I'm a regular reader of numerous pop culture blogs, as it sort of comes with the territory about writing about music, movies, etc. When I checked out one of my favorites, Whitney Matheson's Pop Candy, I learned that there's a new mixtape blog in town.
Cassettes From My Ex is an essay project that discusses--what else?--the mixtape. Do they have their own domain name? Yes. Do they have a flashier webpage? Check. Do they actually put up the mixtapes? Hell yeah. Do I feel jealous? You betcha.
That's one thing they never teach you to deal with in grad. school--professional jealously. Maybe I'm just being lazy. Maybe I haven't been writing fast enough. Maybe I should spend more time (and more money) on jazzing things up a bit around here. Maybe I'm still living under the delusion that looks don't matter and that it's quality that the people want. Not a bunch of hipster flash. Or maybe I'm also having issues with the fact that I'm not seeing this project take off like I had imagined. I guess I have a plain, old-fashioned case of envy. While it isn't very becoming, it's true. Perhaps the epitome of envy is represented best through song.
Perhaps it's important to take a lesson from the Stones:
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Tracking the Art of the Mixtape
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The purpose of this blog is to function as an electronic commonplace book as I conduct my research on the art of the mixtape. Collected here are interviews, possible track listings, and other notes involved in the writing process.