Present Tense
Mike ConklinPresent Tense is a daily newsletter from music writer Mike Conklin for lifelong listeners who are committed to making room for new music—following the threads from the records that shaped us to the ones being made right now.
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Am I Allowed to Enjoy This Stupid “My 9 Albums” Trend or No?
You’ve seen it too, right? The Brady Bunch-looking grid of nine album covers everyone’s posting all over the internet, with the title My 9 Albums: The Sound That Made Me? It’s kinda dumb and performative, but whatever. Call me dumb and perf...
Not All Good Artists Have Representation
Today’s newsletter is a tip of my proverbial hat to Josh Terry, who writes the outstanding weekly Substack No Expectations. I find that my taste overlaps with his probably more so than anyone else out here doing this, and he’s turned me ont...
“My Fugazi”
Good morning, reader. Hope you had a good weekend. I was out of the loop for much of it, but I was paying just enough attention to know that Turnstile performed on Saturday Night Live, which explains why they’ve been popping up in all my fe...
The Friday 5: Don’t Be an Annoying Old Person
Let’s get right to it today, yes?
1. Happy 30th Birthday to Polyvinyl Records
There aren’t more than a handful of record labels that were releasing music I loved back when I was a second-wave emo dork in the late-’90s and early-’00s...
More Than a Viral Moment
The pressure that young artists feel to market themselves on social media has been well documented for quite some time now. Jumping in a van and driving all over the country to play shows that have been publicized by local promoters is, if...
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A music-loving suburban dad and longtime media professional with a ton of records, more guitars than necessary and lots of thoughts on creativity, community and the power of both.
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