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Jonathan Bernstein

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research editor at rolling stone/writing a book about Justin Townes Earle. he/him
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wrote about country music's inescapable defensive, conformist posture and how strange it can be (cody johnson is Fine he's just relevant to this story) open.substack.com/pub/dontrock...
Circling The Wagons: On Music Row's "Family First" Mentalityopen.substack.com Or, I covered the ACMs red carpet and all I got was a little demoralized
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Congrats to Hannah Murphy and Billie Winter on this amazing book; go buy it now! www.chroniclebooks.com/products/que...
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I feel like no one knows I exist here, but I am here to tell you that I’m trying to make a rock n roll album about joy and its power as a force of resistance. Aaron Lee Tasjan is going to produce and it’s gonna be SOMETHING. If any of this peaks your interest, learn more at gofund.me/0283ce50
Glitter Up The Dark: Help fund Jessye’s new album, organized by Jessye DeSilvagofund.me Hi friends! I’m Jessye DeSilva (she/they), a queer singer-songwriter,… Jessye DeSilva needs your support for Glitter Up The Dark: Help fund Jessye’s new album
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I profiled the unbelievably talented Lizzie No for this year's Future of Music: We talked about Americana genre expectations, surviving 2020, and, naturally, "I Dream a Highway" by Gillian Welch www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Get Ready To Be Blown Away by Lizzie No’s Songwritingwww.rollingstone.com Singer-songwriter Lizzie No is making a daring leap forward with their new album, 'Halfsies'
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reviewed the new kacey musgraves, an uneven record i nevertheless admire www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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going out on a limb and assuming that last night's Wednesday show was the first time there was a gary stewart mosh pit at brooklyn steel
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I interviewed Brittney Spencer for Rolling Stone sometime in 2023 and can confirm that she is in fact the real-ass deal.
I am, no lie, so very delighted at the increasing profile and success of Brittany Spencer, who in the mid-2010s became a mutual follow and friend on Twitter, and always gave me the sense of someone driven, in the best way, to do her best. Well worth your time reading this story -- gift link.
Brittney Spencer makes ‘universal’ country music. Nashville’s listening.wapo.st In a genre that has historically sidelined Black singers, Brittney Spencer broke through with a viral video and a debut album that blends country sensibilities with rock and R&B.
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Condé Nast gutting NYer talk of the town & pitchfork within the same year feels so ominous & telling of the current media landscape’s hostility to the arts. solidarity w everyone out of a job. we all need to start more music magazines
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my favorite Justin Earle story: he opened for John Doe & Exene doing their johnny & june thing at MHOW & the last song of his set was "Can't Hardly Wait" & i lost my mind & we sang along w/him & he was so happy & came over to us & the hipsters around us were all "how cute they know this song"
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come for my attempt to articulate why so many of my favorite records from 2023 felt like calm, controlled communication of chaos and destruction stay to read all my smart colleagues' picks for fav albums of the year www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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the two pages of Jim Carroll's 'The Basketball Diaries' that inspired Justin Townes Earle's most famous song
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There is so much more to Brenda Lee than "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree." If you want to learn more about the legend with the current #1 single in the country, I spent a day with with her at her home in 2018. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Inside the Life of Brenda Lee, the Pop Heroine Next Doorwww.rollingstone.com She awed a young Elton John, influenced Taylor Swift and had the Beatles open for her. So why doesn't Brenda Lee get more respect?