David C Barnett

Senior Arts reporter for ideastream, NPR/PBS affiliate in Cleveland.

[David C Barnett @DCBstream]

Awww, thanks!

[Rolling Stone @RollingStone]

"Man with the iron balls:" Les Claypool, Stewart Copeland, and friends sing an ode to Zelensky and his testicles. https://t.co/qLtprc4gPf

[DEVO @DEVO]

Dolly Parton bows out of RRHofF consideration and throws her fan votes Devo’s way! Thanks Dolly! You always knew De-evolution is real! 😉 #fakenews

https://t.co/wgFIQoSkuy

[Dolly Parton @DollyParton]

❤️

[Gogol Bordello @GogolBordello]

Gogol Bordello is going on tour to spread the message of freedom for Ukraine. Every show of the upcoming “Solidaritine” tour will be dedicated to the brave Ukrainian defenders, and a significant portion of proceeds will go to Ukraine’s battle for democracy.

[Yolanda Perdomo @yolandanews]

My pal @DCBstream has a look at the reconstruction of an ancient statue and how two countries collaborated to piece together an art mystery. https://t.co/1tWRzDCxY5

[David C Barnett @DCBstream]

@jasonhanleyrock looks like Ralf and the boys are heading here:

KRAFTWERK cr: Peter Boettcher
Connor Palace
May 29, 2022
8:00 p.m.

TICKETS GO ON SALE THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5 AT 10AM

[Tina Turner @tinaturner]

As you can surely tell from my beaming smile: I am thrilled to now be officially inducted into the @rockhall as a solo artist. What an honor! I am grateful to so many people who stood by me on my journey here – especially you, dear fans. Keep on rocking! 💃🏿

[CONSEQUENCE @consequence]

Two all-time great songwriters.

[Carole King @Carole_King]

Look who came to visit! Congratulations to my fellow inductees #davegrohl @foofighters @rockhall

[David C Barnett @DCBstream]

There can’t be a masterclass without a good teacher, Dr. Hanley. Thanks!

[Jason Hanley @jasonhanleyrock]

I’m very proud of this. @DCBstream took the interview he did with me and turned it into a radio masterclass on @kraftwerk Check it out! (Have I ever mentioned how much I love Kraftwerk? 😜🤖🤘)

[David C Barnett @DCBstream]

@kenyonfarrow Wow! My cultural blind spot. Thanks for that knowledge.

[Mike McIntyre @MichaelMcIntyre]

Iconic Cleveland.

[David C Barnett @DCBstream]

@camorris Chris! Sorry for the delay. I’m a Twitter minimalist, so it can take awhile for messages to get to me. The Cory Grinder clip was from our last Applause Performances - a monthly Facebook Live music show. Here’s the extended version:

https://t.co/dfbbrPFrmY

[David C Barnett @DCBstream]

@shanbopfercrace @VendettaBella @NickCastele Shannon, look at the entire quote in the article. You’ll see that it does, in fact, reference the pandemic. The wisdom of Arabella’s words is timeless. But, how many are listening? And reading?

[David C Barnett @DCBstream]

...trimming a sentence or two or five off the backside.

I’m happy that Tom’s finally stepping off the conveyor belt that constantly feeds the beast. I’m grateful for the wisdom that he shared. I learned so much from him.

[David C Barnett @DCBstream]

Tom Cole, my mentor at @NPR has just retired. @Bob_Mondello suggested I share some memories:

Razor blades and splicing tape were the tools of the trade in 1995, when Tom and I started working together. 

Over the next 25 years, we collaborated on a wide cross-section of...

[David C Barnett @DCBstream]

...and an endless stream of dangling participles to rearrange. 

I can’t imagine how many times he lopped off opening paragraphs to get right to the action. By the same token, there must have been countless cases where he solved the ending of a story by...