Grant Sharples
Contributing writer/columnist at Paste / AV Club • bylines in interview mag, stereogum, uproxx, pitchfork, ringer, LARB, mtv news etc • grant dot sharples at gmail • he/him • free Palestine 🇵🇸 • KCMO • I’m writing a novel bc it’s never been done before
- Happy Friday
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- I reviewed the sick new Mandy, Indiana album for @pastemagazine.bsky.social / @avclub.com www.pastemagazine.com/music/mandy-...
- They could’ve stopped the headline here tbh
- I wrote about the guitar solos in Bloc Party’s “Positive Tension,” RatM’s “Bulls on Parade,” Smashing Pumpkins’ “Cherub Rock,” and White Stripes’ “Icky Thump” for the new Paste Panel: www.pastemagazine.com/music/paste-...
- Xaviersobased… that is none of my business
- Hey did you see my ICE Out pin? I know you need a microscope to see it but trust me it’s there. Also I know it’s on the inner lining of my sock but if you pull up the sock and then use a microscope you’ll see that I’m an activist and a good person
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- Bad Bunny AOTY deserved
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- Just logged on… this is how I find out I didn’t win a Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance…
- January
- For Paste’s Best Guitarists of All Time list, I wrote about Tom Morello, Joey Santiago, and Kevin Shields. I also have some repurposed blurbs from the list earlier this week on Mdou Moctar and Jack White www.pastemagazine.com/music/greate...
- Can you tell I’m reviewing the new Morrissey album
- Good morning, I reviewed the lovely new album from The Soft Pink Truth for @pastemagazine.bsky.social / @avclub.com: www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-so...
- I wrote about the episode of Bob’s Burgers, my favorite TV show, in which Marshmallow performs at open mic night www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-o...
- Abolish ICE
- I wrote about [inhale] Mdou Moctar, Yasmin Williams, Brittany Howard, the Dessner brothers, Stephen Carpenter, Nick Zinner, Molly Rankin/Alec O’Hanley, MJ Lenderman, Jack White, and Kurt Vile for this list! www.pastemagazine.com/music/greate...
- Excited to have an essay that kicks off Guitar Week at Paste. I wrote about watching Yasmin Williams deliver one of the most transformative live performances I’ve ever had the privilege to witness www.pastemagazine.com/music/yasmin...
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- Running it back
- Wrote about the 20th anniversary of Arctic Monkeys’ best album www.pastemagazine.com/music/arctic...
- This is a first: I wrote the two lead stories on Paste right now :-)
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- Wrote about the 20th anniversary of Arctic Monkeys’ best album www.pastemagazine.com/music/arctic...
- Good morning! I spoke with Joyce Manor for the latest edition of my Cover Me column. Read about how their second album was nearly called Father’s Rights, how 40 oz. to Fresno was nearly called Hungover Again, and the legend that is Cheesecake the dog www.pastemagazine.com/music/joyce-...
- I’ve been listening to music lately
- Wrote about the new Snail Mail single for Paste’s Best New Songs roundup www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-n...
- I also think the difference between a Stereogum sub and a P4K sub is that the former is independently owned, and the money doesn’t go to a media conglomerate. I’m willing to pay for great journalism, which P4K has troves of, but who sees that money at the end of the day?
- Indigo De Souza you should read this
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- Reposted by Grant SharplesIn April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties. The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized. Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
- Wrote about the new Daphni single for Paste’s BNS list www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-n...
- Good morning and happy Friday
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- Release day bump! I reviewed the wonderful new Dry Cleaning album: www.pastemagazine.com/music/dry-cl...
- Happy Friday
- Reposted by Grant SharplesWe've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
- Putting together a rough setlist for karaoke tonight like I’m a popular artist performing for an audience of thousands
- Reposted by Grant SharplesThe murderer’s name is Jonathan Ross. www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
- I reviewed the new Dry Cleaning album, which is, of course, great www.pastemagazine.com/music/dry-cl...
- Why do people on LinkedIn Indent like their lives Depend on it Like they’re writing a corporate poem?
- Very excited to debut my (other) new Paste column: Audio Books! I spoke with Simon Raymonde about his new memoir and everything Cocteau Twins and Bella Union :-) www.pastemagazine.com/music/coctea...
- Realizing the font used for the sleeve of Sonic Youth’s Dirty is almost the same one used for Sonic the Hedgehog
- First 2026 grid
- A small summary of what I read in 2025 :-)
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- Hey does anyone know any songs about how this is the new year and how you don’t feel any different?
- 100 albums i spent the most time with in 2025:
- Here are all the games I beat in 2025. Also played a ton of Mario Kart World and Kirby Air Riders but you can’t really *beat* those so… anyway I’m really cool and not a nerd btw
