Brendan Menapace
@brendanmenapace
Writer for places like Spin, Stereogum, Esquire, Paste, Vice, Brooklyn Vegan, etc. Got my own thing over at www.snakesandsparklers.com. www.brendanmenapace.com
Congrats to Charlie Kelly for landing a Nat Geo staffer position
I am not one of the music writers who followed the Youth Group/Tooth & Nail-Secular Music Writer/Musician pipeline, but I’m very much looking forward to digging into this.
Was looking for something in my photos from a year or so ago and rediscovered the AOC/DC picture I made
My cat when she wants me to know she feels safe and comfortable around me
There’s a pic of me at prob 9 years old receiving a Christmas complete of this board looking maybe the happiest I’ve ever been. Since they reissued that graphic, I’ve been grinding my teeth to nubs every day forcing myself not to get one to try to recapture that feeling at 34.
Didn’t quite see how this was the sequel but enjoyed nonetheless
I know I’ve posted this before but it bears repeating just how outrageous this EP/whatever is, this song especially. Hit my 17-year-old self like a truck.
These are things LeBron James should know before coming to Philly
I shouldn’t be surprised by the sponsors of Rick Rubin’s podcast. But “Athletic Nicotine” lifted my eyelids a little.
Philly, can we get an ID on this guy and get him some free snacks or something?
Say what you want about this family, but they understand writing a good plot twist.
I'll never claim to be the world's best music critic. But I think I get some points for being the one brave enough to listen to multiple Alexi Lalas albums in full to understand the full context of the new one for the sake of informed journalism.
Here’s what I wrote a couple weeks ago. (And more, subscribe if you’d like: www.snakesandsparklers.com/p/world-cup-...)
On Cape Verde, in a larger bit about Uruguay manager Marcelo Bielsa scouting USMNT manager Mauricio Pochettino by looking at his 13 year old legs while he slept at 2 am. True story apparently.