The Believer has returned
Articles by
Charlie Hopper
Charlie writes songs, then writes about failing to sell those songs in Nashville. In the past he’s written other bits for McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, and a column for The A.V. Club, sister publication of The Onion. Also, his remarks related to country music have appeared in The New Yorker, Atlas Obscura and Fast Company, as well as The Atlantic — which led to a mock debate on New Hampshire public radio with a senior associate editor from The Atlantic about the virtue of puns. Charlie was con.
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August 5, 2020Dispatch 53: Calliope Repair
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July 22, 2020Dispatch 52: Lights of Santa Monica, Head Sores of the East Village
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July 8, 2020Dispatch 51: Anonymous Celebrity, or the House That “Something Stupid” Built
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May 29, 2019Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 50: Wrecking My Car, Part II
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May 23, 2019Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 49: Wrecking My Car, Part I
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November 9, 2018Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 48: “I’ll Be Seeing You,” On Repeat
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October 16, 2018Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 47: Hulking Victrola
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October 4, 2018Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 46: Dreams and Candy
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March 8, 2018Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 45: Welcome to The Song Shop
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December 19, 2017Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 44: …That Was “Good Year for the Roses,” and Now, “I Just Wanna Be Mad”
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October 28, 2016Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 43: No, Darryl Worley, I Have Not Forgotten
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September 21, 2015Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 42: A Slow-Motion House Fire
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