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The Ween Of American Rock Critics. Author of three books. No. 4 on the way about Radiohead. Podcast host. culture critic. Contact: hydensteven@gmail.com

Minneapolis, MN
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Joined February 2010
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    Jan 9

    Excited to announce that my book THIS ISN'T HAPPENING: RADIOHEAD'S "KID A" AND THE BEGINNING OF THE 21ST CENTURY will be out on Sept. 29 from . That's a long way off but you can pre-order now. Never too early to wake up sucking on lemons!

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    7 hours ago

    More silliness on the way!

    thought we'd have colin robinson give off some good energy for a change: is back for season 3.
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    12 hours ago

    Canceling all my meetings for the next 2 hours & 18 minutes 💀🚫💀

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  4. 11 hours ago

    My favorite 1975 albums.

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  5. 12 hours ago

    Just reading this tweet caused me to lose 15 pounds.

    BREAKING: Minnesota State Fair announces there will be no fair this year. "This is about doing the right thing for the future of the fair," says GM Jerry Hammer.
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    13 hours ago
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    And of course, who can forget....

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  7. 13 hours ago

    This is also evidence that pre-MAGA only awesome people used to wear red caps.

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    This is right up there with hipster Phil Collins photos
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  8. 13 hours ago

    This photo proves that ZZ Top is indie rock.

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  9. 14 hours ago

    Short but sweet (and very rare!) Bill Berry interview. Seems like he has a really nice life.

    Hey, it's Bill Berry of ! We talked about his life, his country house outside of Athens, GA, his favorite chef, and how his musical career began way back in the 3rd grade:
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    May 19

    For The New York Times, I wrote about the great new Woods album and what it was like for them to help and then lose their hero, David Berman, to suicide last year.

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  11. 16 hours ago

    Putting this back out there this morning.

    No band I ostensibly like annoys me more than The 1975. Their new album NOTES ON A CONDITIONAL FORM feels like a tipping point for their grating self-importance. I wrote about it in this review.
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    19 hours ago

    I wrote a piece at the time about how Yesterday botched a fascinating idea and how it could have been handled better. Now it turns out that the approach I was imagining was in fact the original screenplay.

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    May 21

    Michael Jordan: Bazin said the power of cinema is not in montage, but in the long take. And that was all I needed. You don't think the cut is what makes cinema "cinema"? Ok, fine. I'll make a documentary proving you wrong. That's when I told Jason to crosscut between timelines.

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  14. May 21

    Reached the "drink some vodka and listen to a Jimmy Buffett live album" stage of the quarantine.

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  15. May 21

    Precious few people get this!

    omg just now realized your bio is (i think?) a christgau ref. dean/ween. whoa this works on many levels
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    May 21

    The rumors are true: this album has aged perfectly.

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    May 21

    Essential read by on (what I correctly tweeted is) the greatest movie ever made:

    10 years ago today the serious artistic masterpiece MACGRUBER premiered in theaters and bombed hard. I called up Will Forte () and had a frank chat about making something you love and having it coldly rejected ... and then, years later, embraced.
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    May 21

    On the latest episode, we talk about the implicit bias of listening to the Dead in May weather. Let's settle it: What's the best month to listen to the Dead?

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  19. May 21

    When they vet Klobuchar for VP are they gonna interview Zola Jesus?

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  20. May 21

    So far this month ... — "Mitski's dad works for the CIA" — LDR attacks music critics again (and Beyonce!) — The 1975 gets into bed with Amazon to promote new album From these ashes a new generation of critically acclaimed indie-pop stars shall rise in the 2020s.

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    May 21

    —The Atlantic doubled its audience record, attracting 87+ million readers in March —The Atlantic added more than 90,000 subscribers since March —The Atlantic laid off 68 employees today —The Atlantic is owned by the ~35th richest person in the world

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