John Bruni
@johnpbruni.bsky.social
Country-rock songwriter/Lecturer in Communication Theory and Digital Studies/Revising a book-length project on the unreleased and released versions of John Cassavetes's Husbands.
Take it easy. But take it.
He/Him/His
Take it easy. But take it.
He/Him/His
Conceived as a parody of the Hollywood eats its young movie, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) subverts this trope as the space between what you want and want you get opens up into psycho-sexual spectacle, and leads to a rather uncomfortable ending.
November 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Conceived as a parody of the Hollywood eats its young movie, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) subverts this trope as the space between what you want and want you get opens up into psycho-sexual spectacle, and leads to a rather uncomfortable ending.
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Fellas, are you worried the other guys aren’t mocking your grilling skills enough?
November 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Fellas, are you worried the other guys aren’t mocking your grilling skills enough?
Woke up this morning, feeling like, "Watch out, the world's behind you"
November 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Woke up this morning, feeling like, "Watch out, the world's behind you"
Inspired by Buddy Holly and Townes Van Zandt, Terry Allen's Lubbock (on Everything) has a dusted sound that no one heard coming in 1979, much less a double album that ranges from hard-luck character studies ("The Wolfman of Del Rio") to surreal artistic parables ("The Beautiful Waitress").
November 23, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Inspired by Buddy Holly and Townes Van Zandt, Terry Allen's Lubbock (on Everything) has a dusted sound that no one heard coming in 1979, much less a double album that ranges from hard-luck character studies ("The Wolfman of Del Rio") to surreal artistic parables ("The Beautiful Waitress").
If you're into Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Steely Dan, sooner or later you're gonna cross paths with the Grateful Dead.
November 22, 2025 at 4:00 AM
If you're into Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Steely Dan, sooner or later you're gonna cross paths with the Grateful Dead.
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Thelonious Monk:
“They call you 'Dr. John, the Night Tripper?'"
Mac Rebennack: "yeah"
Thelonious Monk:
“That name is a motherf*cker!"
- Mac meets Monk when they share a bill at the Carousel Ballroom, SF 1968
“They call you 'Dr. John, the Night Tripper?'"
Mac Rebennack: "yeah"
Thelonious Monk:
“That name is a motherf*cker!"
- Mac meets Monk when they share a bill at the Carousel Ballroom, SF 1968
November 21, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Thelonious Monk:
“They call you 'Dr. John, the Night Tripper?'"
Mac Rebennack: "yeah"
Thelonious Monk:
“That name is a motherf*cker!"
- Mac meets Monk when they share a bill at the Carousel Ballroom, SF 1968
“They call you 'Dr. John, the Night Tripper?'"
Mac Rebennack: "yeah"
Thelonious Monk:
“That name is a motherf*cker!"
- Mac meets Monk when they share a bill at the Carousel Ballroom, SF 1968
The creepy relationship at its center, along with a rather muddled political through line, relegates Three Days of the Condor (1975) to the second tier of 1970s-American-paranoia cinema, below films such as The Parallax View (1974) and Night Moves (1975).
November 21, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The creepy relationship at its center, along with a rather muddled political through line, relegates Three Days of the Condor (1975) to the second tier of 1970s-American-paranoia cinema, below films such as The Parallax View (1974) and Night Moves (1975).
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TIL the Times once recommended you serve vegetarians 1 giant beet for Thanksgiving.
Seriously, look at this: cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1016...
Really Big Beets Recipe
Here is a show-stopping main course to please vegans and vegetarians — and one that even meat-eaters will want to eat Diana Jarvis, a Manhattan resident who submitted this recipe to the Well blog's V...
cooking.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
TIL the Times once recommended you serve vegetarians 1 giant beet for Thanksgiving.
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If Spotify symbolized the major labels plowing a camera-surveilled 8-lane highway through the thickets and warrens of mp3s and blogs, their approval of A.I. will quickly populate those crowded roads with giant, ugly, gas-guzzling pickup trucks that you can't pass
All three major record labels — Universal Music, Sony Music and Warner Music — have reportedly licensed their works to a music AI streaming service
Major Music Labels Strike Deals With New AI Streaming Service
The world’s largest music companies have licensed their works to a music startup called Klay, which is building a streaming service that will allow users to remake songs using artificial intelligence ...
www.bloomberg.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
If Spotify symbolized the major labels plowing a camera-surveilled 8-lane highway through the thickets and warrens of mp3s and blogs, their approval of A.I. will quickly populate those crowded roads with giant, ugly, gas-guzzling pickup trucks that you can't pass
With downers at the end of both sides, Willie Nelson, Phases and Stages (1974) tells a story out of a 70s breakup film. Side 1: the woman's emptiness gives way to self-doubt. Side 2: the man's acting self-reliant becomes one of those "scenes that we've all seen before - let me tell you some more"
November 19, 2025 at 8:18 PM
With downers at the end of both sides, Willie Nelson, Phases and Stages (1974) tells a story out of a 70s breakup film. Side 1: the woman's emptiness gives way to self-doubt. Side 2: the man's acting self-reliant becomes one of those "scenes that we've all seen before - let me tell you some more"
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Billionaires are losing interest in generative AI. They must have found a younger technology.
November 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Billionaires are losing interest in generative AI. They must have found a younger technology.
In three years or so, people will realize that "classic" albums turned out the way they did because of human imperfections.
November 18, 2025 at 1:22 AM
In three years or so, people will realize that "classic" albums turned out the way they did because of human imperfections.
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NEW: Welcome to the Great AI Bubble. Yes, it’s here. And yes, it’s going to burst.
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
The Great AI Bubble
Yes, it's a bubble. And yes, it's going to burst.
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
NEW: Welcome to the Great AI Bubble. Yes, it’s here. And yes, it’s going to burst.
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
I'm always happy to do collaborative songwriting, because it reminds me that my artistic expression is not limited by/to what I think of as my "self," but it can be hard to find people on that creative wavelength.
November 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I'm always happy to do collaborative songwriting, because it reminds me that my artistic expression is not limited by/to what I think of as my "self," but it can be hard to find people on that creative wavelength.
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I see the Americans have decided to declare war on Italy.
Tiramisù doesn’t require baking, feeds a crowd and actually needs to be prepared in advance, making it a great contender for a Thanksgiving dessert. Cranberry, pumpkin and apple give this creamy no-bake classic a fall makeover with festive flavors.
These Tiramisù Are the Best Make-Ahead Thanksgiving Desserts
Cranberry, pumpkin and apple give the creamy no-bake classic a fall makeover with festive flavors.
nyti.ms
November 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I see the Americans have decided to declare war on Italy.
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I got an actual "Your silence on this subject is deafening" message this AM, so, super-quick: Nobody here owes anyone commentary about anything. This is a public park. It's full of interesting people. We hang out here, make friends, and chat, and then we leave to do whatever it is we do. That's it!
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I got an actual "Your silence on this subject is deafening" message this AM, so, super-quick: Nobody here owes anyone commentary about anything. This is a public park. It's full of interesting people. We hang out here, make friends, and chat, and then we leave to do whatever it is we do. That's it!
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did a ton of fun research for this project!! i love doing research and interviews if that is a thing anyone wants to hire me for in the future lol bsky.app/profile/pete...
Hello fellow Bluesky flyers: If you're a fan of Texas legend #GuyClark, my new book is out today about his 1975 debut album. I wrote it for the Guy Clark Foundation, with a big assist from @natalieweiner.bsky.social who did some great interviews. Order page is here: guyclark.com/store
November 14, 2025 at 11:23 PM
did a ton of fun research for this project!! i love doing research and interviews if that is a thing anyone wants to hire me for in the future lol bsky.app/profile/pete...
Two 1975 albums with not a song nor a feeling out of place, Waylon Jennings, Dreaming My Dreams, and Terry Allen, Juarez, have got a whole lot of soul, but when you cross the border, does that mean a thing? Allen may have removed the answer on the deleted last track of Juarez: "Myth my ass."
November 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Two 1975 albums with not a song nor a feeling out of place, Waylon Jennings, Dreaming My Dreams, and Terry Allen, Juarez, have got a whole lot of soul, but when you cross the border, does that mean a thing? Allen may have removed the answer on the deleted last track of Juarez: "Myth my ass."
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Happy 50th to The Big Ship
November 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Happy 50th to The Big Ship
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[Enter two other Senators with a Messenger.]
THIRD SENATOR
Thou hast painfully discover’d; are his files
As full as thy report?
THIRD SENATOR
Thou hast painfully discover’d; are his files
As full as thy report?
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
[Enter two other Senators with a Messenger.]
THIRD SENATOR
Thou hast painfully discover’d; are his files
As full as thy report?
THIRD SENATOR
Thou hast painfully discover’d; are his files
As full as thy report?
Miles in the Sky (1968) grooves on the late-60s ethos of letting it all hang out; Miles Davis leaves it up to Tony Williams's drumming to keep it together. Although the use of electric instruments feels more conceptual than concretized, here is the start of the path to those epic 70s jams.
November 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Miles in the Sky (1968) grooves on the late-60s ethos of letting it all hang out; Miles Davis leaves it up to Tony Williams's drumming to keep it together. Although the use of electric instruments feels more conceptual than concretized, here is the start of the path to those epic 70s jams.
In celebration of Neil Young's bday, I write about a record that no one else could've released at the time: www.mediamagpies.com/tequila-and-...
Tequila and Hamburgers – The Making of Neil Young’s Tonight’s The Night
Inelegantly wasted: an unforgettable dive into downer rock.
www.mediamagpies.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:38 PM
In celebration of Neil Young's bday, I write about a record that no one else could've released at the time: www.mediamagpies.com/tequila-and-...
Nov. 7 1972 Nixon elected for 2nd term
Aug, 9 1974 Nixon resigns
Nov. 5 2024 Trump elected for 2nd term
Aug, 9 1974 Nixon resigns
Nov. 5 2024 Trump elected for 2nd term
November 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Nov. 7 1972 Nixon elected for 2nd term
Aug, 9 1974 Nixon resigns
Nov. 5 2024 Trump elected for 2nd term
Aug, 9 1974 Nixon resigns
Nov. 5 2024 Trump elected for 2nd term
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Great piece by Zadie Smith. When the right talks about classics or "Western" culture, these works are only important to the extent that it demonstrates their superiority, they have no interest in art in and of itself beyond that www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Great piece by Zadie Smith. When the right talks about classics or "Western" culture, these works are only important to the extent that it demonstrates their superiority, they have no interest in art in and of itself beyond that www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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