David Peisner

In December, I went to Uganda to write about African music star-turned-revolutionary politician @HEBobiwine at a fascinating moment in his country's history. That moment now seems like eons ago, but his story is still fascinating. To me, at least. rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

Talk Talk’s experiment "Spirit of Eden" was a flop. And a cult favorite. nytimes.com/2026/02/04/art…

“Stairway to Heaven.” “All Along the Watchtower.” “Sympathy for the Devil.” The recording engineer Phill Brown had worked on them all. But he’d never experienced anything like what was happening in Wessex Studio 1 with Talk Talk beginning in May 1987. nytimes.com/2026/02/04/art…

The Anti-Fascist Group Fighting Trump — And Some Critics on the Left Refuse Fascism has been ready for years to meet this moment — but have its ties to a former 1960s radical become an albatross hampering its ambitious agenda? Report: rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

Timbaland dreamed up TaTa Taktumi and brought her to life with help from the software Suno. She’s arriving at a fraught moment for artificial intelligence in music. nyti.ms/4aF5Th0

A Company Is Building Communities for Right-Wing Christians. Some Neighbors Aren’t Happy “Are you fed up with crime, corruption, and wokeness in your big, blue city?” says RidgeRunner CEO Josh Abbotoy. “Then move here.” Rolling Stone Reports: rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…

and more great long reads from: @mattsreynolds1 @SophieElmhirst @rosielanners @jasonmcbride68 @Milkman__Dead @pat_clark @DavidPeisner @oliverwhang21 longformprofiles.substack.com/p/edition-82-l…

2. "Inside the Grassroots Fight Against Trump’s Deportation Machine" @DavidPeisner "As masked agents have terrorized immigrant communities, sweeping people off the streets in broad daylight, locals have organized, protested, fought back." rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

Inside the Grassroots Fight Against Trump’s Deportation Machine Meet the groups standing between immigrants and ICE, armed with their training and phone cameras ↓ rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

Lonnie Holley’s approach to music is both extreme and extremely simple. His performances, whether live or recorded, are all improvised in the moment. nytimes.com/2025/03/11/art…

New York Times piece about Life, Death And Dennis Hopper #TheWaterboys nytimes.com/2025/04/01/art…

“I like to be absorbed in the things that fascinate me,” Mike Scott said. “Then I go all the way.” This is certainly the case with the Waterboys’ new album, “Life, Death and Dennis Hopper,” due Friday. nytimes.com/2025/04/01/art…

so many great takeaways for aspiring ghostwriters, collaborators... thanks to the oh-so-similarly-named @DavidPeisner for giving such good interview... @astoldtopodcast #newpodcastepisode #writing #journalism

Lonnie Holley never plays a song twice. (Even his own.) nytimes.com/2025/03/11/art…

Edition #62 features fantastic long reads from: @DavidPeisner @joncaramanica @joecoscarelli @Susanfreinkel @KassondraCloos @DSegalNYTimes @pingroma @ClaireYChe @luzdingyu @spencersoper longformprofiles.substack.com/p/edition-62-l…

From @RollingStone: Eco-Radical, Singer, Criminal, Cult Leader: Inside Carbon Nation by @DavidPeisner Eligio Bishop declared himself a God, leading followers across Central America and the US. Now he’s serving life in prison. #Longreads #Longform rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…

This one by ⁦@DavidPeisner⁩ is truly disturbing and wild. Inside the Atlanta Cult Carbon Nation Led By Eligio Bishop rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…

Jesse Welles, a folk musician who's earned attention for "singing the news," is turning the page and releasing an album that avoids current events. nytimes.com/2025/02/12/art…

@MenInBlazers What about Fabian Hürzeler? He was born in Houston!

I’m thrilled that my new book DOWN WITH THE SYSTEM made it on the @thetimes Bestseller List this week! Thank you to all of the readers in the UK and the team at @headlinepg for this remarkable achievement! #serjtankian #downwiththesystem #systemofadown #bestseller #memoir #books

This is one fever dream of a story from @DavidPeisner — and it says more about how America got to 2024 then I ever expected. Give a read. rollingstone.com/music/music-fe… via @RollingStone