Austin BrownPazz and Jop 2017, and my year in musicThe following essay and blurbs were submitted as comments attached to my ballot for 2017’s Pazz and Jop, the Village Voice’s annual music…Dec 31, 2017Dec 31, 2017
Austin BrownLost In The World: How Kanye West Achieved Universality By Sacrificing HimselfNote: this was my thesis-style “junior paper” (turned in, true to form, near the end of my senior year) for my undergraduate degree at the…May 28, 2017May 28, 2017
Austin BrowninMEL MagazineWhen the Memes Strike BackCan a ‘Meme Alliance’ fight Facebook censorship by denying their fans the LOLs (and lulz)?Oct 13, 2016Oct 13, 2016
Austin Brownhm i guess this is a blog (steven hyden wrote a thing and it made me wonder abt rock)The more that “rock” reporting — that of the Ian Cohens and Steven Hydens of the media world, who proudly tout their emo/Springsteen…Aug 18, 2016Aug 18, 2016