Archive - ZERO CRED

Is a tipping point coming for Spotify?

Plus some newsletters I liked this week.

Aug 3 •

July 2025

A mostly pointless ZERO CRED mid-year check in

Here's some crap I did this year.

Jul 20 •

An Interview with Writer Lawrence Burney

Talking to the author of 'No Sense in Wishing' about the importance of documenting your local scene.

Jul 8 •

June 2025

Alphabetical Order: Grade - 'Under the Radar'

A high school favorite that taught me that reunion shows will keep you trapped in the past.

Jun 30 •

Hole in the U.S.A.

Babe wake up, new Springsteen trailer dropped.

Jun 22 •

Revenge is sweet (and surprisingly affordable)

Dirty Work, Jackass, The Phoenician Scheme.

Jun 8 •

Alphabetical Order: Father John Misty - 'I Love You, Honeybear'

An album that deeply understands what it feels like to love at the end of the world.

Jun 3 •

May 2025

The opposite of bummer summer is upon us.

Some summer releases I'm excited about.

May 25 •

Greetings from Nerd Heaven

Spending way too much time and money at the Printed Matter Art Book Fair.

May 18 •

Gratitude in the U.K.

Some notes from the end of tour.

May 11 •

April 2025

Alphabetical Order: Everclear - 'Sparkle and Fade'

How reflecting on the 30th anniversary of one of my favorite 90s albums made me realize nostalgia lies to us.

Apr 28 •

If These Balls Could Talk

The night before the book I wrote with Laura came out in 2016, our publisher took us to a fancy dinner in Manhattan.

Apr 27 •

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