Not in my wildest dreams did I think that the Andrew O'Hara would review my book about Oasis fans in @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social And even better, he got it. He understood that, as he put it, "The point of Oasis is not really Oasis—it’s the fans, stupid."
www.nybooks.com/issues/2025/...
www.nybooks.com/issues/2025/...
December 18, 2025 Holiday Issue
Table of Contents
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December 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Not in my wildest dreams did I think that the Andrew O'Hara would review my book about Oasis fans in @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social And even better, he got it. He understood that, as he put it, "The point of Oasis is not really Oasis—it’s the fans, stupid."
www.nybooks.com/issues/2025/...
www.nybooks.com/issues/2025/...
I miss Turntable Interviews!!
Hey, now you can (re)read my Hairpin interview with @woolyknickers.bsky.social!
December 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I miss Turntable Interviews!!
Thrilled to contribute to the 2026 Go List for Fodors Travel www.fodors.com/go-list/2026
Fodor’s Go List 2026
Fodor's provides expert travel content worth exploring so you can dream up your next trip. The world is a weird and wonderful place—we want to show you around.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Thrilled to contribute to the 2026 Go List for Fodors Travel www.fodors.com/go-list/2026
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LYLE LOVETT: How tall are you?
THE BELIEVER: Five foot two.
LYLE LOVETT: That’s plenty tall.
THE BELIEVER: Thank you.
—from an interview with @lylelovett.bsky.social conducted by @woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
THE BELIEVER: Five foot two.
LYLE LOVETT: That’s plenty tall.
THE BELIEVER: Thank you.
—from an interview with @lylelovett.bsky.social conducted by @woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
An Interview with Lyle Lovett - Believer Magazine
Lyle Lovett has been a mainstay of the American music scene since he was playing the bars and burger joints around College Station, Texas, in the 1980s. He learned to sing in his Lutheran school choir...
www.thebeliever.net
July 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
LYLE LOVETT: How tall are you?
THE BELIEVER: Five foot two.
LYLE LOVETT: That’s plenty tall.
THE BELIEVER: Thank you.
—from an interview with @lylelovett.bsky.social conducted by @woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
THE BELIEVER: Five foot two.
LYLE LOVETT: That’s plenty tall.
THE BELIEVER: Thank you.
—from an interview with @lylelovett.bsky.social conducted by @woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
Thanks to the folks at Never Post (on @radiotopia.bsky.social ) for letting me do a little story on fandom in the early days of the internet, specifically the Oasis Whatever mailing list
www.neverpo.st/betting-on-w...
www.neverpo.st/betting-on-w...
🆕 Never Post! Betting On Whatever
So I don’t look back in anger.
www.neverpo.st
July 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Thanks to the folks at Never Post (on @radiotopia.bsky.social ) for letting me do a little story on fandom in the early days of the internet, specifically the Oasis Whatever mailing list
www.neverpo.st/betting-on-w...
www.neverpo.st/betting-on-w...
It's publication day for this little labor of love about Oasis, fandom, and the power of music to bring us together.
bookshop.org/p/books/unti...
bookshop.org/p/books/unti...
And After All: A Fan History of Oasis
A Fan History of Oasis
bookshop.org
July 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
It's publication day for this little labor of love about Oasis, fandom, and the power of music to bring us together.
bookshop.org/p/books/unti...
bookshop.org/p/books/unti...
Hey NYC, on July 9, come hang out with me and Maria Sherman of @apnews.com to talk about music and fandom and, of course, Oasis
powerhousearena.com/events/book-...
powerhousearena.com/events/book-...
Book Launch: And After All by Melissa Locker in conversation with Maria Sherman - POWERHOUSE Arena
A few years after Definitely Maybe topped the charts, with “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?” established as one of the UK’s bestselling albums of all time, and Oasis the reigning rulers of British r...
powerhousearena.com
July 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Hey NYC, on July 9, come hang out with me and Maria Sherman of @apnews.com to talk about music and fandom and, of course, Oasis
powerhousearena.com/events/book-...
powerhousearena.com/events/book-...
Hey NYC, come hang out with me and Maria Sherman of @apnews-world-rss.bsky.social at @phbookstores.bsky.social on July 9 to talk about fans, fandom, and Oasis
powerhousearena.com/events/book-...
powerhousearena.com/events/book-...
Book Launch: And After All by Melissa Locker - POWERHOUSE Arena
A few years after Definitely Maybe topped the charts, with “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?” established as one of the UK’s bestselling albums of all time, and Oasis the reigning rulers of British r...
powerhousearena.com
June 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Hey NYC, come hang out with me and Maria Sherman of @apnews-world-rss.bsky.social at @phbookstores.bsky.social on July 9 to talk about fans, fandom, and Oasis
powerhousearena.com/events/book-...
powerhousearena.com/events/book-...
Almost wish I had a Substack so I could write about how much Michelle Trachtenberg's episode of House haunts me
February 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Almost wish I had a Substack so I could write about how much Michelle Trachtenberg's episode of House haunts me
Still win a lot of arguments by saying, yeah, but I interviewed Enya
"Inspirations to me can be conversations with a person, about a person; a landscape; a moment, whether it’s a humorous moment, a sad moment—all of that, it’s a part of that."
—Enya, interviewed by @woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
—Enya, interviewed by @woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
An Interview with Enya - Believer Magazine
It’s hard not to picture Eithne Ní Bhraonáin entombed in velvet and surrounded by a coven of comforting witches who have trained butterflies to gently flutter their wings in rhythm with the sound of a...
www.thebeliever.net
February 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Still win a lot of arguments by saying, yeah, but I interviewed Enya
Pre-order link is live for the little book I wrote. If you don't pre-order I start singing Wonderwall
bookshop.org/p/books/unti...
bookshop.org/p/books/unti...
And After All: A Fan History of Oasis
A Fan History of Oasis
bookshop.org
February 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Pre-order link is live for the little book I wrote. If you don't pre-order I start singing Wonderwall
bookshop.org/p/books/unti...
bookshop.org/p/books/unti...
Reposted
“Communication is often thought of as crafting the best message—a message that best expresses what you have in mind. But what good is the best message if it doesn’t land on the person you’re aiming at?”
—Alan Alda, interviewed by @woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
—Alan Alda, interviewed by @woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
An Interview with Alan Alda - Believer Magazine
Alan Alda needs no introduction. You just don’t need to introduce someone who has been a fixture on television for sixty-four years. He first appeared on The Phil Silvers Show in 1958, then slowly bui...
www.thebeliever.net
February 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
“Communication is often thought of as crafting the best message—a message that best expresses what you have in mind. But what good is the best message if it doesn’t land on the person you’re aiming at?”
—Alan Alda, interviewed by @woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
—Alan Alda, interviewed by @woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
Thanks to @people.com for breaking the news that I have bangs again. And also that I am writing a book on Oasis
people.com/and-after-al...
people.com/and-after-al...
And After All, There's a New Oasis Book On the Way: See the Cover! (Exclusive)
'And After All: A Fan History of Oasis' by Melissa Locker is out July 1, 2025, and PEOPLE can exclusively reveal its cover. The upcoming book is an oral history of Oasis 'as told by the fans who were ...
people.com
February 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Thanks to @people.com for breaking the news that I have bangs again. And also that I am writing a book on Oasis
people.com/and-after-al...
people.com/and-after-al...
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“My favorite thing is to wake up and have no plan. If I have no plan for the day, I’m in ecstasy and I become very productive just because I know there is nothing I have to do.”
—Jim Jarmusch, interviewed by @woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
—Jim Jarmusch, interviewed by @woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
An Interview with Jim Jarmusch - Believer Magazine
Jim Jarmusch is best known as an American filmmaker, with titles such as the Caméra d’Or winner Stranger Than Paradise, Down by Law, Broken Flowers, and Mystery Train establishing him as a cinematic f...
www.thebeliever.net
December 13, 2024 at 7:57 PM
“My favorite thing is to wake up and have no plan. If I have no plan for the day, I’m in ecstasy and I become very productive just because I know there is nothing I have to do.”
—Jim Jarmusch, interviewed by @woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
—Jim Jarmusch, interviewed by @woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
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“Some of these stories—it was the first time I’d kind of told myself that they happened. It was definitely the first time I wrote them down on a piece of paper.”
—Kathleen Hanna on her new memoir Rebel Girl; interviewed by @woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
—Kathleen Hanna on her new memoir Rebel Girl; interviewed by @woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
An Interview with Kathleen Hanna - Believer Magazine
Kathleen Hanna has been a creative force for over thirty years. From her role as the frontwoman of Bikini Kill, in which she helped kick-start a girls-to-the-front revolution; to her enduring influenc...
www.thebeliever.net
December 3, 2024 at 6:10 PM
“Some of these stories—it was the first time I’d kind of told myself that they happened. It was definitely the first time I wrote them down on a piece of paper.”
—Kathleen Hanna on her new memoir Rebel Girl; interviewed by @woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
—Kathleen Hanna on her new memoir Rebel Girl; interviewed by @woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
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“There’s a part in the book where I talk about being on autopilot, and for me, eating food and crying has to do with coming out of being on autopilot, or being numb.”
—Kathleen Hanna on her new autobiography Rebel Girl; interviewed by @woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
—Kathleen Hanna on her new autobiography Rebel Girl; interviewed by @woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
An Interview with Kathleen Hanna - Believer Magazine
Kathleen Hanna has been a creative force for over thirty years. From her role as the frontwoman of Bikini Kill, in which she helped kick-start a girls-to-the-front revolution; to her enduring influenc...
www.thebeliever.net
November 27, 2024 at 6:50 PM
“There’s a part in the book where I talk about being on autopilot, and for me, eating food and crying has to do with coming out of being on autopilot, or being numb.”
—Kathleen Hanna on her new autobiography Rebel Girl; interviewed by @woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
—Kathleen Hanna on her new autobiography Rebel Girl; interviewed by @woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
Went on a goth field trip to Zambia to report on the world's largest bat migration for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social
www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-w...
www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-w...
The World's Largest Mammal Migration Is Taking Place in Zambia Right Now
Each year, millions of straw-colored fruit bats descend on Kasanka National Park for a few months, and scientists are working to understand their mysterious journey
www.smithsonianmag.com
November 26, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Went on a goth field trip to Zambia to report on the world's largest bat migration for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social
www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-w...
www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-w...
Reposted
“Some of these stories—it was the first time I’d kind of told myself that they happened. It was definitely the first time I wrote them down on a piece of paper.”
—Kathleen Hanna on her new memoir Rebel Girl; interviewed by @woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
—Kathleen Hanna on her new memoir Rebel Girl; interviewed by @woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
An Interview with Kathleen Hanna - Believer Magazine
Kathleen Hanna has been a creative force for over thirty years. From her role as the frontwoman of Bikini Kill, in which she helped kick-start a girls-to-the-front revolution; to her enduring influenc...
www.thebeliever.net
November 21, 2024 at 7:21 PM
“Some of these stories—it was the first time I’d kind of told myself that they happened. It was definitely the first time I wrote them down on a piece of paper.”
—Kathleen Hanna on her new memoir Rebel Girl; interviewed by @woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
—Kathleen Hanna on her new memoir Rebel Girl; interviewed by @woolyknickers.bsky.social
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
@dannykellywords.bsky.social Hello! Have a question for you from your NME days. Would love to chat
November 19, 2024 at 10:35 PM
@dannykellywords.bsky.social Hello! Have a question for you from your NME days. Would love to chat
Getting yelled at by Steve Albini was a rite of passage for music writers in the 00s. Rest in peace, you brilliant grump
www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/a...
www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/a...
Steve Albini, Influential Producer of ’90s Rock and Beyond, Dies at 61
A musician and audio engineer, he helped define the sound of alternative rock while becoming an outspoken critic of the music industry.
www.nytimes.com
May 8, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Getting yelled at by Steve Albini was a rite of passage for music writers in the 00s. Rest in peace, you brilliant grump
www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/a...
www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/a...
This week on Songs My Ex Ruined we talked to Chris Gethard about The Pogues and breakups and the things we leave behind. Listen here pod.link/1654983254
March 29, 2024 at 9:24 AM
This week on Songs My Ex Ruined we talked to Chris Gethard about The Pogues and breakups and the things we leave behind. Listen here pod.link/1654983254
The incredible Madi Diaz stopped by Songs My Ex Ruined to talk Joni Mitchell, her new album, haunted hotels, and, of course, Harry Styles Listen wherever you get your podcasts pod.link/1654983254/e...
February 29, 2024 at 3:26 PM
The incredible Madi Diaz stopped by Songs My Ex Ruined to talk Joni Mitchell, her new album, haunted hotels, and, of course, Harry Styles Listen wherever you get your podcasts pod.link/1654983254/e...
There are so many kiddos on Transanta who have had ZERO gifts purchased from their registries. Let's see if this thing works and try to make a difference in the lives of these kids! Let's get some Christmas magic happening: buy.transanta.com
December 22, 2023 at 6:36 PM
There are so many kiddos on Transanta who have had ZERO gifts purchased from their registries. Let's see if this thing works and try to make a difference in the lives of these kids! Let's get some Christmas magic happening: buy.transanta.com
The latest of the new podcast looks at a woman who was a pioneer in electronic music and should be incredibly famous, except for the small fact that she might not actually exist pod.link/1568368613
November 8, 2023 at 6:13 PM
The latest of the new podcast looks at a woman who was a pioneer in electronic music and should be incredibly famous, except for the small fact that she might not actually exist pod.link/1568368613