yelling back “you’re welcome” when the band playing thanks the crowd
josh terry
@joshterry.bsky.social
chicago-based writer. newsletter producer at wttw news (@wttw.bsky.social). i also run the music and culture blog no expectations. ex: vice, chicago tribune, etc. tips, email: joshhowardterry@gmail.com https://www.noexpectations.fyi
Aside from the knock to the ever-dwindling music journalism ecosystem, I just think about what this all means for smaller and mid-tier bands. If you're not already huge, who is going to cover your album? Who is going to post about your tour? Who is going to…
Leor Galil@imleor.bsky.social · 12h ago“Music publications BrooklynVegan, Alternative Press, Revolver, and Goldmine have been gutted by parent company Veeps... Nearly all the staff at each publication appear to have been laid off yesterday. Veeps, which is now owned by Live Nation, acquired the publications in 2024 or 2025”
“Music publications BrooklynVegan, Alternative Press, Revolver, and Goldmine have been gutted by parent company Veeps... Nearly all the staff at each publication appear to have been laid off yesterday. Veeps, which is now owned by Live Nation, acquired the publications in 2024 or 2025”
BrooklynVegan, Alt Press Hit With Mass Layoffs
Music publications Revolver and Goldmine have also been gutted by owners Veeps and Live Nation
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social media person writing “governor of chicago” 🥴
FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 6d agoJohn Summit shouts out Gov. Pritzker for gifting him a bottle of Malort ahead of his Lollapalooza performance
Reading President Obama's 2026 summer playlist, I've come to realize that he's not a No Expectations subscriber
officially a sam and louise sullivan stan account from here on out www.noexpectations.fyi/p/sam-louise...
No Expectations 154: Practice Smiling
Stellar new albums from Sam and Louise Sullivan, Shannon Lay and more. Plus, a road trip history book and Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey.'
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In my late teens and early 20s, I'd sleep in all the time. Now, I'm waking up too early. It's awful. Last night, to catch up on sleep, I went to bed two hours before I normally do, and sure enough, I woke up two hours earlier today
Being a huge fan of the Frames in high school introduced me to Jason Molina, Will Oldham, and countless other songwriters that Glen Hansard covered or enthusiastically praised. For the writing test at my first-ever gig as an A.V. Club intern in 2012, I chose to review his solo album. A massive loss
Today is my birthday. Yesterday, I was laid off from BuzzFeed after working there for more than five and a half years. No, this isn't a shitpost. I wrote about losing my job and wanting you to pay for my newsletter now in—you guessed it—my newsletter last-donut-of-the-night.ghost.io/whats-next-f...
What's Next for the Newsletter After Losing My Job
Yesterday, BuzzFeed laid off 35% of its workforce—and, reader, it may shock you to learn that I was very much a part of that 35%. BuzzFeed (Jesus Christ, why am I still capitalizing the "F" if I don't...
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Intrusive thought after seeing The Odyssey: 🎶 Agamemnon Do doo be-do-do Agamemnon Do do-do do Agamemnon 🎶
that's the sound of thousands of sports burner accounts with the handle "LeJawn James" being created
[guy who drank six beers the night before] "i think i have cyclosporiasis"
this is the kinda thing folks were retweeting in 2013. you could go mad viral for doing the #foodbands hashtag with "a tribe called quinoa." different times. i miss it
Merriam-Webster@merriam-webster.com · 2w agoDoes Not Rhyme -through -cough -though -rough -bough Does Rhyme -pony -bologna
![Tweet from atrophy wife 🎀 (@zuza_real):
Y'all still follow Jonathan Swift? The man who literally supports eating babies?
(some time later)
Obviously the whole time I knew he was joking but it's still not okay. Here's why [1/20]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:w4mumltio4x5yohskj2mo64c/bafkreicdipjn4fyrvxkv75lf2mnfnj7p55ofbo7y36ghxj5zqe6ruml77a)
allotting my annual annoying music journalist "i heard it early and it's great" post for recent Chicago artist Greg Freeman's new one. AOTY incoming www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRyv...
Greg Freeman - Indu (Official Video)
YouTube video by Greg Freeman
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allotting my annual annoying music journalist "i heard it early and it's great" post for recent Chicago artist Greg Freeman's new one. AOTY incoming www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRyv...
Greg Freeman - Indu (Official Video)
YouTube video by Greg Freeman
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time traveling back to 2020 to let past me know i'll still be wearing masks in 2026 but mostly for going outside
If you asked me to come up with the funniest possible song title for the guy from the National, I don't think I'd be able to top this
New from me: A WTTW News analysis of CPS disciplinary records offers a rare look at employee misconduct findings & the system leaders use to punish workers. Records shed a light on a process affecting hundreds each year that many employees say remains difficult to understand, navigate or challenge.
More Than 700 CPS Employees Disciplined for Misconduct Over 1 Year, 10 Faced Allegations of Sexual Abuse
One year of employee discipline data, obtained by WTTW News, reveals more than 700 cases of misbehavior across Chicago Public Schools. Case outcomes ranged from verbal warnings and written reprimands ...
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One of my closest out-of-state buds recently moved a block away from me in Chicago. It's something I've never really considered happening, but it's very sick
if you don't put on PBS now and again you can forget that a better world where TV is a place where people say stuff like "up next: scientists introduce us to a new monkey they just discovered!"