RIP: Brendan Mahoney, Tiny Mix Tapes writer
by Mr P on 02-02-2011 
It is with deep sorrow that we say goodby to fellow TMT writer Brendan Mahoney, who passed away early Sunday morning in a rail accident in Brooklyn, New York. He was 24.
Brendan, a graduate of Boston University, had been writing for TMT since 2008.
While his tastes were steeped in Bob Dylan, The Fall, Werner Herzog, and Michelangelo Antonioni, Brendan's critical reach was broad, revealing an intellectual complexity yet emotional palatability that in fact mirrored the very kinds of artists he admired. From his reviews of Glenn Branca's The Ascension and Q-Tip's Kammal The Abstract, to his mix of "darkwave" music and consultation with Gang Gang Dance, Brendan's writing gave us insight into the tensions (such as those between the body and the brain, the electronic and the organic, chaos and order, the fanciful and the real, content and form) that not only piqued his interest, but also were his critical targets.
But an analysis of his writing isn't plenty to get a good impression of the form of person Brendan was. Affable, creative, and bore to try new things, Brendan proved in only a little time how passionate he was, always willing to make time out of his personal life to help TMT through hard times. Sure, his writing may allow the most visible mark on TMT, but it was our personal relationship with Brendan that deepens our admiration for him. We will lose him tremendously.
Please check out Brendan's writing here, including his last review for us - a blurb about our #5 album of 2010, Big Boi's Sir Lucious Left Foot - here.
Tiny Mix Tapes will suspend posting new content today in commemoration of Brendan. Our thoughts are with his house and friends.
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