Jenna Scherer @secondhusk.bsky.social Writer-editor based in Brooklyn with bylines in The A.V. Club, Rolling Stone, Time Out New York, The Village Voice, your heart. Formerly senior copy editor at Backstage Magazine. The moon is my wife. Hire me! She/her, #T1D
https://linktr.ee/jennascherer
Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social Journalist at Mother Jones and elsewhere, author, writer of social media posts on micro-blogging sites. Tips to Amerlan@motherjones.com or on Signal, username annamerlan.30
Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social Community focused on the proactive development of humanity, promoting education, science, and technology.
We spark synapses with millions of users. Visit out social platform: https://sinapti.ca
Sonny Rollins @thesonnyrollins.bsky.social The official account of Sonny Rollins, the Saxophone Colossus.
https://sonnyrollins.com/
Joshua Rothkopf @joshuarothkopf.bsky.social Film Editor, Los Angeles Times | Member, LAFCA | Vice-Chair, National Society of Film Critics | I'm watching a movie right now.
Michael Tedder @mtedder.bsky.social (He/Him) Words for Rolling Stone, Stereogum, The Ringer, bunch of other places.
Managing Editor: Antics (print is back, baby) https://www.anticsmag.com
Author: Top Eight: How Myspace Changed Music is available now.
https://michaeltedder.com/ 
steamroom moikai @steamroom.bsky.social steamroom.bandcamp.com
https://www.nts.live/shows/jim-o-rourke
Moikai --> https://www.dragcity.com/products?filter_label=M
Zach Barocas @zachbarocas.com 
Souled American @souledamerican.bsky.social Souled American, stirring Chicago band, lost then found, forgotten now remembered, finally releasing 7th record after 30 years
Hearing Things @hearingthingsco.bsky.social Independent music journalism. No algorithms. We promise.
Alex Noyes ππ₯ @alexnoyes.bsky.social Sound Design for Film & Television at resoundPOST
Professor Noise at Pratt & SVA, Field Recording & Max/MSP
Pratt Film/Video Department Sustainability Coordinator
THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY IS NOW
https://linktr.ee/alexnoyes
Shane Parish @shaneparish.bsky.social a guitarist.
https://shaneparish.bandcamp.com
Ben Sailer @bensailer.bsky.social Writer @unwinnable.com | Lifelong cheesehead | Bylines in New Noise Magazine, Killscreen, Noisey, Alternative Press, VMP, and other outlets | Ask about my pedalboard and I will never shut up.
Elsewhere: https://bio.site/sailerbe
annie parnell π½ @avparnell.bsky.social man, I hate playing vampire towns. nashville via rva. audience editor, music/film/books/sports writer & resident goth at @nashvillescene.com π₯ Music City Film Critics Association member. words: Paste, FLOOD, etc. (she/they)
Creamo Coyl @creamocoyl.bsky.social DJ for Spin Age Blasters on WFMU >>> https://wfmu.org/playlists/EH
Music I make = Cyanide Tooth + Blank Account + Rogue Chromosome + Maximum Ernst
Words for Bandcamp Daily, The Wire, MaxRnR, Maggot Brain, CREEM & more...
https://erickbradshaw.substack.com/
P. Andrew Willis @pandrewwillis.bsky.social Make movie music/other music. MASS/LOUISVILLE. ANDY.
https://linktr.ee/paw_music
Frank Nieto @fdnieto.bsky.social Senior Director of Publicity
Sub Pop + Hardly Art
@subpop.bsky.social
@hardlyart.bsky.social
He/Him. LGBTQIA. Pete's husband. Bamboo's dad. π²π½π³οΈβπ
Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social Writer. Lesbian. Texan. Veteran. Hoya. Jesus Fan. She. | cmclymer@gmail.com | I write about politics, religion, and culture in my award-winning blog/newsletter Charlotte's Web Thoughts: charlotteclymer.substack.com
Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social Former congressional candidate and journalist trying to change politics for good :) | www.kapow.works/
Alleen Brown @alleenbrown.bsky.social Independent Investigative Reporter
Write about environmental crisis, criminalization
Editor at Drilled
Labor organizing with: https://freelancesolidarity.org/
Newsletter (Subscribe!)
https://www.alleenbrown.com/
Tips
alleen.brown56@gmail.com
jamelle @jamellebouie.net The real jbouie. Columnist for the New York Times Opinion section. Co-host of the Unclear and Present Danger podcast. b-boy-bouiebaisse on TikTok. jbouienyt on Twitch. National program director of the CHUM Group.
Send me your mutual aid requests.
dylan tupper rupert @yaydylan.bsky.social dylantupperrupert.com
Hollywood Steve Huey @hollywoodsteve.bsky.social Music nerd, Yacht Rock webseries host, ex-VH1 talking head, ex-Allmusic, podcast co-host (Beyond Yacht Rock 2000, Yacht or Nyacht). Cubs/Bears/Spartans/Red Wings/Angel City FC. Still working on the yacht rock book. Please enjoy my niche special interests
MDonaldson β @8sided.blog
no. 7 on the chump list
majordomo at the tonearm
sprinkled liberally with amorous intrigues
The Tonearm @thetonearm.com celebrating music journalism
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putting a needle on the cultural wax
an online journal of unexpected music + culture β thetonearm.com
@tombreihan.bsky.social @tombreihan.bsky.social 
alexis simpson @amutepiggy.bsky.social i'll take your money, but i'm not gonna plow your driveway
SAG-AFTRA β she/her sobriety date 5/8/2006
if u make a link to your own posts in bio, does it get clicked on? https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:opytet572euebuzzufm4inyf/feed/aaafh4abgv5o4
Eva Holland @evaholland.bsky.social Yukon-based author, writer, editor
Western Canada Editor, Canadian Geographic
Contributing editor, High Country News
My books are NERVE and NO SLEEP 'TIL FAIRBANKS
Romance reader, slow but enthusiastic cyclist, wife guy
Carson @thecarsonmills.bsky.social 
Voerking @voerking.bsky.social mostly music (i play in the band TERMS, currently, and previously was in Yowie, Grand Ulena, among other projects).
avant dumb @avantdumb.bsky.social through the mansions of fear, through the mansions of pain. pyrrhon // scarcity // glorious depravity // weeping sores // seputus // umulamahri. go birds
Michael Azerrad @michaelazerrad.bsky.social Author of _The Amplified Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana_ and _Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991_.
Bylines: the New Yorker, the Yale Review, the New York Times, etc.
Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social Literary Agent at Morhaim Literary π Newsletter: Agents & Books at agentsandbooks.com. π WRITE THROUGH IT out June β25 ππ picture book called PAY ATTENTION TO ME out in β26!
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Write-Through-It/Kate-McKean/9781668055540
John Lingan @johnlingan.bsky.social Writer. "BACKBEATS: A History of Rock and Roll in 15 Drummers" is one of Rolling Stoneβs Best Music Books of 2025.
Also: "Homeplace," about Patsy Cline's hometown. "A Song for Everyone," about Creedence.
johnlingan.com
Safe Space for Smart Shoppers @couponbenign.bsky.social 
Chuck Eddy @chuckeddytor.bsky.social I write about stuff (books = Stairway to Hell, Accidental Evolution of R&R, R&R Always Forgets, Terminated for Reasons of Taste.) Here's where I mostly write now:
https://chuckeddy.substack.com/
@sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social Committed list-maker, friend of sounds
Andrew Male @andrewmale.bsky.social Writer and arts journalist. MOJO, Guardian, and The Sunday Times. Sight & Sound's TV columnist.
Olivia Giovetti @oliviagiovetti.bsky.social When I was 4, I dressed up as Mephistopheles from Faust for Halloween and corrected each of my grandparents' friends when they thought I was the devil.
Now I'm a cultural critic.
Web: oliviagiovetti.com
Substack: criticaldrift.org
Chat Pile @chatpileband.bsky.social OKC sludge.
Check out our Linktree for contact info and other important stuff.
https://linktr.ee/chatpileband
Ethan Iverson @ethaniversonpiano.bsky.social pianist, composer, writer
@low-end-freddie.bsky.social @low-end-freddie.bsky.social Foam. Insurgence. Hangman. Hoonah. Hoover. The crownhate ruin. June of 44. The boom. The sorts. Make up. Golden. Trans am. Him. Abilene. Just a fire. FT and the people. Custom furniture. Speed and quality and affordability.
Rick Brown @brownbattery.bsky.social Music: https://75dollarbill.bandcamp.com
I play crate and blow things
Office worker, proud union member, NYC renter, soon* to be retiree
previously: https://brownoutspassed.bandcamp.com/ and http://www.juliagorton.com/coming-new-products/beat-it-zine-comp
Marc Hogan @marchogan.bsky.social Freelance journalist. Bylines: FT, NYT, NPR, IBM, S&P. Past lives: Pitchfork, SPIN, BusinessWeek. marchogan at gmail dot com. He/him. Iowa since 2009, but exβNY, IL, MA, AZ, TN; CA native. https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-hogan-00b34b1a photo by Erol Reyal
Jeremy Erwin @jeremyerwin.bsky.social 1/3 Prairiewolf // Electric Miles enthusiast
prairiewolfmusic.com // theheatwarps.com
ππππ¨πππ π π πΉππ₯π₯ππ£πͺ @seawindofbattery.bsky.social Releases with WarHen Records β’ Eiderdown Records β’ Island House Recordings π
DJ for CAMP Radio π» 'Battery Operated' β’ bi-monthly on Thursdays β 3pm EST/9pm CEST
Be good, be kind & show love π
https://linktr.ee/seawindofbattery
Franz Nicolay @franznicolay.bsky.social Music, writing, teaching: http://linktr.ee/franznicolay ||| PianoFighter.substack.com ||| To us, the beautiful!
liz pelly @lizpelly.bsky.social writer in nyc, author of Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist, co-host of @criticallistening.bsky.social
lizpelly.info
John Cusack @johncusack.bsky.social Apocalyptic shit disturber elephant trainer -
This is the only account . π If I share something it doesnβt necessarily mean I agree
Founding board member
@Freedom.press please follow https://linktr.ee/freedomofpress
@johncusack on twiiter
Taylor Haughton @burningtreeroad.bsky.social Trying to be helpful and of service to the arts.
sherri cola βΊ @sherricola.bsky.social vintage seller, art curator | @harpersbazaarus @nymag.com @wmagazine.com.web.brid.gy @interviewmag @marthaliving past Table of the Elements record label, Album 88, Criminal Records, Wuxtry Records, Deitch Projects. words: @burnaway.org nyc->athens ga
Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social freelance labor journalist & author. big on heavy metal, workers, tattoos, cold places, and Philly. do no harm, take no shit π΄
my books/email: www.kim-kelly.com
my lefty metal newsletter: salvo.ghost.io
Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social Writer, husband, etc. Books: Pictures at a Revolution (2008), Five Came Back (2014), Mike Nichols: A Life (2021), Our Way (coming in fall 2027). Lately: T, New York, etc. Past: EW, Grantland, younger. I am not Mark Hamill so I cannot "stick to acting."
Dada Strain @dadastrain.bsky.social Rhythm Improvisation Community (#BklynSounds)
Founded by Piotr Orlov in 2021 to build new institutions from 2020 visions,
https://dadastrain.substack.com/
Todd L. Burns @toddlburns.bsky.social Editor
https://toddlburns.substack.com/
Grant Sharples @grantsharpies.bsky.social Music critic at Paste Magazine β’ bylines in interview mag, stereogum, uproxx, pitchfork, ringer, nme, etc β’ grant dot sharples at gmail β’ he/him β’ free Palestine π΅πΈ β’ KCMO β’ Iβm writing a novel bc itβs never been done before β’ kingdom hearts apologist
Philip Montoro @pmontoro.bsky.social Chicago Reader music editor and unionist, amateur drummer, persistent cook. Signal: pmontoro.04
he/him/y'all
pmontoro@chicagoreader.com
cganz @mehpatrol.bsky.social A pal and a confidant 
katy the kyng @katythekyng.bsky.social I play guitar and write songs and teach.
Gary Kennedy @jazzsnob99.bsky.social Former chronicler of jazz lives. Not sure what happened.
Simon Vozick-Levinson @simonwilliam.bsky.social deputy music editor at rolling stone // just my own opinions over here
LeeAnn Wombat @jonnyauping.bsky.social Have written for a whole bunch of places. When the needle hits the record I donβt have anywhere to be. Subscribe to https://mytimeback.beehiiv.com
Iron Maiden (fan account) @ironmaiden.bsky.social Iron Maiden fan account (non official).
FC member who transcribes news about Iron Maiden as best as possible here on BlueSky.
Up the Irons π€ Also @madlamaiden.bsky.social πΈ
The New York Times @nytimes.com We seek the truth and help people understand the world. Not a subscriber? Your first month is now free in our app. https://nytimes.onelink.me/Xpht/zbx4nci9
Andy Cush @cushac.bsky.social musician, writer, editor
Machine Music @machinemusic.bsky.social Metal, Hardcore, Hyperbole
brett g porter @bgporter.net Music Software Developer/Trombonist/Composer
Sr. Software Engineer @ https://paceap.com.
Exec board @ MIDI Manufacturers Association http://midi.org.
he/him.
Brewerytown, Philadelphia, USA
Also @bgporter@hachyderm.io & https://bgporter.net
Ray Padgett @raypadgett.bsky.social Flagging Down the Double E's Dylan newsletter, Cover Me covers blog, 3 books (Pledging My Time, Cover Me, Leonard Cohen 33 1/3).
https://linktr.ee/RayPadgett
baddantakes @baddantakes.bsky.social an oral history of steely dan
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gaucho-amigos/id1676094378
Jon Pareles @jonpareles.bsky.social always listening
Tricia Romano @tromano.bsky.social Author of The Freaks Came Out To Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice, the Radical Paper that Changed American Culture.
https://linktr.ee/tromano_writer
J.D. Considine @jdconsidine.bsky.social Has been known to have opinions on music.
Marissa R. Moss @marissarmoss.bsky.social Senior Writer, Rolling Stone. Nashvillian, etc. Wrote a book called HER COUNTRY for Holt. Writing one now for Da Capo called I'VE BEEN A BAD, BAD GIRL. Donβt Rock The Inbox newsletter: https://www.dontrocktheinbox.com
Zach Schonfeld @zachschonfeld.bsky.social Freelance writer and editor. Contributor to Pitchfork, Paste, Vulture, The Guardian, etc. Author of two books. Still sitting in a room. Email: zschonfeld@gmail.com.
Mark Richardson @markrichardson.bsky.social rock and pop music critic, @wsj, freelance elsewhere β’ former EIC @pitchfork β’ markrichardson.org β’ markrichardson.substack.com
Annie Zaleski @anniezaleski.bsky.social NYT Bestselling Author, βTaylor Swift: The Stories Behind the Songs.β Newest book: "Stevie Nicks in 50 Songs." Others on Duran Duran, Lady Gaga, Xmas songs, Cher. Trans + disability rights are human rights. apstudiozaleski@gmail.com; anniez.com.
Matt Merewitz / Fully Altered @fullyaltered.bsky.social Music Business Lifer- M Matthew Schnipper @matthewschnipper.bsky.social matthewschnipper.com
deepvoices.substack.com
Ned Raggett @nedraggett.bsky.social Hi! I write about music at various spots (@thequietus.com, @thewiremagazine.bsky.social, Shfl and my Patreon, also in the past @allmusic.com, @pitchfork.com, @bandcamp.com etc. etc.). Plus podcasting about #Tolkien with friends at @bythebywater.bsky.social
Alison Weinflash @alisonweinflash.bsky.social Managing editor, Rolling Stone
@paulsanwald.bsky.social @paulsanwald.bsky.social 
Oren Ambarchi_Black Truffle @orenambarchi.bsky.social 
Sid Smith @sidsmith.bsky.social Freelancer writing about music & musicians in print & online. I share an office with a cat called The Bug.
Contact me here or via thesidsmith@gmail.com
Ryan Reed @rysreed.bsky.social Music/culture writer and editor
- formerly: Rolling Stone/UCR/SPIN
- now: Guitar World, Revolver, The A.V. Club, etc.
Host of Introduce Your Shelf on YouTube
Author of 'Fleetwood Mac FAQ'
Musician
Record Collector
B. Burton @trumpetdust.bsky.social The trail leads to here
Melvin Gibbs @melvingibbs.bsky.social Human Creator: Composer/Musician/Writer
βHow Black Music Took Over The Worldβ
Out Now! on Basic Books
Mike Rubin @rubinbooty.bsky.social Journalist & writer on music/film/TV/art/books/sports (recent vintage: NYT Arts & Leisure, Blank Forms; ye olde late 20th century: Village Voice, SPIN). Detroit expat, Brooklyn zookeeper.
http://www.mikerubinbooty.com/writing
Dave Douglas @dave-douglas.bsky.social Earthling, composer, trumpeter GreenleafMusic.com FontMusic.org
Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social author, biography of justin townes earle
senior research editor at rolling stone
he/him
https://jonbernsteinwriting.com/
Phillip Pantuso @phillippantuso.bsky.social deputy managing editor for news @timesunion.com | tips, upstate gossip to phillip.pantuso@timesunion.com | depressed Tottenham fan
Ted Reichman @tedreichman.bsky.social music and art maker, sporadic writer, teacher.
Dionne Warwick @dionnewarwick.bsky.social I am not writing a bio.
Tim Niland @timnil1972.bsky.social I am an introvert who likes to read, listen to music, play computer games and be among cats.
Observations of Deviance @obsofdeviance.bsky.social "Observations of Deviance has become a Wire deadline weekend staple." The Wire (UK)
David Mittleman
DJ @wfmu.bsky.social
Vinyl collector
Writing @ We Jazz Magazine
https://wfmu.org/playlists/OV
Dan Epstein @dockfidrych.bsky.social Writer, author, renaissance man, cat dad, citizen of the universe.
https://danepstein.substack.com
Leor Galil @imleor.bsky.social Chicago Reader music writer
imleor.carrd.co
Brenna Ehrlich @brennaehrlich.bsky.social Chief Research Editor @RollingStone, YA Author, Owner of Cats
Rachel Brodsky @rachelbrods.bsky.social Music & Culture Writer/Editor. Words: TIME, Stereogum, LA Times, Rolling Stone, more. Copywriting for DISCO.ac. Co-host of TheInSyncPod π§ Say hi: Rebrods26@gmail.com
https://authory.com/RachelBrodsky
Jeff Tamarkin @jefftamarkin.bsky.social Freelance writer/editor specializing in rock, jazz and other music. Proud lifelong liberal. No MAGA/Repubs. Husband of Caroline (with a C!) Leavitt. Dad of Max. No posts or profile=block. No DM unless I know you. Resist Trump!