Gary Klebe Grows Up Without Growing Old - SPIN I fell in love with power pop as a teenager, in part because power pop is music for teenagers. It’s a genre built on youthful yearning, largely from

Power pop fans: listen to Gary Klebe’s debut solo album. It is pure delight. Here’s my review for SPIN:
www.spinmagazine.com/2026/04/gary...

They say don’t meet your heroes, but I met another one of mine today and they were also great. I have good hero luck, I guess.

Every City Has a Soundtrack - SPIN I was living in the Boston area in 2013 during the great Massachusetts State Song Debate. The Bay State already has quite a few: Arthur J. Marsh’s From Baltimore to Tehran, SPIN writers and staff shar...

What’s my pick for Long Island’s anthem? Find out in this fun SPIN feature where all of us writers choose our hometown soundtracks: www.spinmagazine.com/2026/04/ever...

At the LA Times Festival of Books? Come hear my amazingly talented wife @jchenwriter talk about romance with more fantastic authors at the YA Stage at 3:20pm!

1,000 times this.

At drop-off on “dress as who you want to be when you grow up” day at my kids’ elementary school, I met a kid dressed in a button-down shirt, vest, an crocs who said, “I’m a tech bro.”

Don’t worry. I called Child Protective Services.

The same!

Moderately amusing fact for a supremely niche crowd: the musician behind 70s yacht rocker “Thunder Island” also composed the theme song to The Office.

Adopt Fantastic Cat - SPIN Brian Dunne was my favorite “new to me” artist of 2025. His album Clams Casino mixed bitterly clever yet never cynical lyrics with the kind of The singer-songwriter supergroup returns for fun with ‘Ca...

My latest for @spinmag: the album you’ll want for outdoor BBQ’s this season, the singer-songwriter supergroup Fantastic Cat’s Cat Out of Hell. www.spinmagazine.com/2026/04/adop...

A scene from Broadcast News.

The movie scene I think of every time I hear a CEO talk about how brutal layoffs are:

“You can make it less brutal by knocking a million or so off your salary.”

painting of a big scary T. rex crunching the thorny head of an idiot pachycephalosaurus while his two buddies look on in horror but will probably joke about it years later to soften the shared emotional pain

Painting I did of a T. rex absolutely obliterating a Pachycephalosaurus. 2022

Love that Door Dash Grandma stood up to Trump, but the phrase “Door Dash Grandma” is a dystopia in three words.

I’m no theologian, but I’m pretty sure Jesus was famously “weak on crime.”

Does 'Arena Rock' still exist in 2026? - SPIN On January 24, current rock sensations Geese played “Saturday Night Live” and triggered the usual rounds of “rock lives!” praise and “rock is dead!” Some bands just can’t—or aren’t meant for—filling s...

My latest piece for @spinmag is the closest you’ll get to a late night bar conversation with me on a Monday morning as I wonder if big, mainstream rock music still exists: www.spinmagazine.com/2026/04/does...

Sleepovers are a great way to teach kids about hangovers.

If Faces of Death is a hit, it’ll help my pitch for a feature length reboot of Nine Inch Nail’s The Broken Movie, which in turn will help me work through the trauma of seeing that at 14.

Two weeks is enough time for the 25th amendment…

At this point, even Dr. Doom thinks he could take it down a notch.

Thing I didn’t know I needed until I heard it: Frank Black’s alt-disco cover of “Hang Onto Your Ego.”

I think having a mustache is changing me. This morning I heard Dawes and stopped to really admire the guitar solo.

I won’t say publicly, but I will say I look forward to you covering it on The Flop House. It’ll make me feel like the time I spent watching it today was at least almost a little bit worthwhile.

First thing I think of anytime I hear a men’s rights influencer speak:

What are the legal standards for what can be considered a movie? Because I just saw one that might only be a movie-like product.

Late to it but Hoppers is a genuinely funny, layered, and original movie. Don’t want more lowest common denominator animated sequels as your family viewing options? GO SUPPORT THIS MOVIE.

Happy Trans Day of Visibility!

Celebrate by supporting trans rights, boosting trans joy, and protecting trans kids every day of every year.

Look, Rob Schneider’s politics are bad, but I’d still rather he stick to them than acting.

"I always try to say something with my writing..."

Raye’s New Music May Contain Multitudes - SPIN Sophomore studio albums—especially by pop artists who broke through on their debut—often fall into the “here’s more of what you liked” variety. But On her second studio album, the R&B/soul/pop star bo...

My latest for SPIN is up, reviewing Raye’s big, ambitious new album. Check it out: www.spinmagazine.com/2026/03/raye...

Take a minute to do the bare minimum for protecting gender affirming care.
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Two Kids in King Moore’s Court - SPIN “How old do I have to be to release an album?" One of my kids, Chloe, asked me this a few months ago. Not because they have an album recorded or even a 10-year-old twins interview the 10-year-old perf...

My latest piece for SPIN is actually by my twins. They interview fellow 10-year-old, performer King Moore! www.spinmagazine.com/2026/03/two-...