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.

do I have thoughts about how there are no country nominations in any of the all genre categories? in the "year of country music" or whatever? I sure do!

An honor to get to tell this story. Listen to some Luke Bell today.

I'm happy that Mamdani won. But I won't let that get in the way of my celebrating Cuomo losing.

Real heads remember the Lockeland Springsteen days and browsing through our best songs of 2014....Sturgill, Adia Victoria, Margo, Luke Bell, Kelsey Waldon, a pre-Hero Maren Morris song that the Highwomen eventually recorded...sorry we were kind of king shit thenashup.wordpress.com/2014/12/16/f...

Unsurprisingly, I loved reading this interview while listening to the album. Two people whose work I always enjoy.

it was so lovely to talk with @heyjackson.bsky.social about her wonderful book Soul-Folk for Don't Rock The Inbox. highly recommend it! www.dontrocktheinbox.com/on-soul-folk...

chatted with Brandi Carlile about her really beautiful new record www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Sorry about the bait and switch headline but I had to get your attention….

we've lost a fair number of subscribers since moving to ghost (but are obviously still happy we did!) - as a reminder most of our content is free, and even being a free subscriber means a lot to us if you'd consider it www.dontrocktheinbox.com

Saw Kelsey's show in Phoenix earlier this week and she (and her band) were unbelievable! Great interview

2 things can be true: 1. In general, folks should wait for a whole song before getting riled up about a snippet however 2. If you are one of the biggest-selling artists today & that snippet contains a mention of ICE, you CANNOT be surprised people ran w/it & then cower behind "it's the media!"

And now the man posts something about how he’s shocked his short clip mentioning ICE was so divisive. 🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃

everyone getting all riled up for this Zach Bryan snippet but for all we know the second verse could be like "but I still think women shouldn't have the right to vote" might just wanna hear the whole thing

asked Kelsey Waldon to answer our DRTI questionnaire and she did not dissapoint!

Zack Bryan does anti-ICE song **calls emergency don't rock the inbox meeting**

Spent the afternoon w/Madi Diaz on a picnic bench in her front yard to talk about her new album, Fatal Optimist, for the New York Times. The album is an absolute stunner, bare and brave and completely vulnerable - it’s artists like Madi who truly make this town special.

I know I am not really the best source on this as its what I do for a living, but I really do think the TS record would have benefitted from being contextualized by some really in depth print profiles. even just one smart one!

file under: music journalism, in general

I thought this was the Onion. I mean, truly.

I used to keep this photo at my desk. It reminded me that every mother, even Beyoncé, is still a…mother

wrote about seeing two guys for whom writing and singing good country songs is a way of life, even for rooms of a few dozen people www.dontrocktheinbox.com/issue-118-a-...

This is such a great quote

Then why does my heart feel so cold

this rules

TWO SOUTHERN JEWISH GALS WALK INTO A BAR....I spent AmericanaFest with Karly Hartzman (aka "goth Dolly Parton," thanks Missy Dabice) and profiled Wednesday for GQ. And yes, the album is as good as everyone says it is www.gq.com/story/wednes...

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This was a great read!

Today on the newsletter….brodemption www.dontrocktheinbox.com/issue-117-th...

Such an excellent piece by @natalieweiner.bsky.social

You can also support Don't Rock the Inbox, a newsletter Marissa writes with @natalieweiner.bsky.social. www.dontrocktheinbox.com

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I love reading @marissarmoss.bsky.social's profiles in @rollingstone.com of my fave country musicians. So, I was excited to discover, from this essay she wrote for @texashighways.bsky.social, that her love of country comes from riding horses in Texas. #longreads texashighways.com/culture/an-e...

thanks @hoinski.bsky.social for bringing me in to ruminate on my summers riding horses in Texas, and how they shaped me as a country music fan long (something it took me many years to realize). always fun to get to go personal like this. texashighways.com/culture/an-e...

Great newsletter, AND a great strained pun headline for @thepressbox.bsky.social

This is the best thing I’ve read on a tough morning

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This, exactly.

One of the better newsletters imo

Anyway Me Too was a women’s free speech movement.

On Margo Price, Kimmel and listening to what women say the *first time* www.dontrocktheinbox.com/special-note...

There’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for people to build on the rubble of what’s being destroyed before our eyes. Private corporations bending over to forcefeed everyone government-approved speech is evil and amoral, but more than anything this creates boring, inauthentic, unwatchable shit.

Can’t believe I was worried about AI coming for journalists last week man we’re so fucked sorry I ain’t got nothing more profound right now

and sometimes I think about how "liberal Hollywood" helped make this fella a star

stop whining about how there is no more good criticism out there, realize you only mean angry men and then subscribe to Don't Rock the Inbox

the Trump administration told The New York Times that IUDs, hormonal implants, and the Pill are actually abortions open.substack.com/pub/jessica/...

If you told me that BOTH of these men are doing this as part of a marketing plan, I’d believe you. Yes I said both

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Pass-free for American Fest this year? We got u