Shea Stewart
@sheastewart.bsky.social
Son of Pelahatchie; visitor of elsewhere. Fan of writing, craft beer, cinema, music, open roads.
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Hey, it's a new Ask A Music Critic column! A reader inquires, "What is the first great indie album?" A simple question that inspired a complicated answer.
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Ask A Music Critic: What Was The First Great Indie Album?
Also: What’s another album that needs a ’making of’ biopic?
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November 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Hey, it's a new Ask A Music Critic column! A reader inquires, "What is the first great indie album?" A simple question that inspired a complicated answer.
uproxx.com/indie/ask-a-...
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Why did I never make it to the NYT? Cause I can't imagine writing an article about therapists dying suddenly without mentioning "Office Space" or LCD Soundsytem's "Someone Great."
The ideal lede here? Jeff Axelbank wishes they could talk about loss and death, but there, that's the problem ...
The ideal lede here? Jeff Axelbank wishes they could talk about loss and death, but there, that's the problem ...
The Ghost in the Therapy Room
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Why did I never make it to the NYT? Cause I can't imagine writing an article about therapists dying suddenly without mentioning "Office Space" or LCD Soundsytem's "Someone Great."
The ideal lede here? Jeff Axelbank wishes they could talk about loss and death, but there, that's the problem ...
The ideal lede here? Jeff Axelbank wishes they could talk about loss and death, but there, that's the problem ...
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dude I love The National because it all sounds like a man whose greatest goal is living in Neil McCauleys house from Heat with no furniture
July 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
dude I love The National because it all sounds like a man whose greatest goal is living in Neil McCauleys house from Heat with no furniture
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Seven new studio albums (1983-2018).
82 previously-unreleased tracks.
74 never-before-heard songs.
A box set that includes a 100-page hardcover book.
Tracks II: The Lost Albums is out now.
brucespringsteen.lnk.to/TheLostAlbums
82 previously-unreleased tracks.
74 never-before-heard songs.
A box set that includes a 100-page hardcover book.
Tracks II: The Lost Albums is out now.
brucespringsteen.lnk.to/TheLostAlbums
June 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Seven new studio albums (1983-2018).
82 previously-unreleased tracks.
74 never-before-heard songs.
A box set that includes a 100-page hardcover book.
Tracks II: The Lost Albums is out now.
brucespringsteen.lnk.to/TheLostAlbums
82 previously-unreleased tracks.
74 never-before-heard songs.
A box set that includes a 100-page hardcover book.
Tracks II: The Lost Albums is out now.
brucespringsteen.lnk.to/TheLostAlbums
I, for one, think it is bad ass that some air traffic controllers look like they play xylophone in Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. (Plus, dude has a killer last name.)
www.wsj.com/business/air...
www.wsj.com/business/air...
May 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I, for one, think it is bad ass that some air traffic controllers look like they play xylophone in Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. (Plus, dude has a killer last name.)
www.wsj.com/business/air...
www.wsj.com/business/air...
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Fellow authors, I love you, and I know it feels like we don’t have a choice, but B&N and Am*zon both scheduled sales this week to preempt Independent Bookstore Day, a hugely vital source of income for indie bookstores. Please don’t promote their sales; please promote your local indie this week.
April 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Fellow authors, I love you, and I know it feels like we don’t have a choice, but B&N and Am*zon both scheduled sales this week to preempt Independent Bookstore Day, a hugely vital source of income for indie bookstores. Please don’t promote their sales; please promote your local indie this week.
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Nick Cave at Brooklyn's Barclays Center for The Wild God tour🔥
📸 Rolling Stone's Sacha Lecca
📸 Rolling Stone's Sacha Lecca
April 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Nick Cave at Brooklyn's Barclays Center for The Wild God tour🔥
📸 Rolling Stone's Sacha Lecca
📸 Rolling Stone's Sacha Lecca
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We’re honored to see such a deep and thoughtful profile of Phish in The New Yorker, written by Amanda Petrusich. @newyorker.com
After Forty Years, Phish Isn’t Seeking Resolution
People who love Phish do so with a quasi-religious devotion. People who dislike Phish do so with an equal fervor.
www.newyorker.com
April 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
We’re honored to see such a deep and thoughtful profile of Phish in The New Yorker, written by Amanda Petrusich. @newyorker.com
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Seven new studio albums (1983-2018).
82 previously-unreleased tracks.
74 never-before-heard songs.
A box set that includes a 100-page hardcover book.
Available June 27.
82 previously-unreleased tracks.
74 never-before-heard songs.
A box set that includes a 100-page hardcover book.
Available June 27.
Bruce Springsteen - Tracks II: The Lost Albums Trailer
YouTube video by BruceSpringsteenVEVO
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April 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Seven new studio albums (1983-2018).
82 previously-unreleased tracks.
74 never-before-heard songs.
A box set that includes a 100-page hardcover book.
Available June 27.
82 previously-unreleased tracks.
74 never-before-heard songs.
A box set that includes a 100-page hardcover book.
Available June 27.
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Thinking about the only power rankings that matter…
THE POWER OF THE ATOM.
THE POWER OF THE ATOM.
March 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Thinking about the only power rankings that matter…
THE POWER OF THE ATOM.
THE POWER OF THE ATOM.
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The Moon Woman by Jackson Pollock, 1942 #artbots #guggenheim
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137504
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137504
March 26, 2025 at 9:58 AM
The Moon Woman by Jackson Pollock, 1942 #artbots #guggenheim
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137504
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137504
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Hey I wrote about my favorite indie rock albums of the 21st century so far. Or 100 of my favorites anyway. Let’s remember some bands!
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The Best Indie Rock Albums Of The 21st Century, Ranked
These are the century’s best indie rock albums so far as we hit the quarter-way mark.
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March 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Hey I wrote about my favorite indie rock albums of the 21st century so far. Or 100 of my favorites anyway. Let’s remember some bands!
uproxx.com/indie/best-i...
uproxx.com/indie/best-i...
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Two by Jackson Pollock, 1943 #artbots #guggenheim
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137388
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137388
March 23, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Two by Jackson Pollock, 1943 #artbots #guggenheim
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137388
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137388
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March 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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March 4, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Breaking News: David Johansen, who as frontman of the New York Dolls was in the vanguard of glam and punk rock, has died at 75.
David Johansen, Who Fronted the New York Dolls and More, Dies at 75
In the 1970s, he and the transgressive Dolls were proto-punk pioneers. He later refashioned himself as the pompadoured lounge lizard Buster Poindexter.
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March 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Breaking News: David Johansen, who as frontman of the New York Dolls was in the vanguard of glam and punk rock, has died at 75.
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I wrote about Timothée Chalamet's Oscar campaign for
New York Times Magazine. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/m...
New York Times Magazine. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/m...
Timothée Chalamet Should Win an Oscar for His Oscar Campaign
Lobbying the public to attract the votes of the academy is an odd practice — but you can’t say Chalamet hasn’t excelled at it.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I wrote about Timothée Chalamet's Oscar campaign for
New York Times Magazine. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/m...
New York Times Magazine. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/m...
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Happy Birthday to the Man In Black
Ladies and gentlemen
Johnny Cash
Ladies and gentlemen
Johnny Cash
February 26, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Happy Birthday to the Man In Black
Ladies and gentlemen
Johnny Cash
Ladies and gentlemen
Johnny Cash
Eddie Hazel's 10 minutes of guitar on “Maggot Brain" is gorgeous, tragic and primal. As George Clinton said, it is the sound of a man playing like his mother has died, picturing that day and what he's feeling, how he's making sense of his life and how he's taking measure of everything inside him.
The 25 Best Parliament-Funkadelic Albums 🛸
George Clinton’s interstellar funk vision changed the world forever and created a musical multiverse like nothing else out there. Here's how to hear it.
LIST ⬇️
George Clinton’s interstellar funk vision changed the world forever and created a musical multiverse like nothing else out there. Here's how to hear it.
LIST ⬇️
The 25 Best Parliament-Funkadelic Albums
From guitar-crazed rock to dance-floor boogie, the P-Funk multiverse created one of the most brilliant, chaotic catalogs in music history.
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February 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Eddie Hazel's 10 minutes of guitar on “Maggot Brain" is gorgeous, tragic and primal. As George Clinton said, it is the sound of a man playing like his mother has died, picturing that day and what he's feeling, how he's making sense of his life and how he's taking measure of everything inside him.
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Led Zeppelin released 'Physical Graffiti' 50 years ago today. 💿
Read Rolling Stone's interview with Jimmy Page about how they found their "swagger" in the studio for the 1975 classic: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Read Rolling Stone's interview with Jimmy Page about how they found their "swagger" in the studio for the 1975 classic: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
February 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Led Zeppelin released 'Physical Graffiti' 50 years ago today. 💿
Read Rolling Stone's interview with Jimmy Page about how they found their "swagger" in the studio for the 1975 classic: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Read Rolling Stone's interview with Jimmy Page about how they found their "swagger" in the studio for the 1975 classic: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Great read on the late Q Lazzarus and a new doc exploring her life and work. "Goodbye Horses" is one of the greatest songs ever — a mysterious-sounding tune blending the highest parts of '80s synth pop with gospel-like vocals to create a dark, beautiful masterpiece.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/a...
A New Documentary Uncovers One of Pop’s Tragic Mysteries: Q Lazzarus (Gift Article)
Her haunting song “Goodbye Horses” had a star turn in “The Silence of the Lambs,” but the enigmatic artist behind it seemingly vanished for decades after.
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February 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Great read on the late Q Lazzarus and a new doc exploring her life and work. "Goodbye Horses" is one of the greatest songs ever — a mysterious-sounding tune blending the highest parts of '80s synth pop with gospel-like vocals to create a dark, beautiful masterpiece.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/a...