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...
Joe Bonomo
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essays and rock & roll | sound and sense I write books and NO SUCH THING AS WAS, a music newsletter: https://joebonomo.substack.com/ Open 24/7: https://linktr.ee/joebonomo it's buh-NOH-moh
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-...
The Who released the sprawling Quadrophenia in 1973. It's never been far from my mind. In today's No Such Thing As Was I wrote about "Anymore" and "Four Faces," two songs that Pete Townshend felt compelled to leave off of the album. joebonomo.substack.com/p/he-kicked-...
He kicked 'em out
Some thoughts on two songs that Pete Townshend left off of the sprawling Quadrophenia
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ICYM my latest at No Such Thing As Was: Amyl and The Sniffers delivered righteous unity at the Salt Shed as ugliness and division reigned elsewhere. joebonomo.substack.com/p/some-mutts...
I caught Amyl and The Sniffers at the Fairgrounds at Salt Shed the other night. In today's No Such Thing As Was, I write about the joy and righteousness they brought to the stage as ugliness prevailed elsewhere.
Some mutts can't be muzzled
Amyl and the Sniffers rocked the Salt Shed in Chicago as ugliness transpired elsewhere
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ICYM my latest at No Such Thing As Was: I wrote about some of my favorite songs from Paul McCartney's solo career. What are some of yours? joebonomo.substack.com/p/love-in-so...
It rained all day yesterday, a perfect opportunity to stay inside and write 5,000+ words about my favorite Paul McCartney songs from his solo career. In today's No Such Thing As Was.
Love in songs
I look back at Paul McCartney's extraordinary solo career and write about my favorite songs from each decade
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Great moments in rock and roll: when Iggy Pop invites Ron Asheton to tell the listener how Iggy feels.
No Fun
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ICYM my latest at No Such Thing As Was, I wrote about the music of utopian positivity that Albert Ayler made in the years before his death. joebonomo.substack.com/p/hands-and-...
In today's No Such Thing As Was, some thoughts on the music that Albert Ayler recorded shortly before his death. joebonomo.substack.com/p/hands-and-...
Hands and breath and nerves and mind
Some thoughts on the music that Albert Ayler recorded shortly before his death
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ICYM my latest at No Such Thing As Was: I revisited—and cranked up—some of Hans Rotenberry's great songs for the Shazam in the '90s and '00s. joebonomo.substack.com/p/everything...
In today's No Such Thing As Was, inspired by listening to a podcast with Hans Rotenberry, I revisit the great songs he wrote for The Shazam in the '90s and '00s. joebonomo.substack.com/p/everything...
"Everything we have in a bag!"
Hans Rotenberry's songs for the Shazam in the '90s and '00s plugged in to eternal currents
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Fun Fact: listening to The Stooges’ “Down On The Street” while actually walking down the street makes everyone get out of your way.
ICYM my latest at No Such Thing As Was: my take on Mod Lang's sweet and rousing debut album Borrowed Time. Plus, what's in a name? joebonomo.substack.com/p/lucky-for-...
For your Memorial Day reading pleasure, in today's No Such Thing As Was I write about to Mod Lang's terrific debut album Borrowed Time, and take a requisite detour through Big Star. joebonomo.substack.com/p/lucky-for-...
Lucky for life
Mod Lang lifts from the past while barreling into the present. What's their future?
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