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Today at No Such Thing As Was, I wrote about Curtis Mayfield's 1970 epic "Move On Up," an indictment of injustice, a paean to positivity, and one hell of a dance floor jam joebonomo.substack.com/p/into-the-s...

Into the steeple of beautiful people

Curtis Mayfield’s “Move On Up” was an indictment of injustice, a paean to positivity, and one hell of a dance floor jam

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“The future depends entirely on what each of us does every day; a movement is only people moving.” Rest in power Gloria Steinem

ICYM my latest at No Such Thing As Was, I took a long listen to the long "Special Disco Version" of "Miss You," a 12" released in the dance floor summer of '78. #caseofwine joebonomo.substack.com/p/hey-lets-g....

Today at No Such Thing As Was, I revisit the Rolling Stones' "Special Disco Version" of "Miss You" released in 1978. joebonomo.substack.com/p/hey-lets-g...

Hey, let’s go mess and fool around

The 12” “Special Disco Version” of “Miss You” both reflected and transcended the era

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Using the Beatles as an all-purpose benchmark is tiresome, but I was struck by this perspective just now: Revolver was released in August 1966; if it had been released this month, then the Beatles' debut album Please Please Me would've been released in 2023. 1/2

critical to remember that for a lot of dolly's adult life she was a punchline - the reverence is recent. nevertheless she persisted etc

"Find out who you are. And do it on purpose." RIP Dolly Parton

ICYM my latest at No Such Thing As Was, I wrote about Lee Kirk's Nimrods, a fun, corny, sentimental flick with a big heart. joebonomo.substack.com/p/im-feeling...

In today's No Such Thing As Was I wrote about Lee Kirk's Nimrods, a "Green Day Story" that's a fun and big-hearted tonic for these times. joebonomo.substack.com/p/im-feeling...

I’m feeling good now, yeah, but

Lee Kirk’s Green Day road movie Nimrods happily plays with familiarity and good cheer

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Some thoughts on Dave Marsh (1950-2026) at No Such Thing As Was joebonomo.substack.com/p/talkin-bou...

Talkin’ ‘bout heavy music

Remembering the writer Dave Marsh (1950-2026)

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ICYM my latest at No Such Thing As Was: SUPER ROCK turned 50 at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC joebonomo.substack.com/p/never-lose...

In today's No Such Thing As Was, my thoughts on the Fleshtones' big 50th Anniversary celebration at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City. joebonomo.substack.com/p/never-lose...

Never lose that beat

At the Bowery Ballroom in New York City, the Fleshtones celebrated their fiftieth anniversary with a roomful of friends

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Esteemed MusicStacker @joebonomo.bsky.social steps up to the “Is It Power Pop?!” plate and knocks it outta the park. He even throws one curveball that will likely have a few purists ready for a bench-clearing brawl. #musicsky #music

Is It Power Pop?!

PART THIRTY: Joe Bonomo

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ICYM my latest at No Such Thing As Was: in an electrifying set at the Cobra Lounge in Chicago , Bad Nerves make it clear that they want to connect. joebonomo.substack.com/p/can-i-be-y...

In today's No Such Thing As Was: at the Cobra Lounge in Chicago, Bad Nerves make it clear that they want to connect. #downattherockandrollclub joebonomo.substack.com/p/can-i-be-y...

Can I be yours? Can I be yours?

At the Cobra Lounge in Chicago, Bad Nerves make it clear that they want to connect

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At No Such Thing As Was: Remembering Jeff "Monoman" Conolly and the records he made with DMZ and Lyres. joebonomo.substack.com/p/jeff-conol...

Jeff Conolly (1956-2026)

Remembering "Monoman" and the records he made with DMZ and Lyres

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ICYM my latest at No Such Thing As Was: flashing back to the pop brilliance of the Dentists. joebonomo.substack.com/p/i-look-to-...

Today at No Such Thing As Was: a glance off a comment Tom Sndyer made to John Lennon in 1975 sent me (back) to the brilliant Dentists in 1985. (It makes sense, trust me.) joebonomo.substack.com/p/i-look-to-...

I look to the sky and I see you fall

In praise of the quirky pop brilliance of the late, lamented Dentists

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ICYM my latest at No Such Thing As Was: I wrote about the Whiffs on the stage and in the studio. joebonomo.substack.com/p/have-guita...

At today's No Such Thing As Was, I review the Whiffs' terrific show at Empty Bottle in Chicago. TLDR: melodic, urgent, guitar-driven rock and roll is alive and well. joebonomo.substack.com/p/have-guita...

Have guitars, will sing

The Whiffs prove that melodic, urgent rock and roll is alive and well

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ICYM my latest at No Such Thing As Was, I wrote about a few of my favorite NYC pieces by Phillip Lopate, one of our greatest living writers on the pleasures and the pitfalls of urban life. joebonomo.substack.com/p/alone-in-t...

Phillip Lopate is among our greatest living writers on the pleasures and the pitfalls of urban life. In todays' No Such Thing As Was I reflect on a few of my favorites of his New York City pieces.

Alone in the crowd

Phillip Lopate is one of our great writers on the pleasures and the pitfalls of urban life

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ICYM my latest at No Such Thing As Was: some words about some songs about flying. (Pictured: The Attack.) joebonomo.substack.com/p/this-gravi...

In my latest at No Such Thing As Was I write about a few songs inspired by the weirdness that is flying. joebonomo.substack.com/p/this-gravi...

This gravity felt different

Some thoughts on the unnerving and trippy songs that flying can inspire

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ICYM my latest at No Such Thing As Was, I wrote about Robyn Hitchcock's slippery new memoir Stranded in the Future. joebonomo.substack.com/p/some-of-wh... Welcome new subscribers! If you dig what I do at NSTAW, please consider subscribing (for free!) and spread the word!

In my latest at No Such Thing As Was, I review Robyn Hitchcock's new book Stranded in the Future. joebonomo.substack.com/p/some-of-wh...

Some of what I write I think was true

"Facts are so beige," Robyn Hitchcock writes in his new memoir Stranded in the Future.

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ICYM my latest at No Such Thing As Was, I wrote about a couple of songs for the Who's Quadrophenia that Pete Townshend couldn't find room for. joebonomo.substack.com/p/he-kicked-...