josh terry
@joshterry.bsky.social
chicago-based writer. newsletter producer at wttw news (@wttw.bsky.social). i also run the music and culture blog no expectations. ex: vice, chicago tribune, etc. tips, email: joshhowardterry@gmail.com
https://www.noexpectations.fyi
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went through the archives and did the full count. it turns out, i actually recommended and wrote about 160 new albums at no expectations in 2025. oh man
time to winnow that down in a few weeks for the eoy list
time to winnow that down in a few weeks for the eoy list
November 11, 2025 at 3:29 AM
went through the archives and did the full count. it turns out, i actually recommended and wrote about 160 new albums at no expectations in 2025. oh man
time to winnow that down in a few weeks for the eoy list
time to winnow that down in a few weeks for the eoy list
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As long as @stereogum.com is around, we have a music site that isn't run by private equity, isn't owned by a billionaire, isn't overrun with slop, isn't susceptible to pop-star over-flattery, isn't partnering with U.S. army, and isn't afraid to let me go long on Fiery Furnaces. We can't lose that.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
As long as @stereogum.com is around, we have a music site that isn't run by private equity, isn't owned by a billionaire, isn't overrun with slop, isn't susceptible to pop-star over-flattery, isn't partnering with U.S. army, and isn't afraid to let me go long on Fiery Furnaces. We can't lose that.
If you regularly fall for stuff like this, maybe Facebook is the social media platform for you
If you’re seeing this viral claim that Trump is working on 15-year car loans, it’s fake.
November 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
If you regularly fall for stuff like this, maybe Facebook is the social media platform for you
tonight i am hitting my 7th show in 10 days. a bit much tbh
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
tonight i am hitting my 7th show in 10 days. a bit much tbh
honestly love when there’s a really bad song on a great album
November 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
honestly love when there’s a really bad song on a great album
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NEW: Two Chicago police officers who attacked members of the public and the staff of a Wrigleyville pizzeria after a Chicago Cubs game during a 2019 drunken brawl they started, will be suspended for one year each, according to documents obtained by @wttw.bsky.social.
2 CPD Officers Suspended for 1 Year Each After 2019 Drunken Wrigleyville Brawl, Records Show
City officials agreed to allow the two officers to serve suspensions of 365 days each, even though the agency charged with investigating police misconduct and the city's former top cop agreed they sho...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
NEW: Two Chicago police officers who attacked members of the public and the staff of a Wrigleyville pizzeria after a Chicago Cubs game during a 2019 drunken brawl they started, will be suspended for one year each, according to documents obtained by @wttw.bsky.social.
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for University Press Week, I hope you'll check out our series Chicago Visions and Revisions, a growing peer-reviewed trade series full of great books about Chicago that you can cuddle up and read while it snows press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/se...
Book Series: Chicago Visions and Revisions
The book series Chicago Visions and Revisions published or distributed by the University of Chicago Press.
press.uchicago.edu
November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
for University Press Week, I hope you'll check out our series Chicago Visions and Revisions, a growing peer-reviewed trade series full of great books about Chicago that you can cuddle up and read while it snows press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/se...
seeing grizzly bear play a show in 2025 is kinda blowing my mind
November 10, 2025 at 3:46 AM
seeing grizzly bear play a show in 2025 is kinda blowing my mind
saw the publication and the last name and thought “man the last time the bears were in the super bowl was longer than i thought”
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
saw the publication and the last name and thought “man the last time the bears were in the super bowl was longer than i thought”
from the NYT: schumer’s a no on this deal www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
from the NYT: schumer’s a no on this deal www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
i have work off tomorrow but i’m still getting “the sunday scaries.” what gives
November 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
i have work off tomorrow but i’m still getting “the sunday scaries.” what gives
cannot have all my sports teams lose today
November 9, 2025 at 8:48 PM
cannot have all my sports teams lose today
it’s really disorienting, and frankly upsetting, when a casual acquaintance changes their username on instagram. who are you
November 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
it’s really disorienting, and frankly upsetting, when a casual acquaintance changes their username on instagram. who are you
i don’t think we’re getting 18 inches of snow
November 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
i don’t think we’re getting 18 inches of snow
saw a guy at the show last night who looked a lot like daniel rossen of grizzly bear and then ran into my friend who played afterwards and the first thing he said was “holy shit daniel rossen of grizzly bear was here”
November 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM
saw a guy at the show last night who looked a lot like daniel rossen of grizzly bear and then ran into my friend who played afterwards and the first thing he said was “holy shit daniel rossen of grizzly bear was here”
at lincoln hall and just stumbled upon an old venue poster for a milo greene headlining show and got war flashbacks to wearing tom’s shoes and american apparel cardigans
November 8, 2025 at 2:49 AM
at lincoln hall and just stumbled upon an old venue poster for a milo greene headlining show and got war flashbacks to wearing tom’s shoes and american apparel cardigans
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The AP tracked down details of some of the people killed in President Trump's military strikes on drug smugglers he describes as narco-terrorists.
They were, with one exception, not high-level criminals. One was a fisherman. One was a bus driver; another a taxi driver.
apnews.com/article/trum...
They were, with one exception, not high-level criminals. One was a fisherman. One was a bus driver; another a taxi driver.
apnews.com/article/trum...
November 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The AP tracked down details of some of the people killed in President Trump's military strikes on drug smugglers he describes as narco-terrorists.
They were, with one exception, not high-level criminals. One was a fisherman. One was a bus driver; another a taxi driver.
apnews.com/article/trum...
They were, with one exception, not high-level criminals. One was a fisherman. One was a bus driver; another a taxi driver.
apnews.com/article/trum...
very cool to see No Expectations and several buds included in this exhaustive and excellent @insidehook.bsky.social newsletter roundup www.insidehook.com/culture/best...
November 6, 2025 at 10:22 PM
very cool to see No Expectations and several buds included in this exhaustive and excellent @insidehook.bsky.social newsletter roundup www.insidehook.com/culture/best...
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FULL STORY: Finding that federal agents repeatedly used force that “shocks the conscience” and lied about their actions, a federal judge issued a sweeping injunction designed to permanently rein in agents’ use of tear gas and pepper balls. @wttw.bsky.social
news.wttw.com/2025/11/06/f...
news.wttw.com/2025/11/06/f...
November 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
FULL STORY: Finding that federal agents repeatedly used force that “shocks the conscience” and lied about their actions, a federal judge issued a sweeping injunction designed to permanently rein in agents’ use of tear gas and pepper balls. @wttw.bsky.social
news.wttw.com/2025/11/06/f...
news.wttw.com/2025/11/06/f...
vibe shift? the chicago hot dog spot that always has fox news on is now airing cnn
November 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
vibe shift? the chicago hot dog spot that always has fox news on is now airing cnn
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Just digging through old emails on a regular Wednesday morning
November 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Just digging through old emails on a regular Wednesday morning
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Great find as always by @heathercherone.bsky.social | The Chicago Police Department spent more than its City Council-approved budget in five of the last six years, costing Chicago taxpayers more than $501.2 million in unanticipated expenses, records show.
Chicago Police Department Overspent Its Budget By $501M Over 5 Years: Data
Allowing CPD to spend unlimited sums of taxpayer money is a “crazy way to run a city,” said Justin Marlowe, a professor in the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, and the director of...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Great find as always by @heathercherone.bsky.social | The Chicago Police Department spent more than its City Council-approved budget in five of the last six years, costing Chicago taxpayers more than $501.2 million in unanticipated expenses, records show.
the guy obsessively checking election results and the bulls score at the cindy lee show was me
November 5, 2025 at 3:31 AM
the guy obsessively checking election results and the bulls score at the cindy lee show was me
Is the solution to the male loneliness crisis democratic socialism?
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Is the solution to the male loneliness crisis democratic socialism?