Joe Levy
@joelevy.bsky.social
Contributor to Rolling Stone and Billboard. Also sometimes the guy who said that thing on that show.
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Christgau captured the magic of Todd Snider well. RIP, Todd.
I'm very sorry to report that the great alt-country singer-songwriter Todd Snider has died at 59 of undiagnosed walking pneumonia. I stick by what I wrote about him in 2012. www.robertchristgau.com/xg/bn/2012-0... Here's Rolling Stone's coverage. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Robert Christgau: Preaching Agnosticism (with Laugh Lines)
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November 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Christgau captured the magic of Todd Snider well. RIP, Todd.
My sister liked the Springsteen movie. I didn't. Life goes on. But the thing from that movie I simply can't shake: Why is a John Lennon biography from 1988 on the bookshelf of Jon Landau's office in 1982?
October 27, 2025 at 11:07 PM
My sister liked the Springsteen movie. I didn't. Life goes on. But the thing from that movie I simply can't shake: Why is a John Lennon biography from 1988 on the bookshelf of Jon Landau's office in 1982?
Over at Billboard, I wrote about five new comedy specials, including Beth Spelling's insanely great "The Landlord Special," which will take up less than 30 minutes of your life and enrich it greatly.
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The Best Comedy Specials to Watch This Month: Critic’s Picks
Streaming specials from Beth Stelling, Jim Jefferies, Fabrizio Copano, Ralph Barbosa and the late Ken Flores are September's must-see comedy shows
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September 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Over at Billboard, I wrote about five new comedy specials, including Beth Spelling's insanely great "The Landlord Special," which will take up less than 30 minutes of your life and enrich it greatly.
www.billboard.com/lists/best-c...
www.billboard.com/lists/best-c...
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Hell yeah
If you need a laugh right now (and who among us doesn't?) wrote about funny people for @billboard.com.
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Billboard’s Top 15 Musical Comedians Right Now (Critic’s Picks)
Music Comedians: Bridget Everett, Morgan Jay, Bo Burnham, Reggie Watts and Riki Lindhome and more top talent today.
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June 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Hell yeah
If you need a laugh right now (and who among us doesn't?) wrote about funny people for @billboard.com.
www.billboard.com/lists/music-...
www.billboard.com/lists/music-...
Billboard’s Top 15 Musical Comedians Right Now (Critic’s Picks)
Music Comedians: Bridget Everett, Morgan Jay, Bo Burnham, Reggie Watts and Riki Lindhome and more top talent today.
www.billboard.com
June 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
If you need a laugh right now (and who among us doesn't?) wrote about funny people for @billboard.com.
www.billboard.com/lists/music-...
www.billboard.com/lists/music-...
Saw @gangoffour.bsky.social last night with @rxgau.bsky.social and @audiation.bsky.social, and one of us wrote about it. (It was not me.) robertchristgau.substack.com/p/gang-of-tw...
April 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Saw @gangoffour.bsky.social last night with @rxgau.bsky.social and @audiation.bsky.social, and one of us wrote about it. (It was not me.) robertchristgau.substack.com/p/gang-of-tw...
This project has been bubbling for the last two years. Excited to see it out in the world at last.
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'Amplified': Inside the Ultimate Immersive Experience of Rock History
The creators of 'Amplified, the Immersive Rock Experience' at Las Vegas' Illuminarium talk about making rock history into a groundbreaking show.
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March 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
This project has been bubbling for the last two years. Excited to see it out in the world at last.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Published June 1978 in "The Village Voice," the David Johansen piece “Kid Patriarch Makes His Move” is just about as close as I’ve ever come to writing one of those formulaic staples of arts journalism, a celebrity profile.
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The Big Lookback: David Johansen
"Kid Patriarch Makes His Move," The Village Voice, June 12, 1978
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March 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Published June 1978 in "The Village Voice," the David Johansen piece “Kid Patriarch Makes His Move” is just about as close as I’ve ever come to writing one of those formulaic staples of arts journalism, a celebrity profile.
robertchristgau.substack.com/p/the-big-lo...
robertchristgau.substack.com/p/the-big-lo...
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For years now, there's only been one really reliably apt Grammy Awards category, and naturally it's got nothing to do with recordings. It's Best Music Film, and I looked at all five of this year's noms for Observer. Thanks to @joelevy.bsky.social for making it happen.
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January 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
For years now, there's only been one really reliably apt Grammy Awards category, and naturally it's got nothing to do with recordings. It's Best Music Film, and I looked at all five of this year's noms for Observer. Thanks to @joelevy.bsky.social for making it happen.
observer.com/2025/01/one-...
observer.com/2025/01/one-...
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In which I try to explain to normal people why I'm obsessed with professional wrestling, and why Netflix spent $6B on WWE.
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Netflix And Max Are Betting Big on Wrestling — Here’s Why
Underneath this half-fake bloodsport where the blood is real and the sport is not you’ll find non-stop economic intrigue, reality-show gossip, and a constantly shifting narrative. All of whic…
observer.com
January 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
In which I try to explain to normal people why I'm obsessed with professional wrestling, and why Netflix spent $6B on WWE.
observer.com/2025/01/netf...
observer.com/2025/01/netf...
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RIP Jimmy, Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy . . .
December 30, 2024 at 12:47 PM
RIP Jimmy, Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy . . .
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My all-media Top 10 of the year is now up. open.substack.com/pub/michaela...
BC106 - Top 10 (all media) of 2024
Some films, some sets, some sanity
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December 27, 2024 at 8:12 PM
My all-media Top 10 of the year is now up. open.substack.com/pub/michaela...
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December 27, 2024 at 11:40 AM
He likes to scratch.
December 20, 2024 at 2:03 PM
He likes to scratch.
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I mean all the data these fuckers have scraped off me for the last 15 years and they really think I’m gonna stand here saying “YOLO tango” into my watch.
December 17, 2024 at 9:46 PM
I mean all the data these fuckers have scraped off me for the last 15 years and they really think I’m gonna stand here saying “YOLO tango” into my watch.
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Brooklyn drill trio 41's latest single turns the Chill Guy meme and Gia Margaret's "Hinoki Wood" into a dissociative bop for the ages. Seriously--It's a vibe
Brooklyn Drill Trio 41’s “Chill Guy” Is the Platonic Ideal of Meme Rap
This surprisingly relaxed track is a dissociative vibe—whether you know the chill guy in question or not.
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December 10, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Brooklyn drill trio 41's latest single turns the Chill Guy meme and Gia Margaret's "Hinoki Wood" into a dissociative bop for the ages. Seriously--It's a vibe
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PSA for anyone who might want it: the Sign O’ the Times 8CD/DVD box set from 2020—maybe the best posthumous Prince release yet—is on sale through his official store today only for $50 (originally priced around $160) store.prince.com/product/5QCD...
Sign...Times Super Deluxe 8CD DVD | Prince Official Store
I feel that were on the brink of something. It is going to be strict and wild and pretty. Prince, 1986 More than any other release in his four-decade-long recording career, Prince's iconic double alb...
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December 9, 2024 at 7:01 PM
PSA for anyone who might want it: the Sign O’ the Times 8CD/DVD box set from 2020—maybe the best posthumous Prince release yet—is on sale through his official store today only for $50 (originally priced around $160) store.prince.com/product/5QCD...
Great pod from the great Jenny Eliscu talking with the artists behind one this year's greatest albums.
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Big Thief's Adrianne Lenker & Tucker Zimmerman
Podcast interview with Big Thief's Adrianne Lenker and Tucker Zimmerman about their collaborative album Dance of Love
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December 7, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Great pod from the great Jenny Eliscu talking with the artists behind one this year's greatest albums.
jennylsq.com/2024/12/05/b...
jennylsq.com/2024/12/05/b...
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Spanx, but for uncertainty about the future
December 4, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Spanx, but for uncertainty about the future
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Late last night, I was seized by the impulse to tell you what’s so exciting about the new lead single by the Sullivan Fortner Trio. It sort of boils down to six notes in sequence, along a B-flat blues scale. But it’s so much more.
Thriving on a Riff
A new take on an old song, by the Sullivan Fortner Trio.
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December 3, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Late last night, I was seized by the impulse to tell you what’s so exciting about the new lead single by the Sullivan Fortner Trio. It sort of boils down to six notes in sequence, along a B-flat blues scale. But it’s so much more.
Looks like they failed the test . . .
December 1, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Looks like they failed the test . . .
"I've never kissed a bear. I've never kissed a goon. But I can shake a chicken in the middle of the room."
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[Let's Have A] Party
YouTube video by Elvis Presley - Topic
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December 1, 2024 at 4:49 PM
"I've never kissed a bear. I've never kissed a goon. But I can shake a chicken in the middle of the room."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb3V...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb3V...
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One of the 2024 releases I’ve listened to most this fall and am listening to again right now on this cold Sunday morning.
Golden Loam, by Laurel Premo
10 track album
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December 1, 2024 at 12:57 PM
One of the 2024 releases I’ve listened to most this fall and am listening to again right now on this cold Sunday morning.