Vanity Fair has finally picked up on the whole Sarah "Ultragrrrl" Lewitinn phenomenon of 2004, including her in their November issue as the little music blogger who could (in this case, the "could" is starting her own imprint under Island-Def Jam), a buzzy wunderkind whose musical picks and praise "haven't been wrong yet." It's a lofty blurb, a milestone mention with no shortage of praise, crediting her influence as critical to the success of Interpol and Franz Ferdinand, amongst others. As Idolator notices, the entire thing was written by music journalist Marc Spitz, who discloses that he and Lewitinn were once co-workers at Spin. What he doesn't disclose is that he's more than just a former co-worker, he's actually one of her good friends — which makes the piece so much more meaningful, like a private little present from Spitz to Ultra, wrapped in the glossy paper of a complicit publication. It's all very sweet.

Ultragrrrl Employs Old Friend as Her New Publicist [Idolator]

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