Michael's Cut

Just a Postgrad Looking for Good Music

About Me

Now based in Honolulu, HI, Michael Puni graduated from Central Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts in English: Professional and Creative Writing. He plans to freelance his writing and publish his creative works, not limited to poetry, fiction, and music journalism, and personal writing through this platform, all the while pursuing a modeling career. Beyond his career goals, he loves to read, write, attend concerts, work out, dance, and spend time with family and friends.

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  • On the unexpected “Girl, So Confusing” remix, Charli XCX and Lorde declare friendship over a decade of pop culture speculations with unhinged frustrations and apprehensions

    (6/21: I’m writing amidst both drafting my Brat review and moving out, the latter making it incredibly difficult to set aside time to research, write, and edit. Many times during this year, I doubted my ability to consistently draft and post my work because of everything that life has thrown so far. However, in a…

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  • Erika de Casier, “Still,” and the Reappropriation of Self-Identity

    Erika de Casier has long established her brand of quiet love songs. The ones that evoke glasses of Prosecco on the nightstand, the comforter showered in petals. Or a bouquet sent to the office, with a letter detailing their next date. Essentials and Sensational define these intimate spaces, a luxury she upholds while coiling the…

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  • Year-End List 2022: Albums 10-1

    At one point, I thought this list couldn’t get done, let alone an article about it. Though I started the re-listening period last January, I was also an undergraduate preparing for spring commencement. A dilemma approached me, one that had beaten me multiple times. I tried to balance my academics, but what about my social…

  • Year-End List 2022: Albums 30-11

    At one point, I thought this list couldn’t get done, let alone an article about it. Though I started the re-listening period last January, I was also an undergraduate preparing for spring commencement. A dilemma approached me, one that had beaten me multiple times. I tried to balance my academics, but what about my social…

  • Year-End List 2022: Albums 50-31

    At one point, I thought this list couldn’t get done, let alone an article about it. Though I started the re-listening period last January, I was also an undergraduate preparing for spring commencement. A dilemma approached me, one that had beaten me multiple times. I tried to balance my academics, but what about my social…