Jonathan Bernstein

@jonbern

author, biography of justin townes earle senior research editor at rolling stone he/him

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The idea that this group—with this name—would have been told they couldn't make retro soul during the mid-late 2010's is mind-boggling to me. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Block of text from Rolling Stone article about the Womack Sisters describing their struggle to make retro-soul music and their rejections from the music industry.

Jonathan Bernstein@jonbern· 12d

Perhaps my favorite exhange

Exchange between journalist and Welch about how the 'leaves are not on the trees' on 'Time (The Revelator)'

Jonathan Bernstein@jonbern· 14d

The first words Hansard spoke to me when I interviewed him in 2019 and asked him where he was calling from.

Jonathan Bernstein@jonbern· Jun 29

I devoted the better part of a whole chapter of my JTE biography on his close, complex friendship with David Berman; how moving to see these two books stacked side by side at @greenlightbklyn.bsky.social

A bookshelf with David Berman's book of poetry next to the biography of Justin Townes Earle

Jonathan Bernstein@jonbern· Jun 15

yes to all of this

Jonathan Bernstein@jonbern· Jun 13

Any music-loving dads in your life who need a Father's Day Gift? Would he enjoy the story of a fiercely fraught, profoundly close father-son relationship? If so, I have the book for you!

Cover of the biography What Do You Do When You're Lonesome: The Autghorized Biography of Justin Townes Earle, featuring a 2007 photo of Justin holding a guitar and staring solemnly into the camera.

Jonathan Bernstein@jonbern· May 30

Screenshot of a paragraph in which the songwriter of "Fish Hunt Golf Drink" critiques AI's ability to write a vivid country song. "AI has never skinned a deer on a Chevy C-10 tailgate with their uncle," says the songwriter, referring to his recent co-write with Morgan Wallen: "Skoal, Chevy and Browning."

Jonathan Bernstein@jonbern· May 29

pretty stunning album!

Jonathan Bernstein@jonbern· May 28

this is not true, and this guy doesn't speak for me! nymag.com/intelligence...

Jonathan Bernstein@jonbern· May 19

Need to know what happened here between the reporter and the author of this scam book. This happened two days before this story was published!

Jonathan Bernstein@jonbern· Apr 28

jeff tweedy picking himself also rules

Jonathan Bernstein@jonbern· Apr 28

unsurprisingly very cool ballot of Greatest Living American Songwriters from Meshell Ndegeocello www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Jonathan Bernstein@jonbern· Apr 16

Jonathan Bernstein@jonbern· Apr 5

Love seeing my beloved Kyocera DuraXV getting its 15 minutes of fame in this piece: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Jonathan Bernstein@jonbern· Apr 1

Andy Greene's Journey opus www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Jonathan Bernstein@jonbern· Mar 24

easy

Jonathan Bernstein@jonbern· Mar 24

Chicago! An evening celebrating Justin Townes Earle next month; 4/16. Featuring @millerscave.bsky.social, Sammy Brue, October Crifasi and me! www.oldtownschool.org/classes/deta...