# Aaron Carnes — RSS Amplifier Everything Aaron Carnes publishes, via the RSS Amplifier directory. Page: Feed: --- ## [In Defense of Hobo Johnson](https://aaroncarnes.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-hobo-johnson) _2026-05-14 · Aaron Carnes | In Defense of . . ._ Why I am co-writing his memoir ## [Prozac fundamentally altered how I listen to music](https://aaroncarnes.substack.com/p/prozac-fundamentally-altered-how) _2026-04-15 · Aaron Carnes | In Defense of . . ._ Now I'm relearning how to enjoy music ## [The intro/1st chapter of my novel (Rough!)](https://aaroncarnes.substack.com/p/the-intro1st-chapter-of-my-novel) _2025-12-12 · Aaron Carnes | In Defense of . . ._ I reluctantly share... ## [The Music in my novel](https://aaroncarnes.substack.com/p/the-music-in-my-novel) _2025-11-12 · Aaron Carnes | In Defense of . . ._ I want to focus on the tunes ## [I started the 2nd draft of my novel!](https://aaroncarnes.substack.com/p/i-started-the-2nd-draft-of-my-novel) _2025-10-29 · Aaron Carnes | In Defense of . . ._ It took a while, but I'm back on ## [1st draft of my novel complete!](https://aaroncarnes.substack.com/p/1st-draft-of-my-novel-complete) _2025-10-08 · Aaron Carnes | In Defense of . . ._ A conversation with Amy Bee ## [Not done but almost done](https://aaroncarnes.substack.com/p/not-done-but-almost-done) _2025-09-17 · Aaron Carnes | In Defense of . . ._ I hit 62,000 words in my novel and feeling pretty burnt out. So close...this will be my last update until I'm ACTUALLY finished with my 1st draft. So will probably be in 2 weeks. ## [57,000 words on my new book](https://aaroncarnes.substack.com/p/57000-words-on-my-new-book) _2025-09-10 · Aaron Carnes | In Defense of . . ._ Also Shane Moss, Survivor and Zombie Trains ## [Book fatigue](https://aaroncarnes.substack.com/p/book-fatigue) _2025-09-03 · Aaron Carnes | In Defense of . . ._ and the Beach Boys love you ## [Book update: I hit 51,000 words](https://aaroncarnes.substack.com/p/book-update-i-hit-51000-words) _2025-08-27 · Aaron Carnes | In Defense of . . ._ Plus, my wife, Amy Bee, tells a story about me. ## [Collect Open Source Legends (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/bsmaF7hZoIqY) _2025-08-27 · **Sponsored**_ Open-licensed art, limited foil trading packs, and optional on-chain mints. ## [Fast Drafting](https://aaroncarnes.substack.com/p/fast-drafting) _2025-08-20 · Aaron Carnes | In Defense of . . ._ Don't think don't think don't think ## [The absurd placement of music](https://aaroncarnes.substack.com/p/the-absurd-placement-of-music) _2025-08-13 · Aaron Carnes | In Defense of . . ._ or how ridiculous I can be with music placement as a device in my novel-in-the-works ## [How In Defense of Ska taught me to be a writer](https://aaroncarnes.substack.com/p/how-in-defense-of-ska-taught-me-how) _2025-08-06 · Aaron Carnes | In Defense of . . ._ A conversation with Amy Bee ## [Getting High for the First Time](https://aaroncarnes.substack.com/p/getting-high-for-the-first-time) _2025-07-30 · Aaron Carnes | In Defense of . . ._ AKA the worst couple of months of my life ## [Little Black Book of Death audio update](https://aaroncarnes.substack.com/p/little-black-book-of-death-audio) _2025-07-23 · Aaron Carnes | In Defense of . . ._ the first of many posts... ## [Music To Die To](https://aaroncarnes.substack.com/p/music-to-die-to) _2025-07-21 · Aaron Carnes | In Defense of . . ._ A weird non fiction book that got turned into a weird novel ## [It's time to write a new book. This time without so much ska](https://aaroncarnes.substack.com/p/writing-is-not-fun) _2025-01-07 · Aaron Carnes | In Defense of . . ._ Writing is (not) fun ## [There’s Nothing Sacred About Pop Music, And That’s a Good Thing.](https://aaroncarnes.substack.com/p/theres-nothing-sacred-about-pop-music) _2023-04-17 · Aaron Carnes | In Defense of . . ._ There’s a crucial difference that separates pop music from all other genres, a critical reason why people love to hate it and hate to love it, and that reason is: pop adheres to nothing but what sounds good in your ears. ## [How The Cure Played a Part in Creating the In Defense of Ska Podcast](https://aaroncarnes.substack.com/p/how-the-cure-played-a-part-in-creating) _2023-04-10 · Aaron Carnes | In Defense of . . ._ On this week’s IDOS episode, I interviewed my co-host Adam Davis and a few of his Omnigone bandmates about their new ska punk record, Against The Rest. During our talk, Adam and I discussed our long history together as friends. Adam likes to assert that he and I met at a Cure concert in 1992 and that his first thought when he met me was, ## [AI publishing with human taste (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/xd7J1ebIgbAt) _2023-04-10 · **Sponsored**_ Convert AI research into blogs, podcasts, and newsletters with optional human review. ## [In Defense of Ska June 2022 (Semi) Newsletter](https://aaroncarnes.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-ska-june-2022-semi) _2022-07-12 · Aaron Carnes | In Defense of . . ._ Hey everyone, I’ve been swamped working on my second edition of In Defense of Ska, so I haven’t had a chance to write a newsletter.