Josh Petrusa
@jolietjosh.bsky.social
Chicago native, dad and musician; library-ing in Indianapolis since 2010
#whamageddon - I was only 2 days away!
December 23, 2025 at 12:11 AM
#whamageddon - I was only 2 days away!
Reposted by Josh Petrusa
December 17, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Roughly 11 months a year I forget that the gift of another www.saidthegramophone.com best songs of the year list will arrive and blissfully remind me that I wasn't paying attention
Said the Gramophone - an mp3 blog
www.saidthegramophone.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Roughly 11 months a year I forget that the gift of another www.saidthegramophone.com best songs of the year list will arrive and blissfully remind me that I wasn't paying attention
Super frustrated by the NYT Crossword - had the trick figured out, but no combination of the letters to cram into a box worked to "solve" in the app. Had to break my streak but didn't actually have anything wrong!
November 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Super frustrated by the NYT Crossword - had the trick figured out, but no combination of the letters to cram into a box worked to "solve" in the app. Had to break my streak but didn't actually have anything wrong!
Sat down at my local for the Arsenal match 15 minutes ago... I have great timing, apparently
October 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Sat down at my local for the Arsenal match 15 minutes ago... I have great timing, apparently
I've long thought I held an extreme minority choice for best/favorite PJ Harvey record, so was excited to see Is This Desire? given the P4k Sunday Review treatment: pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
PJ Harvey: Is This Desire?
Read Ivy Nelson’s review of the album.
pitchfork.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I've long thought I held an extreme minority choice for best/favorite PJ Harvey record, so was excited to see Is This Desire? given the P4k Sunday Review treatment: pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
Reposted by Josh Petrusa
I was asked by @gqmagazine.bsky.social to write a little bit about just going bald in the age of widespread head-shaving and affordable, believable hair transplants...so I did!
Nothing Looks Cooler Than Not Caring You’re Balding
In a polarized culture that demands balding men pick a side, opting for the follicular middle ground is a refreshing act of honesty.
www.gq.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I was asked by @gqmagazine.bsky.social to write a little bit about just going bald in the age of widespread head-shaving and affordable, believable hair transplants...so I did!
Personal favorite as well - timely autumnal news...
the last of our albums not to get a reissue on vinyl... is getting a reissue. The weirdest and most hypnotic record we made, and a unanimous band fave the last time I checked.
Order:
UK: mergerecords.co.uk/release/5355...
US: mergerecords.com/product/the_...
Watch:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwmu...
Order:
UK: mergerecords.co.uk/release/5355...
US: mergerecords.com/product/the_...
Watch:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwmu...
The Clientele - The Violet Hour. Merge Records – UK Store.
Buy The Violet Hour by The Clientele on Merge Records – UK Store.
mergerecords.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Personal favorite as well - timely autumnal news...
With an assist from my Letterboxd account:
June 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
With an assist from my Letterboxd account:
Feeling really ancient tonight realizing that my opinion that a cool actor in fun clothes doing cute stuff does not on its own make a movie good is definitely in the minority. Related, I saw The Phoenician Scheme tonight.
June 7, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Feeling really ancient tonight realizing that my opinion that a cool actor in fun clothes doing cute stuff does not on its own make a movie good is definitely in the minority. Related, I saw The Phoenician Scheme tonight.
Loved this from @dansinker.com and like others, shared it with my teenagers. Also hoping to release my own imperfect and rough but self-made music later this week.
dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...
dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...
The Who Cares Era | dansinker.com
dansinker.com
May 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Loved this from @dansinker.com and like others, shared it with my teenagers. Also hoping to release my own imperfect and rough but self-made music later this week.
dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...
dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...
Apparently, not enough of you have never seen the Roberto Benigni section of "Night on Earth"...
April 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Apparently, not enough of you have never seen the Roberto Benigni section of "Night on Earth"...
About to deactivate my account on the bad place; just downloaded my whole archive from there, and wow, 2009 Josh was a vibe
January 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
About to deactivate my account on the bad place; just downloaded my whole archive from there, and wow, 2009 Josh was a vibe
Charleston Airport review: my dry pre-made turkey sandwich cost more than my gin & Tonic. 2.5/5 stars
November 15, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Charleston Airport review: my dry pre-made turkey sandwich cost more than my gin & Tonic. 2.5/5 stars