a balm for the soul; a calmer answer to all the chaos." Good profile by @thobbsjourno for Stereogum. stereogum.com/2306799/curren…
today, @_introspekt’s debut album is out o my the legendary dubstep and garage label, tempa give it a spin and revisit her cover story on @Mixmag — written by me :) mixmag.net/feature/intros…
Still obsessed with LETHAL, one of my favorite releases this year. ICYMI, I wrote about @riconasty's grind — new album, tour, and acting debut — earlier this summer for @SaintAudio. saintaudio.com/2025/07/13/fro…
Roy 🧡
badbadnotgood covering roy ayers’ everybody loves the sunshine
“Back then, it was a different scene. No Serato—DJs played records out. That was what you had to work with: records or CDs,” says @djbasura. My latest for @metronewspaper: Darkwave/post-punk dance party Atomic's origins, ahead of its 20th anniversary. metrosiliconvalley.com/atomic-alt-dan…
Took a break from writing about music to talk algorithms and social media with @etymology_nerd. We got into the rise of TikTok linguistics, and what our shifting digital vocab says about the future of communication (URL & IRL). metrosiliconvalley.com/adam-aleksic-a…
"The ecosystem still operates like an exclusive boys' club... meanwhile, there's an entire generation of talented women and non-binary artists often sidelined or slotted into opening sets or side rooms." Great piece by @AnuShuklaWrites for RA. ra.co/news/82991
i never do these tag things but s/o my goats @HexPositive @Mankaprr @ChasingKia @AnuShuklaWrites @annabel_ross @WifexOfxAgony @dariacott @fakenadine @mildcob + many more who i can’t name off the dome rn. this shit is not easy!!!
Shoutout the women into journalism i love yall
Black-owned & POC-powered, vinyl shop @thegroovesj tops 10 this month. My latest for @metronewspaper: metrosiliconvalley.com/needle-to-the-…
I appreciate these quotes about music journalism. Even more so because they’re coming from artists who salute it.
Introducing our latest Complex cover star… Clipse Read our cover story interview and shop Clipse's Complex cover collection on @Complex_Shop: cmplx.it/44XsFgL
"Without the smaller venues and gigs, where will we discover the next great acts? And just as importantly, where will they earn a living?" Great piece from Dan for the Guardian that definitely applies here in the U.S. as well. #supportlocalvenues
For the @guardian I wrote about Black Sabbath, Oasis, and the lack of opportunities for the next wave of potential working class greats. Yes, I mentioned my home city: Birmingham. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Tennis' music soundtracked my roaring 20's. Incredible 15-year run. Good interview via the Fader. thefader.com/2025/04/24/ten…
new idm from @RamonPang.. fresh & fun. open.spotify.com/track/6sNGEPiy…
New @tsha909 featuring a Gil Scott-Heron sample. Love. open.spotify.com/track/6C3jGzuj…