Now: Deputy editor of breaking news at the Los Angeles Times. And then: Pop music critic at the Boston Globe. [email protected]
Los Angeles, CA
Joined June 2009
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More than a year before @jreedwrites and I became coworkers and friends, I remember reading this delightful story he wrote about Leslie Jordan's gospel album. latimes.com/entertainment-ar…
Ronnie Spector was such a trip, a true original and pioneer. I’ll never forget the time I met her after one of her Christmas shows. “Wait! I forgot my lipstick!” She pulled it out of her purse, applied generously, and then kissed this photo she had just signed for me. Unreal. – at Los Angeles, CA
My alternate headline for this @latimes profile of @TheRealElvira was: “Cassandra Peterson is somehow even more fascinating than her iconic alter ego.” Thanks for such a lively (and dishy!) conversation, Cassandra. 🧛♀️👻💕
latimes.com/entertainment-ar… – at Manhattan, NY
James Reed retweeted
Of course my pal @jreedwrites has written the definitive profile of Cassandra Peterson for @latimes. Been waiting for this one since I heard about their day together! latimes.com/entertainment-ar…
For the record, interviewing @thelesliejordan is as delightful as you'd expect from his Instagram posts. (And glad to know we feel the same way about @BarbraStreisand and @BetteMidler.)
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Excellent reporting by @latimesent intern @laurnosa, amplified via @jreedwrites, on the personal and professional connections Black Hollywood artists have with their @BLMLA work alongside @OsopePatrisse and @DocMellyMel, what really makes a movement latimes.com/entertainment-ar…
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Looking for albums to listen to during #quarantine? In his entry for Lhasa de Sela's "La Llorona," @jreedwrites calls @FredGoodman's book WHY LHASA DE SELA MATTERS an "engrossing new biography." 🙏🧡 latimes.com/entertainment-ar…
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My record label @NonesuchRecords made a playlist called “Sadness Don’t Own Me” in hopes that it will bring some calmness in this age of anxiety 🙏🏼 Listen here: nonesuch.com/playlists/sadne…
Dark times call for illuminating art, and I was delighted to revisit the magic and mystique of Lhasa’s “La Llorona” for this @latimes piece. It was the first album that came to mind (after @kdlang’s “Ingénue”). latimes.com/entertainment-ar… – at Los Angeles, CA
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I went to Concord and walked in the snow with Greta Gerwig. latimes.com/entertainment-ar…
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Why The Times analyzed the data and how they did so: latimes.com/entertainment-ar…
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Camila Cabello apologizes for 'embarrassingly ignorant' remarks latimes.com/entertainment-ar…
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Music journalist friends: Excited to announce there's a staff writer position now open at the @latimes. Come write for me! Fulltime gig, benefits, LA-based (no exceptions), experienced only. Must be ambitious, enterprising and REALLY know popular music. DM me for details...
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"Yola’s warmly received full-length debut is Americana painted in broad, pastoral strokes, the kind of record meant to be played from start to finish." – @jreedwrites. Check out the brilliant @latimes profile of @iamyola here! latimes.com/entertainment-ar…
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.@iamYola's album #WalkThroughFire "is Americana painted in broad, pastoral strokes, the kind of record meant to be played from start to finish," says @LAtimes' @jreedwrites, who spoke with Yola about her #GRAMMYs nominations and more: latimes.com/entertainment-ar…
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Britney Spears has been under conservatorship -- known as legal guardianship in other states -- for 11 years now. I wrote about why that's highly unusual, given her age and how productive she is, and why fans are urging the court to #FreeBritney. latimes.com/local/lanow/la-m…
“Are You Having a Journalism Midlife Crisis?” Chuckling at how packed — and young! — this #ona19 panel is. – at New Orleans, LA
My first time at #ona19 is already off to an enlightening (and adorable!) start courtesy of this #reddit panel. #otterboy #womenwantme #fishfearme
Farewell, Daniel Johnston, and thank you for this magical song.
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