Bonnie Stiernberg

Bonnie Stiernberg is InsideHook's Managing Editor. Originally hailing from Chicago, she graduated from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in 2009 with a BA in News-Editorial Journalism and wrote about music for The Deli Chicago and Chicago INNERVIEW Magazine before accepting an internship at Paste Magazine and moving to Atlanta in 2010. Eventually, she worked her way up at the publication, serving as Music Editor for nearly seven years and TV Editor for five. She has penned cover stories on Father John Misty, Wilco, Carrie Brownstein, The Flaming Lips and "Mad Men"'s John Slattery and Vincent Kartheiser, compiled an oral history of "The Wonder Years," written "Best of What's Next" profiles on The Civil Wars and Alabama Shakes long before they broke out and interviewed legends like Mavis Staples, Elvis Costello, The Band's Robbie Robertson and the Sex Pistols' Johnny Rotten. After leaving Paste and relocating to Brooklyn in 2016, she wrote for publications like Billboard, Rolling Stone, Glamour, GRAMMY.com, Vice, No Depression, The Bluegrass Situation and more. Since first joining InsideHook in 2019, she has covered all things pop culture-related for the site, whether it's interviewing Alice Cooper or reviewing the latest buzzy HBO series. She also is a craft beer enthusiast who has spent countless hours chatting with brewers, attending beer festivals and tossing back a few cold ones in the name of journalism. (It's a tough gig, but someone's gotta do it.) When she's not working, she enjoys being tortured by her beloved Chicago Cubs.

All Articles From Bonnie Stiernberg
John Cleese speaks onstage at "Comedy with the Cleeses" during the 2022 SXSW Conference. At another panel, Cleese had his microphone taken away by Dulce Sloan after going on a rant about slavery.

John Cleese Has Mic Taken Away at SXSW After Embarrassing Rant About Slavery

"You do know the British have been slaves twice, right?" Cleese asked the crowd

Dolly Parton attends the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards on March 07, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Dolly Parton Declining Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nom Is Totally Rock and Roll

The country legend has pulled herself from consideration because she doesn't consider herself to be sufficiently "rock"

A woman flipping through a stack of CDs in a record store. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, CD sales in the U.S. rose in 2021 for the first time since 2004.

CD Sales Rise for the First Time in Almost 20 Years

You've heard about vinyl's resurgence, but why are CDs making a comeback?

Elon Musk and Grimes arrive for the 2018 Met Gala on May 7, 2018, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The singer claims Musk "lives below the poverty line"

Grimes Insists That Elon Musk, the Richest Person in the World, "Lives at Times Below the Poverty Line"

"Bro does not live like a billionaire," the musician told Vanity Fair. And yet, he is!

Billy Joel performs at Allegiant Stadium on February 26, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. A new biopic about Billy Joel is being made by Jaigantic Studios without Joel's likeness, name or music. It's called "Piano Man."

Someone Thought It’d Be a Good Idea to Make a Billy Joel Biopic Without the Rights to His Likeness, Name or Music

"Piano Man," which has been greenlit by Jaigantic Studios, will not include any songs by its titular piano man

Meilin (voiced by Rosalie Chiang) in Pixar's "Turning Red." A review of the movie from CinemaBlend has been removed from the entertainment website after it was called racist and sexist.

Reminder: Movies Don’t Need to Have White Men in Them to Be “Relatable”

CinemaBlend has pulled a review that complained Pixar's "Turning Red" is hard to relate to because it's set in Toronto's Asian community

Bob Dylan speaks onstage at the 25th anniversary MusiCares 2015 Person Of The Year Gala.

Bob Dylan Is Releasing a Book of Music Criticism

"The Philosophy of Modern Song" will feature over 60 essays by Dylan analyzing other artists' music

Peggy Hill on "King of the Hill."

Who Cares if Peggy Hill Is a Bad Mom?

Fans are rushing to the animated matriarch's defense on social media after an op-ed questioning her parenting skills. But why does it matter?

Zoë Kravitz attends "The Batman" World Premiere on March 01, 2022 in New York City.

Zöe Kravitz Says She Was Told She Was “Too Urban” to Audition for “The Dark Knight Rises”

How can anyone be "too urban" for a movie that is very famously set in a gritty metropolis?

John C. Reilly as Jerry Buss, Quincy Isaiah as Magic Johnson and Jason Clarke as Jerry West in "Winning Time."

Can “Winning Time” Move Past Its Adam McKay Problem?

Grating fourth-wall breaking and onscreen chyrons get in the way of what should be a compelling story in the director's Lakers series

Morris Day performs onstage during An Evening Of Funk at Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre on August 01, 2021 in Mableton, Georgia.

Morris Day Says Prince’s Estate Banned Him From Performing as The Time

The estate, however, insists it's "open to working proactively with Morris"

Ryan Dempster

Ryan Dempster on the Rebuilding Cubs, the MLB Lockout and More

We caught up with the "Off the Mound" host at Innings Festival

Samuel L. Jackson attends the LA premiere of Netflix's "Dolemite Is My Name" at Regency Village Theatre on September 28, 2019 in Westwood, California.

What Would a Popular Movie Oscar Even Mean?

During a recent interview, Samuel L. Jackson suggested the Academy should hand out a special award to the year's most popular film

Innings Festival

What Happens at a Music-and-Baseball Festival When There’s No Baseball?

Baseball's labor dispute loomed over the 2022 edition of Innings Festival in Tempe, Arizona

Sam Elliott attends Paramount+ and 101 Studios world premiere of "1883" at Wynn Las Vegas on December 11, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The actor recently appeared on Marc Maron's WTF podcast and slammed the movie "The Power of the Dog."

Sam Elliott Not a Fan of the "Allusions of Homosexuality" in "Power of the Dog"

In an appearance on Marc Maron's podcast, the actor likened Benedict Cumberbatch's character to a Chippendales dancer

David Crosby attends the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards on January 26, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. In a new interview with Stereogum, Crosby explained his reasons for taking his music off Spotify and he thinks young people shouldn't be musicians.

David Crosby Tells Young People “Don’t Become a Musician”

In a new interview, Crosby weighed in on Joe Rogan, Spotify and the future of the industry