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Writer, Editor, Producer, Host. Rolling Stone. You don't get your money back, kid.
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recapped the CMA Awards with @joeyblueclaw.bsky.social on his podcast - talked a little shit, got a little fired up about Lainey Wilson, dreamed about the Brandi/Sturgill collab, maybe sang Girl Crush (didn't actually do this but it would have made sense in context)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVGD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVGD...
CMA Awards 2025: Talking Smack, Taking Names | Rolling Stone Nashville Now
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November 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
recapped the CMA Awards with @joeyblueclaw.bsky.social on his podcast - talked a little shit, got a little fired up about Lainey Wilson, dreamed about the Brandi/Sturgill collab, maybe sang Girl Crush (didn't actually do this but it would have made sense in context)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVGD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVGD...
There are few people in my career whom I’ve enjoyed working with as much as Lisa. Visionary, gracious, and unfailingly encouraging. (With some damn fine dogs to boot.)
Some news from me: I was laid off yesterday from Rolling Stone. Kind of in shock, but will be looking for a new gig. Here are Quincy and Lou
September 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
There are few people in my career whom I’ve enjoyed working with as much as Lisa. Visionary, gracious, and unfailingly encouraging. (With some damn fine dogs to boot.)
Better than I ever expected.
Oasis Finally Conquer America at First U.S. Show in 17 Years
Oasis played their first U.S. show in 17 years, bringing their Live '25 reunion tour to Chicago. Read our review.
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August 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Better than I ever expected.
Would you buy a home from this man? @jonbern.bsky.social would! A delightful profile of one of music's most eccentric geniuses — and L.A.'s premier used-house salesman — Jonny Fritz.
This Cult Songwriter Wants to Sell You a House
Jonny Fritz earned a reputution as one of country's most eccentric songwriters; then he quit to sell houses.
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August 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Would you buy a home from this man? @jonbern.bsky.social would! A delightful profile of one of music's most eccentric geniuses — and L.A.'s premier used-house salesman — Jonny Fritz.
I love hearing Lukas Nelson talk about how he spends time with Willie. It's easy to forget it's his, you know, dad. And the time he devotes to being with him is really inspiring.
Listening to Merle Haggard, Playing Dominoes: How Lukas Nelson Spends Time With Willie
In an appearance on Nashville Now podcast, Lukas Nelson says how he spends time with father Willie Nelson, playing music, listening to Merle Haggard.
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August 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I love hearing Lukas Nelson talk about how he spends time with Willie. It's easy to forget it's his, you know, dad. And the time he devotes to being with him is really inspiring.
I always loved this band. During the hair-metal era, Junkyard had the same grit and, dare I say, authenticity of groups like GNR and the tragically underappreciated Four Horsemen.
David Roach, Singer of Eighties Hard-Rock Band Junkyard, Dead at 59
David Roach, the singer of Eighties hard rock band Junkyard, died after a battle with cancer; he was 59.
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August 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I always loved this band. During the hair-metal era, Junkyard had the same grit and, dare I say, authenticity of groups like GNR and the tragically underappreciated Four Horsemen.
If you don't like the Tyler Childers album, you don't like fun. It's really that simple. It is a joyous celebration of music and all its twists and turns, and even gave us some instant-classic catchphrases. Ya goddamn right I'm flexin'.
July 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM
If you don't like the Tyler Childers album, you don't like fun. It's really that simple. It is a joyous celebration of music and all its twists and turns, and even gave us some instant-classic catchphrases. Ya goddamn right I'm flexin'.
Rarely does a day go by where I don't replay Dusty Slay's Travis Tritt bit in my head. So, we were thrilled to have him guest on Nashville Now. Check it out:
Dusty Slay Declares What Is and Isn’t Country | Rolling Stone Nashville Now
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July 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Rarely does a day go by where I don't replay Dusty Slay's Travis Tritt bit in my head. So, we were thrilled to have him guest on Nashville Now. Check it out:
Our first Nashville Now podcast is live! Check it out every Wednesday wherever you get your pods™️
Rolling Stone Nashville Now | Margo Price Won’t Stop!
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July 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Our first Nashville Now podcast is live! Check it out every Wednesday wherever you get your pods™️
I couldn't help but notice this last night, and was compelled to write about it.
Willie Nelson's Pre-Show Video Feels Like a Message of Support for Immigrants
Willie Nelson has been playing the 1986 video for his pro-immigrant song 'Living in the Promiseland' before his shows on Outlaw Music Festival tour.
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June 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I couldn't help but notice this last night, and was compelled to write about it.
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I hate sounding like a salesman when lives are on the line but fuck it I’m nothing if not transparent w/ you:
Go to @rollingstone.com website if you wanna subscribe, print and/or online. The buttons are right there.
This is the kind of work we’ve been doing lately that is pissing off Trump’s staff
Go to @rollingstone.com website if you wanna subscribe, print and/or online. The buttons are right there.
This is the kind of work we’ve been doing lately that is pissing off Trump’s staff
Trump’s attacks on Iran were based on vibes, not new intel, two administration officials tell Rolling Stone. “There is no intel,” one of the sources says. “The intelligence assessments have not really changed”
'There Is No Intel': Trump's Attacks on Iran Were Based on Vibes, Sources Say
Trump’s decision to strike three Iranian nuclear facilities was not based on new intelligence, administration officials say.
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June 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I hate sounding like a salesman when lives are on the line but fuck it I’m nothing if not transparent w/ you:
Go to @rollingstone.com website if you wanna subscribe, print and/or online. The buttons are right there.
This is the kind of work we’ve been doing lately that is pissing off Trump’s staff
Go to @rollingstone.com website if you wanna subscribe, print and/or online. The buttons are right there.
This is the kind of work we’ve been doing lately that is pissing off Trump’s staff
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"It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy” www.wnep.com/article/news...
Wayne County community rally amid ICE raid at restaurant
Newswatch 16's Emily Kress spoke with people in the Honesdale community who are shaken after watching three restaurant employees get detained.
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June 7, 2025 at 3:03 AM
"It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy” www.wnep.com/article/news...
A compassionate read by David Browne, on a Nineties alt-pop star facing a challenging new reality
'I Had the Stroke, and It Was All Over': Matthew Sweet's Road to Recovery
Matthew Sweet, known for the power pop album 'Girlfriend,' gives his first interview since suffering a stroke in 2024.
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June 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A compassionate read by David Browne, on a Nineties alt-pop star facing a challenging new reality
Sat with Eric Church for the Rolling Stone Interview. I could have done the whole thing just on the mindset behind his love-it-or-hate-it 2024 Stagecoach performance: "They're wanting to hear 'Drink in My Hand' ... and I’m giving them none of that."
Eric Church: 'I Enjoy the Antagonistic'
Eric Church on his bold new album 'Evangeline Vs. the Machine,' Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift, Kris Kristofferson, politics, and much more.
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June 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Sat with Eric Church for the Rolling Stone Interview. I could have done the whole thing just on the mindset behind his love-it-or-hate-it 2024 Stagecoach performance: "They're wanting to hear 'Drink in My Hand' ... and I’m giving them none of that."
Preach it, DRTI! May this be the moment for Kaitlin Butts.
Issue #101: Kaitlin Butts is going viral. F*cking finally!
If TikTok is what it takes to make Kaitlin Butts a household name, then so be it.
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May 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Preach it, DRTI! May this be the moment for Kaitlin Butts.
Takeaways from Eric Church's orchestra-and-choir show:
EVTM is meant for the live stage. Brilliant.
"Knives of New Orleans" is Top 3 Church songs. Great to have it back in set list.
Joanna Cotten is god.
No other mainstream country artist could pull off that show.
I don't like the Pinnacle.
EVTM is meant for the live stage. Brilliant.
"Knives of New Orleans" is Top 3 Church songs. Great to have it back in set list.
Joanna Cotten is god.
No other mainstream country artist could pull off that show.
I don't like the Pinnacle.
May 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Takeaways from Eric Church's orchestra-and-choir show:
EVTM is meant for the live stage. Brilliant.
"Knives of New Orleans" is Top 3 Church songs. Great to have it back in set list.
Joanna Cotten is god.
No other mainstream country artist could pull off that show.
I don't like the Pinnacle.
EVTM is meant for the live stage. Brilliant.
"Knives of New Orleans" is Top 3 Church songs. Great to have it back in set list.
Joanna Cotten is god.
No other mainstream country artist could pull off that show.
I don't like the Pinnacle.
I'm here for any and all Dickerson Pike content. Old Crow's Ketch Secor previews his new solo album with this bluegrass rap about Nashville's most notorious road.
Old Crow Medicine Show's Ketch Secor Announces Debut Solo Album
Hear Ketch Secor's new song 'Dickerson Road,' the first song off the Old Crow Medicine Show frontman's solo album 'Story the Crow Told Me.'
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May 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I'm here for any and all Dickerson Pike content. Old Crow's Ketch Secor previews his new solo album with this bluegrass rap about Nashville's most notorious road.
A chilling story by David Browne that involves heavy metal, a disenchanted American citizen, and an interview conducted via handwritten notes sent from a Russian gulag. Reporting of the highest order.
'I Was Taken Hostage': How an American Metal Rocker Landed in Russian Prison
Travis Leake left California for a new life in Moscow. Then he was arrested, accused of dealing drugs. Over the last few months, he's written letters to Rolling Stone telling his side of the story
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April 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
A chilling story by David Browne that involves heavy metal, a disenchanted American citizen, and an interview conducted via handwritten notes sent from a Russian gulag. Reporting of the highest order.
This is such an incredible story, and a deserved honor. Congrats, Natalie!
Some exciting personal news: I am so honored to share that I am the winner of the 2025 Chet Flippo Award for Excellence in Country Music Journalism (!!), awarded by the @icmc-country.bsky.social, for a @texasmonthly.bsky.social piece I wrote last year! www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...
How Midland’s “Drinkin’ Problem” Became a Texas Standard in English and Spanish
The trio’s 2017 debut single is frequently covered by artists representing a variety of regional Mexican music genres.
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April 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
This is such an incredible story, and a deserved honor. Congrats, Natalie!
Josh Crutchmer is unassailable as a writer, editor, and journalist, imbuing his stories with grace and compassion (see: Vandoliers!), while also championing a genre that is in his very blood. It is my honor to edit him and I would follow him into hell — or at least Boone Pickens Stadium on Night 1.
April 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Josh Crutchmer is unassailable as a writer, editor, and journalist, imbuing his stories with grace and compassion (see: Vandoliers!), while also championing a genre that is in his very blood. It is my honor to edit him and I would follow him into hell — or at least Boone Pickens Stadium on Night 1.
One of the most important stories I've ever had the honor of editing --- about one of the best live bands you'll ever see. @jcrutchmer.bsky.social with a beautiful profile of a beautiful soul. @vandoliers.bsky.social
Being Trans in Country Is Dangerous. It Didn't Stop This Singer From Coming Out
Vandoliers singer Jenni Rose embraces life as a trans woman on the Texas country-punk band's new album 'Life Behind Bars.'
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April 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
One of the most important stories I've ever had the honor of editing --- about one of the best live bands you'll ever see. @jcrutchmer.bsky.social with a beautiful profile of a beautiful soul. @vandoliers.bsky.social
Some real gems here, including Gary Stewart's 'Out of Hand,' an album that, imo, features the greatest country song title of all time: "She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)."
April 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Some real gems here, including Gary Stewart's 'Out of Hand,' an album that, imo, features the greatest country song title of all time: "She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)."
Jessica Simpson — who wowed me at Luck Reunion — is the Americana queen you didn't know you needed. @marissarmoss.bsky.social with the definitive Nashville sitdown:
Jessica Simpson Finally Takes Control
Jessica Simpson channeled the emotion of being scrutinized and criticized for her image, her romances, and more into new Americana songs.
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March 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Jessica Simpson — who wowed me at Luck Reunion — is the Americana queen you didn't know you needed. @marissarmoss.bsky.social with the definitive Nashville sitdown:
Stephen Wilson Jr. may in fact be the most interesting person I've ever interviewed in the country genre, or elsewhere. Boxer, scientist, man of faith, man of fact, songwriter...layers upon layers.
Can Stephen Wilson Jr. Save the World?
Stephen Wilson Jr. is a former microbiologist who mixes blue-collar country music with indie rock on his breakout album 'Son of Dad.'
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March 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Stephen Wilson Jr. may in fact be the most interesting person I've ever interviewed in the country genre, or elsewhere. Boxer, scientist, man of faith, man of fact, songwriter...layers upon layers.
Every answer is better than the last: "This big guy jumped out from wherever and told me he was gonna kill me because apparently I impregnated him from the stage." A wildly entertaining "lost" interview with David Johansen, by @rollingstone.com's David Browne
David Johansen on the New York Dolls' Colorful History: The Lost Interview
David Johansen, who died in February at 75, talks about the history of the New York Dolls, drugs, and fashion in the Village, in this lost interview.
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March 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Every answer is better than the last: "This big guy jumped out from wherever and told me he was gonna kill me because apparently I impregnated him from the stage." A wildly entertaining "lost" interview with David Johansen, by @rollingstone.com's David Browne