I'm thrilled, honored and slightly terrified to announce that I'll be writing a book about Justin Townes Earle, an artist whose music has meant so much to me.
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research editor || bylines , , and . he/him. Writing a book about Justin Townes Earle.
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Spoke to a 4th grade class about journalism today and one absolute legend of a kid asked whether the writer or the publication is on the hook for travel expenses if a celebrity cancels an interview last minute.
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bruce dressing like a Peaky Blinder in Ireland, very camp.
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"Hochul and Adams, you did this!"
In a city wracked with inequality, where millions are squeezed out of stability, the answer to who killed Jordan Neely isn't singular. The finger points right at the top.
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been fun pretending i am still 27 all these years but time for a new profile pic!
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whoever cooked up this weather for the weekend of a new National album release deserves a major raise
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keeping it going: this song is absolutely beautiful
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Harry Belafonte, the legendary singer, actor, and civil rights activist, has died. He was 96.
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Hi 👋 I was recently laid off from & will soon be looking for work. Here’s a thread of the many wonderful things I worked on in my nearly seven years here 🧵:
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Registering for #popcon2023? There was a hiccup with our general registration page yesterday so if you tried to register then and got a message saying we're sold out - we're not :). General registration is back up and running here: tinyurl.com/58y8amyf
Registration is free!
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everyone should subscribe to no depression
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If any of y’all still really have the urge to spend $8 on something verified maybe consider supporting nonprofit music journalism @nodepression
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no checkmark means that fridays are now for posting incredibly dope songs:
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one of my favorite buzzfeednews pieces. when it came out, i remember thinking, 'wow, it's so awesome that a publication funded this piece.'
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I am speechless. I wrote that song in the stairwell of my dorm in college, 25 years ago. Music is a blessed traveler.
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Replying to @joshritter
Hey Josh, did you know Bob Dylan sang 'Only A River' in Japan last night? See you in Liberty Hall later. h/t @DylanExaminer
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We need 350 new subscribers to stay alive & are offering a huge discount off our top two tiers.
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the country music "why can't we all get along" irl moment that no one asked for
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So two cisgendered straight white men agreed to disagree on the eradication of queer people! Well, that settles it! All us queers can breathe easy now! 
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It's been a good run, but it seems that my time at The A.V. Club has come to an end. I would appreciate any leads on new opportunities (part-time, WFH). I'm also open to copyediting, brand copywriting, UX design, etc.
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still buzzing from last night's emmylou cameo, and from Aoife O'Donovan's whole 'Nebraska' show, which left me with new revelations about an album i've heard hundreds of times.
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why do i need to request google drive access to view this mexican restaurant's drink menu
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one of the most intense Justin Townes Earle performances i've seen or heard.
(caption: "Playing his guts out for a crowd of 7 at The Hideaway BBQ on June 17, 2007")
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If you're thinking about hollering "Boycott Tennessee!" right now, ask yourselves three questions first...
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"bronze admiration and a blind spot of regret" gets me every single time.
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can't believe we lost john prine three years ago today.
"i just thought age was something that was there every year, like christmas"
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ate bagels and talked about self-actualization with
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this story is insane
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Hoaxes! Enemies lists! Shattered friendships! Stolen photographs! Mack was a peculiar American hero. He was also my friend. Here’s my attempt to figure him out. @TexasMonthly texasmonthly.com/arts-entertain
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10 years ago, Florida Georgia Line and Nelly teamed up and changed country music — my latest for on a canonically Good song, "Cruise" billboard.com/music/country/
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if taylor swift put out an album tomorrow, she'll have been releasing records for as many years as Bruce Springsteen had when he put out Lucky Town/Human Touch
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NRA Country has notably quieted down in the last few years, but it's still very much active: In 2023 alone, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, Aaron Lewis, and Parker McCollum–all active hit makers in the genre!–have all partnered with the NRA
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Hip-Hop Stands With Survivors is calling for Universal Hip-Hop Museum Chairman Rocky Bucano to resign because they believe he has ties to Zulu Nation &its founder Afrika Bambataa, who's had numerous child abuse allegations.
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very rad+strange that Lana Del Rey and Boygenius are both releasing songs this spring that riff on "The Anthem" by Leonard Cohen
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When Brandy Clark sang, "I'll read 'Lonesome Dove'/fall asleep to 'Hallelujah,'" I felt that
(her new song is truly stunning)
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The benefit assembled names like , , and to speak up in support of Tennessee's LGBTQ community.
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Jordan Peele's 'Nope,' but make it QAnon
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the worst song of 2023 arrived early! youtube.com/watch?v=H1kLQ7
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