If I wrote a recap of Tove Lo's concert at Brooklyn Steel, would y'all read it?? ๐ณ
๐คช hahaha jk......unless?? ๐๐
Hey Critical Partiers,
So, Iโm giving serious consideration to โrelaunchingโ this blog. Iโm considering making it less like a blog, coming out at a regular interval and containing regular โsegmentsโ that are more utilitarian as opposed to just my contemplations on โgoing outโ: listing for upcoming events in New York that I think look cool, memes from โtheโ โsceneโโฆmerch??
I want to do this because I think that CPS would be considered a more โprofessionalโ endeavor if I did it that way, and that that could lead to things like being featured in other newsletters or by Substack itself, and a pathway to monetizing it through subscriptions and/or sponsored content. I think this is also referred to as โbuilding a personal brand,โ or, maybe pejoratively, โbeing a writer-influencer,โ and thatโs something I want because it costs money to live, which is random as fuck.
So, look out for that, maybe. Iโm not entirely sure that I actually want to do it or if โIโm that guy.โ I feel a little weird because itโs mostly my friends that read this, and Iโm not sure how to transition from that to the kind of โreachโ Iโm imagining in this new format. Recently, though, Iโve seen some very good, more โformalโ listservs like Todd Burnsโs Music Journalism Insider and Margot Boyer-Dryโs Lorem Ipsum, and well,
Tove Lo plays Brooklyn Steel
But hereโs something more traditional: a show recap. For Bowery Presents, I recapped a very enjoyable Tove Lo show. Read it here, and, if youโd like, also check out my previous recap of Roddy Ricchโs show.
Other Stuff
I think Tennis put out their best album yet today. Check out โHow to Forgiveโ:
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๐ฅด,
Adlan