The Time Of Our Lives

I think it’s pretty safe to say that today is a major turning point in the history of this site. After a little over seven years of documenting my taste in music and providing you with mp3s of my favorite songs, Fluxblog is going to have to switch gears and become a blog about…well, anything other than music.

Let me explain.

As some of you may know, I’ve recently started work as a freelancer for Pitchfork. I’ve been enjoying it, and it’s nice to work with a lot of people who I’ve been friends with for years now. The thing is, I had to sign a contract, and as it turns out, it’s kinda strict. Effective today, I am forbidden to write about music for anyone besides Pitchfork Media, and that includes my own sites. This will last until April 2011, unless I choose not to re-up, or if I can manage to renegotiate the contract.

In the meantime, I intend to keep this site going. It may be a bit of trial and error at first, but I’ve got a pretty good idea of what’s coming up. For instance, I plan to write more about my political views, and open up about my personal life and my experiences as a single guy living in the big city. I’ll probably end up sharing some memes, and some cute photos of my new kitten, Mr. Adorbs. I’m most excited about a new mini-blog that will replace the tumblr on the sidebar — Fluxburgr, a site documenting my quest to find the best cheeseburgers in New York City!

If you’re going to bail on the site now, I totally understand. I think for most people, this will always be a site about music, and I’m proud of what I achieved here over the past seven years. I’m extremely grateful to everyone who has ever read this site, not to mention all the artists who have been featured on it, and all my family and friends, who have supported me in this weird OCD project of mine that somehow turned into a career. I sincerely hope that you all follow my writing on Pitchfork, if that site is not already one of your daily must-reads.

I leave you with this — a video tribute that I made to say farewell to Fluxblog: The Music Years. I strongly recommend that you watch it.