If I wrote a recap of Tove Lo's concert at Brooklyn Steel, would y'all read it?? š³
𤪠hahaha jk......unless?? šš

Hey Critical Partiers,
So, Iām giving serious consideration to ārelaunchingā this blog. Iām considering making it less like a blog, coming out at a regular interval and containing regular āsegmentsā that are more utilitarian as opposed to just my contemplations on āgoing outā: listing for upcoming events in New York that I think look cool, memes from ātheā āsceneāā¦merch??
I want to do this because I think that CPS would be considered a more āprofessionalā 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 ābuilding a personal brand,ā or, maybe pejoratively, ābeing a writer-influencer,ā and thatās something I want because it costs money to live, which is random as fuck.
So, look out for that, maybe. Iām not entirely sure that I actually want to do it or if āIām that guy.ā I feel a little weird because itās mostly my friends that read this, and Iām not sure how to transition from that to the kind of āreachā Iām imagining in this new format. Recently, though, Iāve seen some very good, more āformalā listservs like Todd Burnsās Music Journalism Insider and Margot Boyer-Dryās Lorem Ipsum, and well,

Tove Lo plays Brooklyn Steel
But hereās something more traditional: a show recap. For Bowery Presents, I recapped a very enjoyable Tove Lo show. Read it here, and, if youād like, also check out my previous recap of Roddy Ricchās show.
Other Stuff
I think Tennis put out their best album yet today. Check out āHow to Forgiveā:
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Adlan