Back in January 2002 (remember teh Strokez?!) Stereogum got its start as Scott’s LiveJournal. By 2006 he’d grown the site to the point that I didn’t think twice about quitting my job as a lawyer to come on board [Sorry Mr. & Mrs. Singh! -Ed]; the next year we welcomed Brandon to the brain trust. And that’s been it: Three dudes working from their apartments in Brooklyn, with their cats and dogs and piles of promos — no offices, no interns, no daytime meetings, trying to cover the music we love as comprehensively as possible. (You are probably aware, but our parent company BUZZmedia handles the advertising that pays our rents … rest assured our writers have nothing to do with sales, as it should be.) Still we’re always wanting to do better, faster, stronger. Today we’re happy to announce a long overdue expansion to the editorial staff to make that happen: We’re going from three guys in Brooklyn to three guys and one lady from Brooklyn. Today Jessica Suarez joins the Stereogum team.
Jessica’s credentials speak for themselves. Maybe you’ve read her work at CMJ, Paper Thin Walls, Paste, Pitchfork, Revolver, or SPIN. Maybe you’ve watched her interviews at ABC’s Amplified. But you’ve certainly seen her here, filing Progress Reports for us as the site’s sole editorial freelancer for the last year and a half. Bringing Jessica on full time means being able to focus more extensively on the type of music you expect to discover from Stereogum. The content isn’t changing, it’ll just be better. Welcome aboard, J!
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Jessica > Veckatimest
Jessica>Animal Collective>Jessica
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Jessica > Jessica > Jessica
This is really great news. Congrats to Jessica. Great pairing.
Oh, and:
Progress Report: Avalanches plz
Thanks bosses! And thanks to the ‘Gum readers for being so nice to me and my Prog Report column. I’m looking forward to covering the Yeasayer beat from now on.
I hear their new publicity photos are uneven
I thought Yeasayer was over now that P4K gave Odd Blood a mediocre review? Maybe P4K is over now that Stereogum has J. Suarez?
Nice pickup! Congrats, guys!
good to see a lady in the ranks! (sorry, boyz.)
Awesome! Congrats Jessica!
It’s great to see Team Stereogum expanding. (Especially in “these economic times.”)
Also, the balding staff (pictured above) could use some of that fresh, young, odd blood.
And Gabe Videogum isn’t even in that photo. He blogs from Pleasant Meadows Brooklyn Retirement Home
Veckatimest=Jessica Suarez>>MPP-Bite Orca%phoenix’s cadillac commercial=stereogum
Damn, I thought my credentials as a stereogum commentator might be enough to one day join the ranks. Grats.
Alex Trebek told me she Jessica S. is just a groupie
Oh this is awesome. I feel like a fifth grader, because even though she has amazing credentials, I’m also excited to have a girl contribute. Pop a bottle of fine Korbel!
Cool beans! Congrats to Jessica, and congrats to Stereogum for gaining their fourth employee!
The new fantastic four.
congrats, cannot wait to being ignoring/deriding/occasionally complimenting your posts
Crew expansion! when can i expect a weekly podcast from stereogum?? im sure you’ve considered it..
As a former music writer myself, I love to see one of the sites that I consistently enjoy reading is able to grow and add more voices–not many places are, anymore. Congratulations Jessica and everyone at Stereogum!
…but am i the only one who finds ms. suarez’s writing to be a pit pandering and pedestrian? her p4k reviews are some of the most ill-informed i’ve ever read.
Yes, you’re the only one.
Hey, congrats kiddo!! Enjoy!
Nice pic Jagger!!!
maybe now we’ll finally get some Joanna Newsom coverage around here…oh wait…
-cekblast ’010
rock that gender diversity, SGum. Progress = reported.
oh yeah, well how big are her boobs?
…I’m expecting an answer at some point.
[Amrit:] I can see what’s happ’ning
[Brandon:] What??
[Amrit:] And they don’t have a clue!!
[Brandon:] Who?!?
[Amrit:] They’ll fall in love and here’s the bottom line: Our trio’s down to two
[Brandon:] Oh…
[Amrit:] The sweet caress of twilight
There’s magic everywhere
And with all this romantic atmosphere
Disaster’s in the air
[Stereogum Commenters:] Can you feel the love tonight?
The peace the evening brings
The world, for once, in perfect harmony
With all its living things
[Scott:] So many things to tell her
But how to make her see
The truth about my past? Impossible!
She’d turn away from me
[Jessica:] He’s holding back, he’s hiding
But what, I can’t decide
Why won’t he be the king I know he is
The king I see inside?
[Stereogum Commenters:] Can you feel the love tonight?
You needn’t look too far
Stealing through the night’s uncertainties
Love is where they are
[Amrit:] And if he falls in love tonight
It can be assumed
His carefree days with us are history
In short, our pal is doomed
This made me cry.
Why can’t I get a job like that??
AM I DUMB? DO I LACK DISCIPLINE?? IS IT ‘COS I NEVER HEARD OF ANIMAL COLLECTIVE ‘TILL STRAWBERRY JAM??