THE LINE of BEST FIT @thelineofbestfit.com The UK's biggest new music discovery website | Follow our playlist for the best new music - bestf.it/discovery - and say hello AT thelineofbestfit.com
GoldFlakePaint @goldflakepaint.bsky.social a music blog since 2010 / writing by tom:
https://goldflakepaint.ghost.io/
theneedledrop @afantano.bsky.social The Internet's busiest music nerd. Also a thicc Ⓥegan melon w/ the best teeth. http://linktr.ee/theneedledrop / BOOKING & BIZ: greg.horbal@teamwass.com
gorilla vs. bear @gorillavsbear.bsky.social instagram.com/gorillavsbear 🪩
record label: luminellerecs.com 💎
Disco Naïveté @disconaivete.bsky.social http://disconaivete.com (rip 2009 - 2023'ish) -- new music playlist: http://spoti.fi/29JrEi8 -- dadager to Charlotte Adigéry, Bolis Pupul, Loverman and Tsar B
Clash Magazine @clashmusic.com CLASH Magazine. Adventures in music, fashion, film and more. Online, and in print | Our 'Delirium' Issue 133 is here: http://www.theclashshop.com
The Forty-Five @thefortyfive.bsky.social We're a music publication that celebrates female and non-binary artists. https://www.thefortyfive.com
So Young Magazine @soyoungmagazine.bsky.social A Fully Illustrated, New Music, Art and Culture Magazine.
New Issue Out Now!
Record Label - So Young Records.
Under the Radar Magazine @undertheradar.bsky.social The last great American indie rock print magazine left standing. Since 2001. Issue 75, The '90s Issue Part 2 with Pulp and Suede on the covers, is out now. www.undertheradarmag.com
The Quietus @thequietus.com Black Sky Thinking since 2008.
Help support independent cultural journalism & get perks by becoming a tQ subscriber here: https://steadyhq.com/thequietus
Drowned in Sound | Newsletter & Podcast & Community @drownedinsound.org DiS is one of the original music blogs and online communities, founded back in 2000. Its back as a weekly newsletter about the future of music and as a podcast hosted by founder Sean Adams. ⚓︎ http://drownedinsound.org
Popjustice @popjustice.bsky.social Where the skies are blue, this is what we’re gonna do.
Matthew Perpetua @fluxblog.bsky.social Writer of Fluxblog for 20+ years... I heard codes in the melody and heeded the call, so I'm sharing things I know and love with those of my kind http://linktr.ee/fluxblog
Consequence @consequence.bsky.social Music, Movies, TV and Pop Culture News for the Mainstream and Underground.
louderthanwar.com @louderthanwar.bsky.social We believe in the power of Rock 'n' Roll. Louder Than War is a website dedicated to the pop culture wars. All views are our own.
Aquarium Drunkard @aquariumdrunkard.com only the good shit.
Punknews @punknews.bsky.social A community-driven website bringing you all the punkest news from across the globe since 1999!
News posts from Mon-Fri, music discussions here on Fridays and on the site on Sundays, and tons of awesome interviews, reviews, and features year round!
World Cafe @worldcafe.bsky.social Bringing music discovery to nearly a million listeners on NPR stations nationwide, World Cafe is hosted by Raina Douris with contributing host Stephen Kallao and produced by WXPN in Philadelphia.
101 Part Time Jobs @101parttimejobspod.bsky.social The awards winning music podcast about bands and their jobs. Episodes every week, hosted by unemployable Giles Bidder
Treble @treblezine.bsky.social Groundbreaking music, independent media.
https://www.treblezine.com
AnalogueTrash @analoguetrash.com AnalogueTrash is a new music blog and occasional promoter based in Todmorden, West Yorkshire.
🔗 https://www.analoguetrash.com
UPROXX @uproxx.bsky.social The Culture of Now -- Music. Film. TV. Creativity.
Read more at uproxx.com
No Frills Reviews @nofrillsreviews.com Many cool and famous musicians say No Frills Reviews is their favourite music blog.
NoFrillsReviews.com
Negative White @negativewhite.com Nurturing people‘s passion for music since 2010.
Editor: @janoschtroehler.com
🔗 negativewhite.com/links
HighClouds @highcloudsmag.bsky.social A music blog with a soft spot for the dreamy, ethereal, surreal and forward-thinking. All shades of pop, indie, and beyond. @highcloudsmag on Instagram.
https://linktr.ee/highcloudsmag
NEW FEELING @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social A cooperative of music journalists and community enthusiastically covering the sounds across so-called Canada.
newfeeling.ca
It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine @psychedelicbabymag.com Klemen Breznikar is the founder of the independent music magazine It's Psychedelic! Baby Magazine.
I Heart Noise @iheartnoise.bandcamp.com Ripping Off Brian Eno Since 2008
Screw AI, Lets Go DIY / pro Weird Al
Logo by Kirk Markarian (Neuro No Neuro)
ihrtn.net
iheartnoise.bandcamp.com
Boston / Mass Ave and beyond
hello.iheartnoise@gmail.com for all the submissions/demos/what have you
thumped.com CEO @thumped.com Music forum. Ireland. 25 years.
"So important then."
ORGAN MAGAZINE @organmagazine.bsky.social ORGAN, Art, Music, Underculture - words, links, art galleries, bands, radio, albums, ResonanceFM, in print, on walls, on line, since the photocopied zine days of 1986 - www.organthing.com - this feed brought to you by Sean - @seanworrall-01.bsky.social
EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social Newcastle upon Tyne based Music Curator.
Protecting your ears from the bland, boring & the uninteresting. Music with a dash of film, art & culture.
https://linktr.ee/earprotectreq
The Blue Walrus @thebluewalrus.bsky.social Music blogger, unicorn hunter.
https://thebluewalrus.com
Music discovery for @descrier.bsky.social
#newmusic #music #musicblog #musicblogger #bands #artists #playlist #spotify #soundcloud #applemusic #tidal
BrooklynVegan @brooklynvegan.bsky.social a music blog & record store
Joyzine @joyzineuk.bsky.social New music & culture: Doing it for the love since 2003
All articles can be located on our website: http://joyzine.org
Crack Magazine @crackmagazine.bsky.social Listening closely.
EchoesAndDust @echoesanddust.com Album & gig reviews & interviews.
Contact us if you want to review for us!
Hearing Things @hearingthingsco.bsky.social Independent music journalism. No algorithms. We promise.
Record of the Day @recordoftheday.bsky.social In tune. Informed. Indispensable.
Essential music industry news and a future hit every day.
Take a free trial to discover more.
https://www.recordoftheday.com/
metacritic @metacritic.com Reviews & Scores from The Best Critics in Film, Music, TV and Games at http://Metacritic.com
PopMatters @popmatters.com Essaying the pop culture that matters since 1999. Independent and women-owned.
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: https://tinyurl.com/PMmember
Paste Magazine @pastemagazine.bsky.social The heart and soul of music journalism.
Mixmag @mixmag.net Dance music + club culture.
Dork @readdork.com DOWN WITH BORING // Music magazine, online radio station, and ‘more’. Find us at readdork.com
Exclaim! @exclaimdotca.bsky.social Canada's authority on music, film and comedy. Find us at exclaim.ca
The FADER @thefader.bsky.social Look ahead. Instagram: instagram.com/thefader
Mags & merch: shop.thefader.com
Mavoy Music @mavoyofficial.bsky.social Music & film blog, focused on indie (but not only). English feed, website in Polish. Active in some form since 2008. Glory to Ukraine. Free Palestine.
Small Albums @smallalbums.bsky.social 🎈🐜 smallalbums.com
groovest @groovest.bsky.social Alternative music reviews, curated drops and more.
https://groovest.com/
For inquiries: contact@groovest.net
RΞSOUND Magazine @resoundonline.bsky.social Musical musings, reviews and interviews from around the UK: Punk | Post Punk | Shoegaze | Indie | Rock | Alternative | https://re-sound.co.uk/
The Wire Magazine @thewiremagazine.bsky.social “The most essential music magazine of the contemporary era.” (Forced Exposure)
thewire.co.uk
New Music Jason @newmusicjason.bsky.social A Former Music Store Manager who can’t stop recommending great New Music while blathering wildly on the side of the road.
He/Him #paymusicians #noai
https://newmusicjason.wordpress.com/
indieAnthro ✨ @indieanthro.com furry, ΘΔ, indie.
a queer music blog 🐾
🎶 indieanthro.com
🎨 @otteruw8ing4.bsky.social
XS Noize @xsnoize.bsky.social xsnoize.com is an online music magazine & podcast. Featuring daily music news, interviews & album reviews. Vuelio Top 10 UK Music Blog 2026. https://linktr.ee/xsnoizemusicpodcast
aowleblog @aowleblog.bsky.social Blog culture, on a été hype en 2010 https://t.co/9BWHMKwPki
studiobrootle.com @studiobrootle.bsky.social 🎛️🎛️ http://www.studiobrootle.com - Ableton racks, sample packs, presets + more…
Join the email list for free kick drums each week -
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Max @ Hip Hop Isn’t Dead @hhidmax.bsky.social Creator, Editor, Writer At-Large, Hip Hop Isn’t Dead / Hip Hop Is Done | Content Curator, RandoMax Radio: https://m.mixcloud.com/RandoMaxRadio/ | http://patreon.com/hiphopisdone | http://hiphopisntdead.blogspot.com
filip from start-track.com @filip.start-track.com music blog / substack / cassette label / Youtube channel / playlister / bandcamp lover / run by filip zemcik / start-track.com / since 2011 https://start-track.sbmt.to/
P.S.: We ran Z Tapes / based in Bratislava, Slovakia
I Thought I Heard A Sound Blog @thasoundblog.bsky.social Album reviews. Artist interviews. If it's weird I'll probably like it. https://thasound.blogspot.com Submissions: thasoundblog@gmail.com
dj duMars @djdumars.bsky.social Red Planet #indienouvelle variety program
Broadcasting on WSUM 91.7fm Madison
Sundays NoonCT 🇺🇸 / 10a PT / 6p🇬🇧 / 1900🇩🇪
wsum.org + also FMFC🦩⚽️ hashtag UTG +
contact: djdumars@gmail.com
Belwood Music @belwoodmusic.bsky.social UK based music blog. Helping new music take flight
www.belwoodmusic.com
Spectral Nights @spectralnights.bsky.social Celebrating music since 2012.
Modern Music Analysis @mmablog.bsky.social Music publication examining post-2000 works with attention to culture and influence - full reviews on https://medium.com/modern-music-analysis
Stephen Birch (NoNewWaveNoFun) @stephennnwnf.bsky.social Founder of the Independent alt music blog, home of The Partisan Contingent Podcast.
Chester, UK
Whippet lover.
Evertonian - often found screaming with head in hands.
www.Nonewwavenofun.co.uk
Email submissions to Nonewwavenofunblog@yahoo.com
God Is In The TV Zine @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social The music and culture webzine established in Cardiff in 2003. www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk
listencorp @listencorp.org Exploring interesting electronic music and all that surrounds it.
www.listencorp.org
Editor: @limbamurphy.bsky.social
Steve Taylor @stevetaylor78.bsky.social Music Obsessive! Always looking for new music. Often at gigs. Have been writing about my love of music for over twenty years. Previously for AMP magazine, now writing is posted on Applestump Records (Nantwich) blog.
www.applestumprecords.com/blog
Jake @gloriousnoise.bsky.social Hi! I've been doing gloriousnoise.com since 2001.
Various Small Flames @varioussmallflames.bsky.social New music and (sometimes) books.
https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/
The Slow Music Movement @theslowmusicmovement.org Disorderly digging in an algorithmic world. Lesser known independent artists & alternative music. Generally lazy & hazy vibes. Check the newsletter, blog & socials for our daily music tips, podcast & playlists.
https://linktr.ee/theslowmusicmovement
The Alternative @getalternative.bsky.social Real music fans talking about the best tracks we can find.
getalternative.com
patreon.com/getalternative
josh terry @joshterry.bsky.social chicago-based writer. newsletter producer at wttw news (@wttw.bsky.social). i also run the music and culture blog no expectations. ex: vice, chicago tribune, etc. tips, email: joshhowardterry@gmail.com
https://www.noexpectations.fyi
Stereogum @stereogum.com 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖜𝖔𝖗𝖑𝖉’𝖘 𝖇𝖊𝖘𝖙 𝖒𝖚𝖘𝖎𝖈 𝖇𝖑𝖔𝖌
→ stereogum.com
Merch: http://shop.stereogum.com
Sonemic / Rate Your Music @sonemic.com RYM is one of the largest music databases and communities online with endless ways to discover new music. https://rateyourmusic.com/
Music and Rock @musicandrock.bsky.social Blog musical: musicandrock.com
Historias de canciones, crónicas de conciertos, críticas de discos, libros y pelis musicales. Listas con grandes éxitos del pop y el rock interplanetario.
Premio Mejor Blog Creadores 2020 20minutos.
Música, no reguetón.
Rick Loves Indie Rock @rickeast.bsky.social I'm an Indie Rock fan who loves to introduce music to people. There's so much great music out there that people haven't heard of! I have no agenda. This is not a business. This is the stuff I love.
Sleeping Village Reviews @sleepingvillage.bsky.social Nominally a music review website, allegedly reviewing the music that wakes us from slumber.
https://www.sleepingvillagereviews.com/
Swim Into The Sound @swimintosound.bsky.social Words on Music and Life. Ad-free, independent, and from the heart. Forever. 🖤
www.swimintothesound.com
Real Gone @realgonerocks.bsky.social Music reviews website, est. 2009. Home of the Singles Bar. Social media feed might also include ramblings about old telly and film. Possible swears. Genuine ally.
Want a review? Drop us a line: www.realgonerocks.com
Eli @elienis.bsky.social Chasing Sundays. Writing a big book about shoegaze. Podcaster at @endlessscroll.bsky.social. Bylines at Stereogum, Pitchfork, Fader, Billboard, Rolling Stone, etc.
Subscribe to Chasing Sundays: elienis.com
molly mary o'brien @missmollymary.bsky.social music enjoyer, blogger, connoisseur of torani flavoring syrups
https://www.ienjoymusic.net/
Listening Habit @listeninghabit.bsky.social A weekly newsletter of music discoveries and re-discoveries for discerning listeners. Occasional tangents. Based in the Hudson Valley, NY.
ListeningHabit.substack.com
the Martha Stewart of the Trail Blazers @kthys.bsky.social Austin/Rip City/Texas Tech/etc. Working on a book about Paramore. She/her
goodandgoodforyou.substack.com
ed howard @sevenarts.bsky.social Writing about avant music @ https://reddybrownobjects.wordpress.com/
Ambientblog / Peter van Cooten @ambientblog.net Ambient music recommendations, (irregular) ambient mix-collages, and (monthly) DreamScenes radio show. (Plus occasional random shitposting).
bolachas @bolachas.org bolachas.org. leaving a trail of crumbs since 2006.
follow our weekly new music playlist, Bolachas Now Playing, out every Wednesday on Spotify, Tidal and YouTube Music:
https://bit.ly/m/bolachas
Rosy Overdrive @rosyoverdrive.com World-famous music blog rosyoverdrive.com
Vesa Lautamäki @onechordnet.bsky.social Music blogger / playlister. Mostly in English and mostly music-related stuff. Also interested in movies, books, sports and politics. Might occasionally write/reply in Finnish.
https://www.onechord.net
For The Rabbits @fortherabbits.bsky.social One of those outdated music blog things: https://fortherabbits.net
MEANS Magazine @meansmagazine.bsky.social SUBS OPEN FOR MEANS #6 'DARKLIGHT'
https://www.curatorspace.com/opportunities/detail/darklight-illumination-imagination-and-the-zoetrope-of-spiritual-apperception/10563
Merry-Go-Round Magazine @mgrmagazine.bsky.social Merry-Go-Round Magazine is an independent, online culture magazine based in Los Angeles. Consider supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/mgrm
Ductus Pop zine (Manon) @ductuspop.bsky.social I publish zines (Ductus Pop + chottpress.neocities.org), make show posters, run Hidden Bay Records (hiddenbayrec.bsky.social) & play in various bands (Docks, No Drama, Vemberlain, Comité balnéaire).
Also on Mastodon: piaille.fr/@hiddenbayrec
Another Subculture @anothersubculture.co.uk 📰 The London punk newsletter
❗ July 2026 out now
📮 Get it posted for £3 a month
https://anothersubculture.co.uk
The Tonearm @thetonearm.com celebrating music journalism
+
putting a needle on the cultural wax
an online journal of unexpected music + culture → thetonearm.com
Tabs Out @tabsout.bsky.social Unfortunately a podcast. We play cassette tapes! Experimental / Noise / Black Metal / Ambient / Weird / Other / etc.
'rambunctious and nerdy' - The New Yorker
🚽 tabsout.com
Poisson Vélo @poissonvelo.bsky.social Le guide des scènes rock et indé 🐟
Toutes les semaines, notre sélection de concerts, des recommandations, des interviews vidéo et des playlists !!
Country Universe @countryuniverse.net The longest-running country music blog (f. 08.2004).
www.countryuniverse.net
The Alternative Nation @thealtnation.com Blog & Podcast championing new music.
Created, Curated & Hosted by Kevin Humphreys
💻 thealtnation.com
📻 bombshellradio.com
💰 Support via Ko-Fi & PayPal
Critical Masses @criticalmasses.bsky.social Reviewin’ junk: Tabs Out / Tiny Mix Tapes / Cassette Gods. criticalmassesmedia at gmail. criticalmassesmedia1 dot wordpress dot COM.