blokes are fuming at the new AI generated lettuce at Sainsbury’s

let’s bring back mono recordings

It’s our second issue of the newsletter! Writing about marketing music in our scam culture, music’s current audio hyped masked fad, a full review of the audio fiction podcast Higher Grounds, and a playlist of great July songs! www.earwaxmag.com/ear-wax-news...

EAR•WAX Newsletter 002 | July 2026

Tracklist: * Songs of July - New Music Playlist * On Psyops, Plants, and Polka-Dots: Marketing Music in the Age of Scam Culture * Oliver Morris on Angine de Poitrine's Sarniezz * Rhianna Stephens...

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is it a coffee cake that’s been iced or an ice coffee cake? yes they’re different things

I want to thank everyone who worked so hard on this issue, and is working so hard to make EAR•WAX a thing. That includes all our writers and contributors, but especially Neil Johnson, @alittlejstillz.bsky.social, and @oldermodal.bsky.social.

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Our first issue is out now, and we're really proud of it! Featuring reviews of Higher Grounds by Rhianna Stephenson, Something's Amiss at Juniper's House by @chemicallywrit.bsky.social , ten 2026 song recommendations, and an interview with @laurenshippen.com! www.earwaxmag.com/ear-wax-maga...

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Our first issue is out now, and we're really proud of it! Featuring reviews of Higher Grounds by Rhianna Stephenson, Something's Amiss at Juniper's House by @chemicallywrit.bsky.social , ten 2026 song recommendations, and an interview with @laurenshippen.com! www.earwaxmag.com/ear-wax-maga...

EAR•WAX Magazine: Volume 1, Issue 1

Now available to listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or your podcatcher of choice. Or listen right on our website. Tracklist: * Vinyl by Oliver Morris (0:00 - 1:15) * Table of Content...

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fucked up my meme

gonna download Monopoly Go and finally see what all the fuss is about

Volume 1, Issue 1 of EAR•WAX Magazine is available now ad free for Patreon supporters! It'll be out Wednesday for everyone! I'm so proud of how this came out. We set out to make an audio magazine about sound and that's exactly what we did. This team is amazing. www.patreon.com/earwaxmagazi...

EAR•WAX Magazine: Volume 1, Issue 1 | EAR•WAX Magazine

EAR•WAX Magazine: Volume 1, Issue 1 by EAR•WAX Magazine on Patreon. Join EAR•WAX Magazine's community for exclusive content and updates.

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a literal car dealer trying to sanction another country for wildfire smoke really gets at the essence of climate politics

Jen Bendery@jbendery.bsky.social · 3w ago

NEW: Trump is now threatening to punish Canada for wildfire smoke blowing into the U.S., as a GOP senator intros a bill to sanction Canadian officials “responsible” for the fires driven by climate change. “Insane," says one leading Canadian enviro group. www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie...

To celebrate the launch of @ear-wax-magazine.bsky.social, @vandreasonable.bsky.social gives us his hottest audio fiction hot take over on the LFC blog: www.localfiles.club/5-questions-...

5 questions with Jeff Van Dreason

The founder of EAR•WAX, a new magazine for music and audiodrama, shares his hottest take

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i still don’t get why Disclosure Day ended with a Sabrina Carpenter concert in Fortnite

I've come into possession of a powerful artifact.

back on the blog grind writing a few bits and pieces for @ear-wax-magazine.bsky.social on music and audiodrama. im in the first issue, out today, talking about how Robyn stole my bit of writing erotically charged poetry about Adam Driver. www.earwaxmag.com/ear-wax-news...

EAR•WAX Newsletter 001 | July 2026

In This Issue: * Welcome to EAR•WAX! Jeff wrote an editorial on AI. It’ll be the first and last time we talk about it in detail. * Who would you choose as your dream sperm donor? Adam Cecil writes ...

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Our first newsletter comes out today and features a brief clip from this interview with @laurenshippen.com. Next week, a longer segment will be in our first podcast episode. But Patreon supporters get the whole thing now! Please consider supporting EAR•WAX! www.patreon.com/earwaxmagazi...

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EAR•WAX Interview with Lauren Shippen by EAR•WAX Magazine on Patreon. Join EAR•WAX Magazine's community for exclusive content and updates.

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the new fad is raw bread

@garbageday.email did you guys kill your RSS feed? my reader is not detecting it and I can't find it at the usual URLs

The first issue of the EAR•WAX newsletter is out THIS WEDNESDAY - with some pieces on AI in Audio Fiction (boo), a brief segment of an interview with Lauren Shippen (yay), thoughts on who Robyn wants as a sperm donor(any guesses?) and good/bad album art of the year. Subscribe at earwaxmag.com

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the biggest idiot you know thinks vegan food is “elitist” while the literal elite are eating chicken tenders dipped in caviar www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/n...

In the Hamptons, Even the Chicken Tenders Are Living Fancy (Gift Article)

It’s summer on the South Fork. Care for some nuggets and caviar?

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I wrote about the silence around Alexander Zverev on the BBC's TV broadcasts of Wimbledon, which has left UK viewers without the whole picture. Why do the BBC avoid this topic on television when discussing it elsewhere? Free at Bounces: www.benrothenberg.com/p/bbc-wimble...

On BBC’s Wimbledon Coverage, the Information Will Not Be Televised

Viewers in the United Kingdom are not getting the whole picture of Alexander Zverev.

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I relate to Eric Foreman because if Star Wars came out when I was 16, I would make it my entire personality, too

O G G V O R B I S

"executives with no understanding of the industry" seems to be an endemic problem across industries: higher education, medicine, you name it, a bunch of suits with MBAs and unearned arrogance are destroying everything around us, and for some reason, we're supposed to accept that they know best

Greg Iwinski@garyjackson.bsky.social · 4w ago

TV writers were right in 2023 and are being proven more right every day — there was a stable television model that made everyone lots of money and put out good shows. Then execs with no understanding of the industry confused the production model and the distribution model, and they blew it all up.

who’s working on atproto letterboxd

Molly Templeton@mollytempleton.com · 4w ago

this is the wooooooooooorst

when John McEnroe "pops by" the BBC Radio 5 commentary box

why cant i redeem my credit card rewards for bandcamp gift cards