Mikael Wood

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talked w lady gaga about surf punk and doom jazz how she “didn’t want to just be the wife” in “die with a smile” https://t.co/zgYezCPgwD

prob should’ve put wings higher tbh

Los Angeles Times @latimes

The 20 best albums of 2024 https://t.co/VaquooHvOq

talked w laufey about —ryan gosling in “la la land” (“He’s a great reflection of a lot of guys I’ve dated”) —theater kids —olivia rodrigo (“She just texted me out of nowhere”) —F-bombs & —why she doesn’t claim to be a jazz singer https://t.co/QFhssJrug1 https://t.co/kyO4Rw9xGg

talked w randy newman about a bunch of things, including that backstage pic of him w bob dylan, lou reed & tom petty https://t.co/D8yPjeTVJO https://t.co/jGoRWg8fn6

“backstabs and broomsticks” 🥹

Justin Chang @JustinCChang

All yellow brick roads lead to Rome: I wrote about the very mixed bag of popcorn that is Glicked, aka Wadiator, aka Backstabs and Broomsticks. On WICKED (PART I) and GLADIATOR II: https://t.co/tQsM0TfS1g

interview with sting started out great https://t.co/UxfhDqVXbN https://t.co/JD94ilPYWP

talked w david foster about —trying to get one (indeed getting one?) by berry gordy —pissing off the members of chicago —hogging all the grammys in the year of nirvana —why to do a sax solo (“why not?”) https://t.co/pfgnvWq8yF

spent an hour in the court of mariah carey and laughed for most of it https://t.co/sEBt9Z1eSB https://t.co/gics9yhRYJ

talked to the very quotable carly pearce about douchebags at concerts, pop stars going country and the desire (or not) to get remarried “I wore the white dress. I had the party. I wore the ring. And it didn’t mean anything.” 😳 https://t.co/kU9LZi8BoY

talked w billie eilish & finneas about —whether billie is a grown-up (they disagree) —avril lavigne —fame = face tattoo —their dad’s hair-loss journey (sorry to their dad) w cameos by charli xcx & bernie taupin (first time ever in same story??) https://t.co/He1vzRum3n

met pharrell at a lego brand activation; ended up talking about how the world is a colonial snow globe https://t.co/LUEG9Cs4qt

did not previously know that: a) the drummer from candlebox once played for brandi carlile b) one of the identical twins in carlile’s band almost auditioned to be in smashing pumpkins c) carlile’s nickname for the other twin is bitch lips https://t.co/BYjH1ZWanb

spent some time w tommy richman — a dirtbag justin timberlake? the vaporwave bruno mars? — and decided somebody should hire him as an L.A nightlife columnist https://t.co/LtuNwZ0X7a https://t.co/HqDmgDQQNC

psyched to dissect the KP and LG of it all on mon 9/30 at dynasty typewriter in L.A. with the west coast @PopPantheonPod hive: @DJLouieXIV and @mollylambert and @missmollymary and @hernameisjae; tix here: https://t.co/zCocdtwb0p https://t.co/6xFmvyydlI

sat for a few mins w ringo starr, who declined to take the bait https://t.co/AtBP2MiJtB https://t.co/jXIL99lvaK

talked with nick cave about spiritual collapse, whether or not he’s sexy and — his fave coldplay song?? https://t.co/wbKjPrJWW4