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Matthew Leimkuehler

@mattleimkuehler.bsky.social

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Assistant journalism professor and student media adviser by day (MTSU). Music writer by night (GQ, Forbes, Nashville Scene, etc). Midwesterner in Nashville. Strange but not a stranger.

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Matthew Leimkuehler @mattleimkuehler.bsky.social · Nov 11

Guess I can promote some work while I'm here!

My latest byline, via GQ. Was a pleasure to chat life and music with Manuel -- Nashville's timeless tailor.

www.gq.com/story/meet-m...

Meet Manuel Cuevas, Nashville’s 91-Year-Old Tailor to the Stars

Manuel Cuevas may be the most interesting man in Nashville—and he’s never written a note of music.

www.gq.com

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Matthew Leimkuehler @mattleimkuehler.bsky.social · 2d

Wrote about the unstoppable Winona Fighter for this year’s Best of Nashville! Dig into the list for that + a ton of other excellent suggestions from people who care about your city.

Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 2d

Best of Nashville 2025 has landed! Read all the writers' choices and readers' poll results in the Scene's massive 37th annual #BON25 issue. Illustrations by Kat Conde.

Best of Nashville 2025

www.nashvillescene.com

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Zach Schonfeld @zachschonfeld.bsky.social · 7d

Wow!! I just received $80 million in seed capital for my startup that provides critics with new identities, addresses, and social security numbers after they lightly criticize Taylor Swift's new album.

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Marissa R. Moss @marissarmoss.bsky.social · 8d

file under: music journalism, in general

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 8d

you couldn’t pay me to have an opinion about t-swift’s new record. or i mean, you could, but you won’t, and no one has enough money anymore to make the opinion worth having, so here i stand, opinionless

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Stephen Elliott @stelliott.bsky.social · 15d

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Matthew Leimkuehler @mattleimkuehler.bsky.social · 20d

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Matthew Leimkuehler @mattleimkuehler.bsky.social · 29d

It’s that time of the year in the south when I’m just so tired of sweating.

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Lars Gotrich @totalvibration.bsky.social · Sep 10

I brought Turnstile to the Tiny Desk @npr.org

There's horns and piano. Ska and Motown renditions of songs u luv. Brendan stage dives. A mini mosh ensures.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylL-...

Turnstile: Tiny Desk Concert

YouTube video by NPR Music

www.youtube.com

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Betsy Phillips @betsyphillips.bsky.social · Sep 8

I see Ogles wanting to deploy the National Guard in Nashville and I raise deploying the Rock City Guard to his house:

www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...

Andy Ogles Threatens Nashville With National Guard Deployment

Tennessee's 5th Congressional District rep nonsensically claimed that the mayor is 'using the city as an outpost for international gangs'

www.nashvillescene.com

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Freezing Cold Takes @oldtakesexposed.bsky.social · Sep 5

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 28

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“Among the many tragedies of the Minneapolis school shooting is how commonplace a story like this has become,” German Lopez writes. But “the prevalence of this problem is not normal, no other country has to deal with it to this extent, and we are not powerless to act.”

Opinion | No Matter How Hopeless It Seems, We Should Press for Better, Stricter Gun Laws

The prevalence of mass shootings in America is not normal, no other country has to deal with it to this extent, but we are not powerless to act.

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NPR @npr.org · Aug 22

Emotion cemented Jepsen as a niche star and was acclaimed for its sense of drama and unabashed schmaltz. It's also a trove of songs about one particular emotion less associated with her cutesy image.

10 years later, it's still a joy to fall into Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Emotion'

Emotion cemented Jepsen as a niche star and was acclaimed for its sense of drama and unabashed schmaltz. It's also a trove of songs about one particular emotion less associated with her cutesy image.

n.pr

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Stephen Trageser @stephentrageser615.bsky.social · Aug 21

And @mattleimkuehler.bsky.social catches up with Daniel Donato about cutting his teeth with a band of aces he calls "my Zeppelin" in the shadow of the Ryman to now headlining the Mother Church (with an after-party at Robert's).

Daniel Donato Prepares for His Mother Church Debut

Talking to the cosmic country singer-songwriter and guitarist ahead of the release party for his new LP ‘Horizons’

www.nashvillescene.com

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Matthew Leimkuehler @mattleimkuehler.bsky.social · Aug 20

“Which game are you calling?”

“I’m CALLING BOTH!”

Matthew Leimkuehler @mattleimkuehler.bsky.social · Aug 20

Kevin Harlan! The voice of a childhood filled with noon kickoffs on CBS (before the Chiefs became … whatever the Chiefs are now).

The Athletic @theathletic.com · Aug 20

Who is the most notable omission from our expert's list of 21st-century play-by-play announcers?

It’s your turn to weigh in ⤵️

http://dlvr.it/TMbfpv

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Matthew Leimkuehler @mattleimkuehler.bsky.social · Aug 20

A new one from me in this week’s @nashvillescene.com

www.nashvillescene.com/music/featur...

Daniel Donato Prepares for His Mother Church Debut

Talking to the cosmic country singer-songwriter and guitarist ahead of the release party for his new LP ‘Horizons’

www.nashvillescene.com

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · Aug 15

Bumping what I wrote the night he quit the Raiders

Jon Gruden's emails made clear he's a racist, sexist, homophobe. That doesn't just make him a bad person (thought it obviously does!), it makes him a bad football coach, because you need to work with Black people, gay people, and women to win

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · Aug 9

NFL football back on my TV at 10 am

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Steven Hyden @stevenhyden.bsky.social · Aug 5

My editor this week (+4k words)

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Matthew Leimkuehler @mattleimkuehler.bsky.social · Aug 2

It’s that time of year where I’m missing football enough to tune into *multiple* CFL games in one weekend.

Matthew Leimkuehler @mattleimkuehler.bsky.social · Aug 1

Got this in a mail a few months after writing that one.

Matthew Leimkuehler @mattleimkuehler.bsky.social · Aug 1

RIP to Opry legend Jeannie Seely. Was lovely getting to know her in 2020 when working on this story for The Tennessean.

www.tennessean.com/story/entert...

Jeannie Seely at 80: Opry trailblazer releases new music with a little help from her friends

Jeannie Seely releases a duet with Willie Nelson, called "Not A Dry Eye In The House," this Monday.

www.tennessean.com

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Matthew Leimkuehler @mattleimkuehler.bsky.social · Jul 31

Went to a rock show last night. Enjoyed it!

Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · Jul 31

In our live-review column The Spin: Wednesday at The Blue Room at Third Man Records, Jack White and his razor-sharp band ripped through favorites old and new in the second of two pop-up shows.