rachel
@thatchicksaywhat.bsky.social
writer, reader, listener, consumer, gibberish-speaker, screamer, worrier, whateverer
email me: rachelsaywitz@gmail.com
read my things: https://muckrack.com/rachel-saywitz/portfolio
email me: rachelsaywitz@gmail.com
read my things: https://muckrack.com/rachel-saywitz/portfolio
seems like there’s a good amount of interest here, yay! I’ll work on a more formalized pitch call this week but feel free to reach out to me with any ideas/suggestions in the meantime!!
hello. i have brought this idea up in more than one group chat but would also like to propose it here: i am considering creating a carly rae jepsen zine to celebrate 10 years of emotion. would people be interested in contributing and/or purchasing a copy?
May 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
seems like there’s a good amount of interest here, yay! I’ll work on a more formalized pitch call this week but feel free to reach out to me with any ideas/suggestions in the meantime!!
hello. i have brought this idea up in more than one group chat but would also like to propose it here: i am considering creating a carly rae jepsen zine to celebrate 10 years of emotion. would people be interested in contributing and/or purchasing a copy?
May 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
hello. i have brought this idea up in more than one group chat but would also like to propose it here: i am considering creating a carly rae jepsen zine to celebrate 10 years of emotion. would people be interested in contributing and/or purchasing a copy?
hi! come grab a copy of antics on sunday night! i will be reading and will be looking for new friends at the same time, so if you come and see dagger-eyes piercing into your soul, fear not
January 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
hi! come grab a copy of antics on sunday night! i will be reading and will be looking for new friends at the same time, so if you come and see dagger-eyes piercing into your soul, fear not
what if i actually wrote some fiction this year…
January 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
what if i actually wrote some fiction this year…
hello, im thrilled to share that i wrote the cover story (my first!) for the newest issue of @anticsmagazine.bsky.social. i profiled @pompomsquad-band.bsky.social, an artist near & dear to my heart.
im really proud of this piece & there are so many other amazing artists in this issue as well 🩵
im really proud of this piece & there are so many other amazing artists in this issue as well 🩵
January 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
hello, im thrilled to share that i wrote the cover story (my first!) for the newest issue of @anticsmagazine.bsky.social. i profiled @pompomsquad-band.bsky.social, an artist near & dear to my heart.
im really proud of this piece & there are so many other amazing artists in this issue as well 🩵
im really proud of this piece & there are so many other amazing artists in this issue as well 🩵
wrote a blurb on my other kpop loves, kiss of life
Songs 11-20 in the Favorite K-pop Singles of 2024 list are out now! Come for the excellent song choices, and stay for the wonderful blurbs from our writers. popexcellence.wordpress.com/2025/01/14/o...
Our Favorite K-pop Singles of 2024: 11-20
It’s time to start revealing the top 20! If you missed yesterday’s post where I introduced this year’s list and explained how it was put together, you can check it out and read ab…
popexcellence.wordpress.com
January 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
wrote a blurb on my other kpop loves, kiss of life
As with every year, Kayla does a fantastic job rounding up some of the most interesting people writing about K-pop to create a year-end list that is always better than, sorry, different from the others! And it's always an honor to contribute.
The Pop Excellence Favorite K-pop Singles list is back for another year! Our 2024 list features 12 voters, a final top 20, and (IMO) the best set of results we've ever had. Today, we're kicking things off with the introduction and five honorable mentions. popexcellence.wordpress.com/2025/01/13/o...
Our Favorite K-pop Singles of 2024: Introduction and Honorable Mentions
The K-pop list is back, and we’re officially out of our rookie years! This project, which has become a yearly tradition, is a collaboration between me and a group of music writer friends who …
popexcellence.wordpress.com
January 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
As with every year, Kayla does a fantastic job rounding up some of the most interesting people writing about K-pop to create a year-end list that is always better than, sorry, different from the others! And it's always an honor to contribute.
i love when noise noises
January 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
i love when noise noises
hello it is me, one of the few who has been converted to ethel cain fan through perverts
January 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
hello it is me, one of the few who has been converted to ethel cain fan through perverts
i think, when i eventually get to the business of a newsletter, the first issue will be about how dullness has overtaken my relationship to music. the danger of tracking consumption, listening hours, lastfm grids. how i can barely read an album review without my heart skipping a beat. these things
January 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
i think, when i eventually get to the business of a newsletter, the first issue will be about how dullness has overtaken my relationship to music. the danger of tracking consumption, listening hours, lastfm grids. how i can barely read an album review without my heart skipping a beat. these things
Reposted by rachel
ICYMI here's what I wrote about the ROSÉ album www.otherdavemoore.com/i/152688812/...
Best of 2024 pt. 3 - Albums
Attempting to revive the lost art of writing a year-end album blurb you might read without your eyes glazing over (at least not for the normal reasons)
www.otherdavemoore.com
December 20, 2024 at 7:20 PM
ICYMI here's what I wrote about the ROSÉ album www.otherdavemoore.com/i/152688812/...
Reposted by rachel
Great piece by @thatchicksaywhat.bsky.social on the K-pop solo boom. Have been thinking about this a lot (as my ROSÉ review yesterday should have made clear), so was great to see some actual data and analysis attached to it.
hmc.chartmetric.com/kpop-going-s...
hmc.chartmetric.com/kpop-going-s...
ROSÉ is Paving The Path for K-pop Stars Going Solo
BLACKPINK's ROSÉ is the latest success in the ongoing trend of K-Pop idols forging their own paths, both within the genre and on the global stage.
hmc.chartmetric.com
December 20, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Great piece by @thatchicksaywhat.bsky.social on the K-pop solo boom. Have been thinking about this a lot (as my ROSÉ review yesterday should have made clear), so was great to see some actual data and analysis attached to it.
hmc.chartmetric.com/kpop-going-s...
hmc.chartmetric.com/kpop-going-s...
I’ve been really interested in the recent K-pop solo boom lately, particularly as soloists from the biggest K-pop groups are turning their attention to the West, and are being rewarded for it.
It was fun to dig into the data for this Chartmetric piece.
hmc.chartmetric.com/kpop-going-s...
It was fun to dig into the data for this Chartmetric piece.
hmc.chartmetric.com/kpop-going-s...
ROSÉ is Paving The Path for K-pop Stars Going Solo
BLACKPINK's ROSÉ is the latest success in the ongoing trend of K-Pop idols forging their own paths, both within the genre and on the global stage.
hmc.chartmetric.com
December 20, 2024 at 5:14 PM
I’ve been really interested in the recent K-pop solo boom lately, particularly as soloists from the biggest K-pop groups are turning their attention to the West, and are being rewarded for it.
It was fun to dig into the data for this Chartmetric piece.
hmc.chartmetric.com/kpop-going-s...
It was fun to dig into the data for this Chartmetric piece.
hmc.chartmetric.com/kpop-going-s...
anyone want to have a torrid love affair with me that’s only communicated through forum posting on an uninhabited livejournal page
December 7, 2024 at 8:54 PM
anyone want to have a torrid love affair with me that’s only communicated through forum posting on an uninhabited livejournal page
but anyway, wrapped season is always the best to revisit liz pelly's incredible catalog of spotify reporting (& pre-order her new book out next year): thebaffler.com/downstream/w...
#Wrapped and Sold | Liz Pelly
Spotify’s annual Wrapped campaigns make unpaid influencers of us all.
thebaffler.com
December 4, 2024 at 7:14 PM
but anyway, wrapped season is always the best to revisit liz pelly's incredible catalog of spotify reporting (& pre-order her new book out next year): thebaffler.com/downstream/w...
none of you will ever see my "wrapped" "replay" "whatever" and it's certainly not bc i'm embarrassed of it & think it represents one of the most draining years i've had wherein the act of "posting and writing about listening to music" became emotionally and mentally taxing for me
December 4, 2024 at 7:12 PM
none of you will ever see my "wrapped" "replay" "whatever" and it's certainly not bc i'm embarrassed of it & think it represents one of the most draining years i've had wherein the act of "posting and writing about listening to music" became emotionally and mentally taxing for me
just arrived at the theater for gatz! i can’t wait to see what these feisty jellicle cats get up to this time in what will certainly be a regularly paced 2 hour show with one 15 minute intermission!
November 24, 2024 at 6:50 PM
just arrived at the theater for gatz! i can’t wait to see what these feisty jellicle cats get up to this time in what will certainly be a regularly paced 2 hour show with one 15 minute intermission!
doing a thing tomorrow, pls wish me luck for the thing !!
here is another new song that i have been turning to recently:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRwH...
here is another new song that i have been turning to recently:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRwH...
Creepy Nuts - オトノケ(Otonoke) 【Official MV】 [Dandadan OP]
YouTube video by Creepy Nuts
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November 19, 2024 at 11:01 PM
doing a thing tomorrow, pls wish me luck for the thing !!
here is another new song that i have been turning to recently:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRwH...
here is another new song that i have been turning to recently:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRwH...
apologies for the grumpy profile pic, i just want to maintain total #honesty and #transparency with my follower base
November 15, 2024 at 6:25 PM
apologies for the grumpy profile pic, i just want to maintain total #honesty and #transparency with my follower base
i was told there would be bluer skies here, so i've arrived
this is my favorite kpop song of the past few weeks
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXCC...
this is my favorite kpop song of the past few weeks
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXCC...
Kep1er 케플러 | 'TIPI-TAP' M/V
YouTube video by Kep1er
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2024 at 6:18 PM
i was told there would be bluer skies here, so i've arrived
this is my favorite kpop song of the past few weeks
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXCC...
this is my favorite kpop song of the past few weeks
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXCC...