Joe Bonomo
@joebonomo.bsky.social
essays and rock & roll | sound and sense
I write books and NO SUCH THING AS WAS, a music newsletter: https://joebonomo.substack.com/
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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
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ICYM my latest at No Such Thing As Was, I wrote about the Chambers Brothers' extraordinary "Time Has Come Today"
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February 7, 2026 at 2:58 PM
ICYM my latest at No Such Thing As Was, I wrote about the Chambers Brothers' extraordinary "Time Has Come Today"
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In today's No Such Thing As Was, I wrote about the righteous enduring power of the Chambers Brothers' "Time Has Come Today."
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The sacred squeal of now
The Chambers Brothers' epic "Time Has Come Today" continues to transcends its time and place
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February 6, 2026 at 2:54 PM
In today's No Such Thing As Was, I wrote about the righteous enduring power of the Chambers Brothers' "Time Has Come Today."
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ICYM my latest at No Such Thing As Was, I wrote about Andy Partridge and XTC and a few of their extraordinary songs about the ordinary.
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January 31, 2026 at 4:17 PM
ICYM my latest at No Such Thing As Was, I wrote about Andy Partridge and XTC and a few of their extraordinary songs about the ordinary.
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In today's No Such Thing As Was, another of my occasional deep dives into the magic of Andy Partridge and XTC.
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Please be upstanding
XTC wrote brilliant pop songs about limits, boundlessness, and the charms of simplicity
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January 30, 2026 at 3:01 PM
In today's No Such Thing As Was, another of my occasional deep dives into the magic of Andy Partridge and XTC.
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ICYM my latest at No Such Thing As Was, I took a dive into the Animals' remarkable 1996 single "Inside-Looking Out" and its prison work camp source.
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January 23, 2026 at 3:11 PM
ICYM my latest at No Such Thing As Was, I took a dive into the Animals' remarkable 1996 single "Inside-Looking Out" and its prison work camp source.
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In today's No Such Thing As Was, I wrote about the Animals' amazing "Inside-Looking Out" single from 1966. And then I dove into its source.
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No more walls
Some thoughts on the Animals' remarkable "Inside-Looking Out"
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January 22, 2026 at 4:13 PM
In today's No Such Thing As Was, I wrote about the Animals' amazing "Inside-Looking Out" single from 1966. And then I dove into its source.
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ICYM my latest at NO SUCH THING AS WAS: play along with the Donkeys at "A Bored Game" and watch your fame and fortune lose out to randomness and chance! (Plus: Fran the Fan from Liverpool!)
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January 16, 2026 at 3:04 PM
ICYM my latest at NO SUCH THING AS WAS: play along with the Donkeys at "A Bored Game" and watch your fame and fortune lose out to randomness and chance! (Plus: Fran the Fan from Liverpool!)
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In today's NO SUCH THING AS WAS: the back sleeve of the Donkey's obscure 1979 single "What I Want" tells a story old as dirt.
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What they wanted
The back sleeve of the Donkeys' obscure "What I Want" 45 tells an old story
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January 15, 2026 at 3:27 PM
In today's NO SUCH THING AS WAS: the back sleeve of the Donkey's obscure 1979 single "What I Want" tells a story old as dirt.
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I’m so grateful to be teaching the extraordinary stories of Andre Dubus again. They’re wise, compassionate, poignant, brutal. His best, like “Killings,” “Rose,” and “A Father’s Story, are profoundly moving. If you haven’t read him, I highly recommend
January 13, 2026 at 8:31 PM
I’m so grateful to be teaching the extraordinary stories of Andre Dubus again. They’re wise, compassionate, poignant, brutal. His best, like “Killings,” “Rose,” and “A Father’s Story, are profoundly moving. If you haven’t read him, I highly recommend
"I was gifted with a life that was full of adventure. I've always believed, if you're gifted, that it's incumbent not to think about giving something back."
RIP Bob Weir |
📸: Suzie Katz
RIP Bob Weir |
📸: Suzie Katz
January 11, 2026 at 3:58 AM
"I was gifted with a life that was full of adventure. I've always believed, if you're gifted, that it's incumbent not to think about giving something back."
RIP Bob Weir |
📸: Suzie Katz
RIP Bob Weir |
📸: Suzie Katz
ICYM my latest at NO Such Thing As Was: I wrote about Long Tall Shorty, the great U.K. band that couldn't catch a break.
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January 8, 2026 at 3:07 PM
ICYM my latest at NO Such Thing As Was: I wrote about Long Tall Shorty, the great U.K. band that couldn't catch a break.
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In today's No Such Thing As Was: some thoughts on Long Tall Shorty, the band that couldn't catch a break
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In a perfect world
Beset by industry and inter-band woes, Long Tall Shorty managed to cut some eternal rock and roll
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January 7, 2026 at 4:25 PM
In today's No Such Thing As Was: some thoughts on Long Tall Shorty, the band that couldn't catch a break
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ICYM my latest at NO SUCH THING AS WAS: I buckled up and hit the skies with Nazz.
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January 2, 2026 at 3:27 PM
ICYM my latest at NO SUCH THING AS WAS: I buckled up and hit the skies with Nazz.
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Happy Public Domain Day to all who celebrate
Welcome to the Public Domain, THE PICNIC (1930) 🐕
🐾 Little Rover barked onto the scene as Minnie’s dog in THE PICNIC (1930). He’d get a new name (Pluto) & a new owner, Mickey Mouse, the following year.
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#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
🐾 Little Rover barked onto the scene as Minnie’s dog in THE PICNIC (1930). He’d get a new name (Pluto) & a new owner, Mickey Mouse, the following year.
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#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
January 1, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Happy Public Domain Day to all who celebrate
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January 1, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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Happy New Year, NO SUCH THING AS WAS subscribers, followers, and readers! Blast with me into the new year with spins of Nazz's "When I Get My Plane" and "Rain Rider."
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If you want to take a ride
Blasting into 2026 with Nazz's "When I Get My Plane" and "Rain Rider"
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January 1, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Happy New Year, NO SUCH THING AS WAS subscribers, followers, and readers! Blast with me into the new year with spins of Nazz's "When I Get My Plane" and "Rain Rider."
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Culled mostly from transcripts of court cases, the book reveals just how endless corporate chess games can be, and how tenaciously those in power—of contracts at end, of musical vision on the other—cling to what they’ve got.
December 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Culled mostly from transcripts of court cases, the book reveals just how endless corporate chess games can be, and how tenaciously those in power—of contracts at end, of musical vision on the other—cling to what they’ve got.
The subtitle is a bit misleading—Brendan Borrell’s Power Soak: Invention, Obsession, and the Pursuit of the Perfect Sound is less about Boston founder Tom Scholz’s musical chops than it is about the quagmire of lawsuits that Scholz’s perfectionism brought on.
December 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The subtitle is a bit misleading—Brendan Borrell’s Power Soak: Invention, Obsession, and the Pursuit of the Perfect Sound is less about Boston founder Tom Scholz’s musical chops than it is about the quagmire of lawsuits that Scholz’s perfectionism brought on.
In celebration of Bo Diddley's birthday, here's a NO SUCH THING AS WAS I wrote a couple months back about the Bo Beat in the trippy late 60s.
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Bo Diddley and cosmic minds
The eternal Bo Beat received update patches near the end of the tumultuous 1960s
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December 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
In celebration of Bo Diddley's birthday, here's a NO SUCH THING AS WAS I wrote a couple months back about the Bo Beat in the trippy late 60s.
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Yeah I haven't received it. Must be a Yahoo thing.
December 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Yeah I haven't received it. Must be a Yahoo thing.
ICYMI
"Wait awhile, eternity
Old mother nature’s got nothing on me
Come to me, run to me, come to me now
We’re rolling, my sweetheart, we’re flowing, by God"
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"Wait awhile, eternity
Old mother nature’s got nothing on me
Come to me, run to me, come to me now
We’re rolling, my sweetheart, we’re flowing, by God"
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December 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
ICYMI
"Wait awhile, eternity
Old mother nature’s got nothing on me
Come to me, run to me, come to me now
We’re rolling, my sweetheart, we’re flowing, by God"
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"Wait awhile, eternity
Old mother nature’s got nothing on me
Come to me, run to me, come to me now
We’re rolling, my sweetheart, we’re flowing, by God"
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Sure did when I was there
December 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Sure did when I was there