Jonathan Bernstein
@jonbern.bsky.social
biography of justin townes earle out jan. 13
senior research editor at rolling stone
he/him
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jonathan-bernstein/what-do-you-do-when-youre-lonesome/9780306833274/
senior research editor at rolling stone
he/him
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jonathan-bernstein/what-do-you-do-when-youre-lonesome/9780306833274/
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‘6 7’ Is Another ‘Two Americas’ Moment That Trivializes Black Death
America’s sweetheart meme came from Philly drill rappers depicting gun violence. Does anyone know or care?
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December 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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some personal 2025 faves
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December 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
some personal 2025 faves
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Sad news from Memphis: the great soul singer & songwriter Don Bryant has died at 83. A Hi Records artist who penned hits for his wife Ann Peebles (including the immortal "I Can't Stand the Rain"), Bryant enjoyed a late-career comeback over the last decade www.commercialappeal.com/story/entert...
December 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Sad news from Memphis: the great soul singer & songwriter Don Bryant has died at 83. A Hi Records artist who penned hits for his wife Ann Peebles (including the immortal "I Can't Stand the Rain"), Bryant enjoyed a late-career comeback over the last decade www.commercialappeal.com/story/entert...
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Wholly blown away to see BACKBEATS in this company, god bless and keep you @jonbern.bsky.social and @rollingstone.com
Buy the book at johnlingan.com
Buy the book at johnlingan.com
The Best Music Books of 2025
Rolling Stone editors review the best music books of 2025, including books about Cameron Crowe, Ozzy Osbourne, Elvis Presley, Paul McCartney, Tupac Shakur, and Bruce Springsteen.
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December 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Wholly blown away to see BACKBEATS in this company, god bless and keep you @jonbern.bsky.social and @rollingstone.com
Buy the book at johnlingan.com
Buy the book at johnlingan.com
Read @willgroff.bsky.social on nightclubs+bars across the nation going country:
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
How American Nightlife Went Honky-Tonk
From New York City to Chicago to Portland, bars are riding a country boom, drawing everyone from outlaw singers to finance bros for ‘countryoke’ and line dancing.
www.wsj.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Read @willgroff.bsky.social on nightclubs+bars across the nation going country:
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Thanks for the shoutout @stephentrageser615.bsky.social!
December 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Thanks for the shoutout @stephentrageser615.bsky.social!
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Bob Dylan attempts to explain Willie Nelson in The New Yorker's profile of Willie: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
December 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Bob Dylan attempts to explain Willie Nelson in The New Yorker's profile of Willie: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
I was assigned a review of 'Blackstar' and could only hear the album at an in-person listening session (not uncommon).
It was me (26 at the time), Jon Pareles, and a studio engineer listening to the album in a control room at Electric Lady. Probably the most intimidating hour of my life!
It was me (26 at the time), Jon Pareles, and a studio engineer listening to the album in a control room at Electric Lady. Probably the most intimidating hour of my life!
10 years ago today, David Bowie released his 'Lazarus' single digitally in 2015.
December 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I was assigned a review of 'Blackstar' and could only hear the album at an in-person listening session (not uncommon).
It was me (26 at the time), Jon Pareles, and a studio engineer listening to the album in a control room at Electric Lady. Probably the most intimidating hour of my life!
It was me (26 at the time), Jon Pareles, and a studio engineer listening to the album in a control room at Electric Lady. Probably the most intimidating hour of my life!
NYC! I have two book launch events next month, and I'd love to see you there
First: Pub day event in Brooklyn with John Hendrickson!
greenlightbookstore.com/event/2026-0...
First: Pub day event in Brooklyn with John Hendrickson!
greenlightbookstore.com/event/2026-0...
Jonathan Bernstein with John Hendrickson
Brooklyn independent bookstore
greenlightbookstore.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
NYC! I have two book launch events next month, and I'd love to see you there
First: Pub day event in Brooklyn with John Hendrickson!
greenlightbookstore.com/event/2026-0...
First: Pub day event in Brooklyn with John Hendrickson!
greenlightbookstore.com/event/2026-0...
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I met Melissa Hortman in October of 2024. She was smart and kind. I heard about her murder in a LA hotel room and it dropped me to my knees. So I went to Minnesota and talked to her kids, parents, and friends. This is not true crime, this is Melissa in real life. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life
Melissa Hortman died in a shocking act of political violence. This is her story
www.rollingstone.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I met Melissa Hortman in October of 2024. She was smart and kind. I heard about her murder in a LA hotel room and it dropped me to my knees. So I went to Minnesota and talked to her kids, parents, and friends. This is not true crime, this is Melissa in real life. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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What a loss for American music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHC_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHC_...
Joe Ely - Because of the Wind - 1996
YouTube video by livemusic55
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:56 AM
What a loss for American music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHC_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHC_...
There should be a federal 10 year ban on covering "The Weight"* and "Angel From Montgomery"** in public
*except if you're Mavis
**except if you're Bonnie
*except if you're Mavis
**except if you're Bonnie
December 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM
There should be a federal 10 year ban on covering "The Weight"* and "Angel From Montgomery"** in public
*except if you're Mavis
**except if you're Bonnie
*except if you're Mavis
**except if you're Bonnie
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"Sometimes righteous and sometimes wrongous. Sometimes he glimpsed the cosmic and sometimes he fell in the shit." —David Ramsey on Blaze Foley for @oxfordamerican.bsky.social
Ain’t It a Cold, Cold, World?
David Ramsey shares a collection of nineteen stories about country music singer-songwriter Blaze Foley.
oxfordamerican.org
December 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
"Sometimes righteous and sometimes wrongous. Sometimes he glimpsed the cosmic and sometimes he fell in the shit." —David Ramsey on Blaze Foley for @oxfordamerican.bsky.social
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Raul Malo, the operatic vocalist and co-founder of the Grammy-winning, Latin-tinged country band the Mavericks, has died at age 60.
Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
December 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Raul Malo, the operatic vocalist and co-founder of the Grammy-winning, Latin-tinged country band the Mavericks, has died at age 60.
Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Left my body during this portion of last night's Snocaps show
December 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Left my body during this portion of last night's Snocaps show
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after 3 years, i was laid off by rolling stone. im appreciative of my time there, but i know this is opening a better path🙌🏿
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Last week, after three years at Rolling Stone, I was unexpectedly laid off. Appa… Andre Gee needs your support for offering support after rolling stone layoff
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December 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
after 3 years, i was laid off by rolling stone. im appreciative of my time there, but i know this is opening a better path🙌🏿
putting everything into my newsletter for now, plz subscribe: andrejgee.substack.com
+ a gofundme for anyone who'd like to help: www.gofundme.com/f/offering-s...
putting everything into my newsletter for now, plz subscribe: andrejgee.substack.com
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In case you missed it, here's my interview with Scott Simon on NPR's Morning Edition from earlier today. We talk about my new book "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low', what made Chicago such a special place for labels and **checks notes** duct tape.
www.npr.org/2025/11/29/n...
#booksky #npr
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#booksky #npr
November 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
In case you missed it, here's my interview with Scott Simon on NPR's Morning Edition from earlier today. We talk about my new book "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low', what made Chicago such a special place for labels and **checks notes** duct tape.
www.npr.org/2025/11/29/n...
#booksky #npr
www.npr.org/2025/11/29/n...
#booksky #npr
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if you're not hiring Brittany to report on pop music, conduct interviews, and write deeply interesting profiles that actually rise above the noise, then you're doing it WRONG.
BRITTANY IS THE BEST.
BRITTANY IS THE BEST.
some personal news: after 11 years i was laid off from rolling stone! kind of surreal feeling to start over but excited to see what's next 🫶
December 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
if you're not hiring Brittany to report on pop music, conduct interviews, and write deeply interesting profiles that actually rise above the noise, then you're doing it WRONG.
BRITTANY IS THE BEST.
BRITTANY IS THE BEST.
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i'm available for freelance work, bio writing, consulting, anything! for now going to start writing a newsletter over on substack
best way to support me right now is to subscribe!
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best way to support me right now is to subscribe!
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December 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
i'm available for freelance work, bio writing, consulting, anything! for now going to start writing a newsletter over on substack
best way to support me right now is to subscribe!
brittanyspanos.substack.com
best way to support me right now is to subscribe!
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My book BACKBEATS: A HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL IN 15 DRUMMERS makes a great gift for the percussionist, music fan, or discerning reader in your life.
johnlingan.com for reviews, a playlist for the book, and purchase links. And below are 15 playlists for each chapter. Rock on.
johnlingan.com for reviews, a playlist for the book, and purchase links. And below are 15 playlists for each chapter. Rock on.
December 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
My book BACKBEATS: A HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL IN 15 DRUMMERS makes a great gift for the percussionist, music fan, or discerning reader in your life.
johnlingan.com for reviews, a playlist for the book, and purchase links. And below are 15 playlists for each chapter. Rock on.
johnlingan.com for reviews, a playlist for the book, and purchase links. And below are 15 playlists for each chapter. Rock on.
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Such a cool and inspiring story
"This is Charlotte Astor’s fantasy, her obsession: to unearth a single piece of recorded music lost to time. To finally hear the thrashing guitar, the crunch of the bass — and the sound of her mother’s voice."
Searching for her mom’s lost punk legacy:
Searching for her mom’s lost punk legacy:
Lost cassette tape connects N.J. girl to her mom's punk legacy. She's got the whole country looking for it.
The South Jersey teen sparked a nationwide search for a tape her mom recorded 30 years ago
www.nj.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Such a cool and inspiring story
Huge thanks to Uproxx for including 'What Do You Do When You're Lonesome' in their Holiday Gift Guide!
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uproxx.com/music/music-...
December 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Huge thanks to Uproxx for including 'What Do You Do When You're Lonesome' in their Holiday Gift Guide!
uproxx.com/music/music-...
uproxx.com/music/music-...
Still the best day of the year when this arrives in the mail
November 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Still the best day of the year when this arrives in the mail
This conversation is a beautiful tribute to Todd:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_kk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_kk...
Todd Snider’s Friends Remember the Songwriter | Rolling Stone Nashville Now
YouTube video by Rolling Stone
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November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This conversation is a beautiful tribute to Todd:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_kk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_kk...