Jonathan Bernstein
@jonbern.bsky.social
biography of justin townes earle out jan. 13, 2026
senior research editor at rolling stone
he/him
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jonathan-bernstein/what-do-you-do-when-youre-lonesome/9780306833274/
senior research editor at rolling stone
he/him
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jonathan-bernstein/what-do-you-do-when-youre-lonesome/9780306833274/
This conversation is a beautiful tribute to Todd:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_kk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_kk...
Todd Snider’s Friends Remember the Songwriter | Rolling Stone Nashville Now
YouTube video by Rolling Stone
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This conversation is a beautiful tribute to Todd:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_kk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_kk...
Another book about a beautiful life lived in dedication to music and art, out today. I laughed, snickered and cried while reading it.
A rollicking good review from "Americana Highways":
"...told with enthusiasm & nostalgia with an inspired delivery."
"Miller never holds back, & that’s what makes the entire effort delightful. It’s like he’s talking to you. "
#booksky #robmillerwriting
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"...told with enthusiasm & nostalgia with an inspired delivery."
"Miller never holds back, & that’s what makes the entire effort delightful. It’s like he’s talking to you. "
#booksky #robmillerwriting
americanahighways.org/2025/11/24/b...
Book Review: “The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low: A Curious Life In Independent Music – Rob Miller” • Americana Highways
We review the new book by Bloodshot Records founder Rob Miller "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low – A Curious Life In Independent Music."
americanahighways.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Another book about a beautiful life lived in dedication to music and art, out today. I laughed, snickered and cried while reading it.
read/buy this book everyone!
It was an honor to review & blurb the legendary Alice Gerrard's new memoir, out now w/ @uncpress.bsky.social!
I was trying to work in a mention of how she taught her dog to grab her a beer from the fridge (as just one example of her legendary status) but I couldn't quite make it work
I was trying to work in a mention of how she taught her dog to grab her a beer from the fridge (as just one example of her legendary status) but I couldn't quite make it work
November 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
read/buy this book everyone!
if you need someone as part of your politics or social media team, you'd be absolutely crazy not to hire peter.
dammit i got laid off this morning. i'm so sad. i loved working for rolling stone 😢
November 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
if you need someone as part of your politics or social media team, you'd be absolutely crazy not to hire peter.
ryan lizza should post pt. 3 on thanksgiving, maybe 3pm.
November 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
ryan lizza should post pt. 3 on thanksgiving, maybe 3pm.
Spend the day listening to Jimmy:
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Jimmy Cliff: 10 Essential Songs
Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff's best songs include 'The Harder They Come,' 'Many Rivers to Cross,' 'You Can Get It If You Really Want,' and more
www.rollingstone.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Spend the day listening to Jimmy:
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
NYC: I'll be moderating a chat Saturday night with Fiona and Jack Prine at a screening for 'You Got Gold,' a beautiful documentary and concert film celebrating John Prine.
quadcinema.com/film/you-got...
quadcinema.com/film/you-got...
You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine — Quad Cinema
Established in 1972, Quad Cinema is New York's original multi-screen cinema.
quadcinema.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
NYC: I'll be moderating a chat Saturday night with Fiona and Jack Prine at a screening for 'You Got Gold,' a beautiful documentary and concert film celebrating John Prine.
quadcinema.com/film/you-got...
quadcinema.com/film/you-got...
Reposted by Jonathan Bernstein
Wrote about some of our favorite songs by the late Todd Snider at No Fences Review, w/ @charleshughes2.bsky.social and special guest @jonbern.bsky.social
Turn It Up - Todd Snider Edition
We pay tribute to the great singer-songwriter
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November 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Wrote about some of our favorite songs by the late Todd Snider at No Fences Review, w/ @charleshughes2.bsky.social and special guest @jonbern.bsky.social
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"Who are all these people I check in with every day?"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTfe...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTfe...
Horseshoe Lake
YouTube video by Todd Snider - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"Who are all these people I check in with every day?"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTfe...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTfe...
"If the day ever comes, and I pray it doesn't, but if the day ever comes that he falls off the peach truck, everybody in this town is going to say he was their hero, so I'd like to say it now." -Jason Isbell in 2016
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KDe...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KDe...
Jason Isbell & Amanda Shires - Play A Train Song (Todd Snider cover)
YouTube video by Music City Maven
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"If the day ever comes, and I pray it doesn't, but if the day ever comes that he falls off the peach truck, everybody in this town is going to say he was their hero, so I'd like to say it now." -Jason Isbell in 2016
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KDe...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KDe...
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Wrote about Todd Snider, East Nashville and how the more things change, the more they change.
www.dontrocktheinbox.com/something-go...
www.dontrocktheinbox.com/something-go...
Something good comes along, then it’s gone: Farewell, Todd Snider.
When I moved to East Nashville in 2012, legend had it that if you wanted to find Todd Snider, all you had to do was go to Drifter’s BBQ in Five Points, and he’d be there at the bar. Nashville always h...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Wrote about Todd Snider, East Nashville and how the more things change, the more they change.
www.dontrocktheinbox.com/something-go...
www.dontrocktheinbox.com/something-go...
Todd honored his elders so beautifully. This is one of the greatest videos on YouTube and I probably watch it monthly:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QdW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QdW...
Todd Snider w/ Jerry Jeff Walker, Jason Isbell, Amanda Shires - "Mr. Bojangles"
YouTube video by schoenular
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Todd honored his elders so beautifully. This is one of the greatest videos on YouTube and I probably watch it monthly:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QdW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QdW...
So many perfect songs. Start with these:
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Todd Snider: 12 Essential Songs
Remembering Todd Snider's greatest songs, including "Beer Run," "Alright Guy," "Play a Train Song," "The Devil You Know,' and more
www.rollingstone.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
So many perfect songs. Start with these:
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Feel like Todd would want people to listen to this one today:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-zT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-zT...
Todd Snider - Can't Complain
YouTube video by ewecylinder
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Feel like Todd would want people to listen to this one today:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-zT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-zT...
tfw you get caught in Kendale with a bucket of wealthy man's paint
November 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
tfw you get caught in Kendale with a bucket of wealthy man's paint
this is still true btw
NOT covering unredacted bodycam footage of a non-mega famous musician writhing in agony, sickness and pain is a decision we, as journalists, can make.
November 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
this is still true btw
Can't wait to dig into this one; congrats @johnlingan.bsky.social!
November 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Can't wait to dig into this one; congrats @johnlingan.bsky.social!
Kudos to Ashley Monroe for going the 'Greendale' route on this:
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80 Artists Pick Their Favorite Neil Young Song
Happy 80th birthday, Neil Young!
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November 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Kudos to Ashley Monroe for going the 'Greendale' route on this:
stereogum.com/2476602/80-a...
stereogum.com/2476602/80-a...
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BACKBEATS is out today!
Come see me & @andreapitzer.bsky.social at Kramers in DC tonight at 7: kramers.com/events/36367...
DM me a receipt if you’d like a signed book plate in the mail.
And read an excerpt in @rollingstone.com: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Come see me & @andreapitzer.bsky.social at Kramers in DC tonight at 7: kramers.com/events/36367...
DM me a receipt if you’d like a signed book plate in the mail.
And read an excerpt in @rollingstone.com: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
![PRAISE FOR
BACKBEATS
"[Exhibits] passion and deep knowledge... The only moments I put this book down were to pause and listen to the perfect examples that Lingan, a drummer himself, cites as crucial.... Here we see and hear the music of our lives."
-BILL JANOVITZ, author of Leon Russell: The Master of Space
and Time's Journey Through Rock & Roll History
"A thrilling ride... In exquisite detail and deft prose, John Lingan relates the creative insights and technical mastery of fifteen of rock's most influential groove merchants-many still unsung. In doing so, he reclaims the rock narrative from all those frontmen and guitarists, showing how the wizards at the back of the stage were moving the music all along."
-IAN S. PORT, author of The Birth of Loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock 'n' Roll
"An intelligent, heartfelt, and long-overdue tribute to the unsung heroes of modern music. Because, let's face it—if it ain't got that swing, it don't mean a thing."
-BRAD TOLINSKI, coauthor of Play It Loud: An Epic History of the Style, Sound, and Revolution of the Electric Guitar
"Backbeats glows with enthusiasm and delivers an insightful glimpse into the sultans of swing who create fire by rubbing two sticks together."
—BOB SPITZ, author of The Beatles:
The Biography and Led Zeppelin: The Biography
"Sitting ten feet from stardom, drummers have had a central but slightly removed view of rock 'n' roll. A drummer himself, John Lingan captures that unique perspective.... Backbeats delivers to the reader something fresh and different. It's a hit."
-PRESTON LAUTERBACH, author of The Chitlin' Circuit and the Road to Rock](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vqnmqsaa3izkhob7bopcxus2/bafkreifwmo4y4cy7rnpvycg35dhm654zd4bze7fuuul2ndyrt2zmpqzurm@jpeg)
November 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
BACKBEATS is out today!
Come see me & @andreapitzer.bsky.social at Kramers in DC tonight at 7: kramers.com/events/36367...
DM me a receipt if you’d like a signed book plate in the mail.
And read an excerpt in @rollingstone.com: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Come see me & @andreapitzer.bsky.social at Kramers in DC tonight at 7: kramers.com/events/36367...
DM me a receipt if you’d like a signed book plate in the mail.
And read an excerpt in @rollingstone.com: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Incredibly straightforward action to take if you support independent music journalism: Subscribe to Stereogum today (I just did!)
November 10, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Incredibly straightforward action to take if you support independent music journalism: Subscribe to Stereogum today (I just did!)
Warren covering 'A Case of You'??!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx13...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx13...
Warren Zevon - A Case Of You (Live at The Edmonton Folk Festival)
YouTube video by OmnivoreRecordings
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November 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Warren covering 'A Case of You'??!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx13...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx13...
NOT covering unredacted bodycam footage of a non-mega famous musician writhing in agony, sickness and pain is a decision we, as journalists, can make.
November 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
NOT covering unredacted bodycam footage of a non-mega famous musician writhing in agony, sickness and pain is a decision we, as journalists, can make.