"Hi, readers of Stereogum ! My name is Tom Breihan , and I'm the older of the two new guys around here. A few Internet Eons ago, I wrote the "Status Ain't Hood" blog for The Village Voice . For the past couple of years, I've been a staff writer @ Pitchfork . And yes, that means Brandon and I just acted out our own 80's body-switching comedy. He's Judge Reinhold . I'm Fred Savage .
A few things about me: I'm tall enough that complete strangers point and stare. I come from the beautiful town of Baltimore, Maryland ; Perhaps you've enjoyed our byzantine crime dramas on television. I'm a dad. This past weekend, I moved from Chicago to Virginia , which was not fun. I like dogs and nachos and professional wrestling . I really, really like Rap music , so you can expect to see some more of that around here."
"For my first post, my new bosses here @ Stereogum have graciously allowed me to pick a new song to share. I...