Ruud Berends @ruudberends.bsky.social A one-stop shop in the Music Industry. Clients include: International Festival Forum - London, UK / SoAlive Music Conference - Sofia, Bulgaria / Bridge Conference - Croatia
@randomdan2000.bsky.social @randomdan2000.bsky.social 
James Thornhill @jamesthornhill.bsky.social Founder at Proxy Music. Manager Marvin's Revenge & Bethan Lloyd. Words for Electronic Sound, Under The Radar, Line of Best Fit, Notion, Louder. Founder www.psychicdancehallfest.com
Bill Cummings @billcummings80.bsky.social Writer. Broadcaster. Podcaster. PR. Mentor. Music lover. Long-suffering Evertonian. www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk
Bernadette Karner @rhythmandclues77.bsky.social It's all about music, (so meet me at a show and share your music) therefor Head of enthusiasm at Rhythm & Clues77 /Project mgmt. Can't live without poetry, gardening and telling kitchen stories.
Psychic Dancehall Festival @psychicdancehall.bsky.social Electronic and experimental music festival
Saturday 21 March 2026
Derby, UK
www.psychicdancehallfest.com
Subroutine Records @subroutinerecs.bsky.social Fiercely independent record label founded in VERA Groningen in 2005.
Website/shop: www.subroutine.nl
Patrick Johnson @eggs-ackly.bsky.social Teetering bulb of dread and dream, like yer mam
Forest Swords @forestswords.bsky.social Sounds etc
Liverpool
🔩
forestswords.co.uk
Debbie Ball @debbieball.bsky.social Design features doctoral researcher currently in social media rehab. Eternal music fan.
Data and Society lecturer at University of Westminster. Music pr at Create Spark, representing Big Joanie, Andy Bell (Ride), Soft Cell & more.
Big Mouth Publicity @bigmouthpublicity.bsky.social London-based music PR agency - Representing Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, George Harrison, Charlotte Gainsbourg and many more
www.bigmouthpublicity.co.uk
hazel @hazelcills.bsky.social editor @ npr music
hazelcills.com
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.
Annie Zaleski @anniezaleski.bsky.social NYT Bestselling Author, “Taylor Swift: The Stories Behind the Songs.” 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.
Donna-Claire - Author @donnacwrites.com Bestselling music book author of BOOK OF MAC (2021) and CRYBABY (2025).
SHOULDN'T WE DANCE?, a novelette, is out now.
Writes about sad things and board games.
annie parnell 👽 @avparnell.bsky.social man, I hate playing vampire towns. nashville via richmond va. audience editor, music/film/books/sports writer, & resident goth at @nashvillescene.com 🥀 Music City Film Critics Association member. words: Paste, FLOOD, etc. (she/they)
Nathan Evans @nayfunevans.bsky.social Music journalist + UK garage enjoyer, words in the guardian, p4k, resi advisor, mixmag, bandcamp, crack, the wire, dazed, etc.
https://linktr.ee/nayfunevans
Linnie Greene @squintintarantino.bsky.social Culture writer, harpy, Mrs. Met's side-piece
brady @bradybricknerwood.bsky.social writer — New Yorker, New York Times Magazine, NYT, Pitchfork, GQ, etc. writing a novel. bradybricknerwood.com
Matthew Ismael Ruiz @porican.bsky.social writer/editor/producer
molly mary o'brien @missmollymary.bsky.social music enjoyer, blogger, connoisseur of torani flavoring syrups
https://www.ienjoymusic.net/
Stephen Deusner @stephendeusner.bsky.social www.stephendeusner.com
Pranav Trewn @ptoon.bsky.social Behavioral Scientist x Music Writer x Management
✍🏽: Stereogum | Passion of the Weiss | Vinyl Me, Please | +
mgmt: Spoonerism | POW Recordings
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Samuel Hyland @samuelhylandism.bsky.social Internet Explorer
sammysworld.org
pxt @paulxt.bsky.social who do you know here
Travis Shosa @travisshosa.bsky.social Writer. (They/Them)
I mostly do creative writing now.
https://www.travisshosaisdoingpoems.com/
James Franco Berardi @yourdeeprest.bsky.social you gotta believe in a dumb dream
shy🎀 @shy.center ✿ la fillette révolutionnaire
✿ https://www.shy.center/
✿ https://ko-fi.com/mewcaroon
jaeden @jjaeden.bsky.social words pitchfork, stereogum, paste, dance mag, consequence
contact/PR: http://jaedenpinder.com
Brendan Menapace @brendanmenapace.bsky.social Writer for places like Spin, Stereogum, Esquire, Paste, Vice, Brooklyn Vegan, etc. Got my own thing over at www.snakesandsparklers.com.
www.brendanmenapace.com
mano @manosun.bsky.social editor of pitchfork / founder of no bells
ashley bardhan @ashleybardhan.bsky.social bulgarian-bengali lady and a scholar🩸
senior writer @gamesradar
instagram.com/ashleybardhan 🆎˙⋆✮- M Matthew Schnipper @matthewschnipper.bsky.social matthewschnipper.com
deepvoices.substack.com
matty monroe🥤 @monrovianprince.bsky.social @indieheadspod.bsky.social host | moderator on r/indieheads | bylines at pitchfork, paste, merry go round | marketing coordinator @redeyeworldwide.com
Jeff Yerger @jyergs.bsky.social CLT-based freelance writer, full time idiot. Words for Stereogum, Pitchfork, Paste, & a few others. Jyergs89 at gmail. Go birds.
Hannah Jocelyn @hannahjocelync.bsky.social She/they 🏳️⚧️ Writing/music/engineering hybrid. Not the New Yorker newsletter editor. Contact me at hannahjocelync@gmail.com
Larisha @larisha.bsky.social '𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢'𝐦 𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 — writing about pop music at rolling stone
larishapaul.contently.com
Bhanuj Kappal @handle.invalid Music critic, chronicler of South Asian counter-culture. (@Stonerjesus on the hellsite)
Kristin Robinson @wordsbykristin.bsky.social Senior writer @ Billboard. Covering all things music business and technology.
Follow my *free* music tech newsletter Machine Learnings and catch me on other social sites here: https://linktr.ee/wordsbykristin
Hilary Saunders @hilary-saunders.bsky.social ⟦ writes things ⟧ Managing Editor @nodepression.bsky.social
| PhD candidate @glasgow.ac.uk | She/ella/זי
Robert Ham @robertham.bsky.social Owner of superelectricrecs.bsky.social. Person behind isthisrealpdx.com. Full-time BoSox apologist. Even the name says fun
brad @bradshoup.bsky.social 
Jeff @1000timesjeff.bsky.social Writer, editor treblezine.com. RVA
🧢 @abebeame.bsky.social Rap & Bluesky. abebeame74@gmail.com
Drew Beringer @drewberinger.bsky.social chorus.fm (fka http://AbsolutePunk.net) Senior Contributor / newsletter: Enjoy or Don’t / https://drewberinger.substack.com / bad takes on music & wrestling
Daniel Felsenthal @dfelsenthal.bsky.social Writer of all shapes and sizes at The New Yorker, The Guardian, The Atlantic, Pitchfork, Frieze, the Village Voice, New Republic, The Nation, Los Angeles Times, Organizing at Freelance Solidarity Project. he/him and very gay 🇵🇸 danielfelsenthal.com
next level hattie lindert @hatlindert.bsky.social writer editor etceterer
hl@ra.co
Andy Cush @cushac.bsky.social musician, writer, editor
Will Hermes @willhermes.bsky.social Writer, music usually. Substack: https://newmusicoldmusic.substack.com/ Contributing Editor @rollingstone.com @nytimes.com @pitchfork.com @npr.org Books: Love Goes To Buildings On Fire 🔥 Lou Reed: The King of New York 👑 https://linktr.ee/willhermes
Philip Cosores @philipcosores.bsky.social Senior Director, Editorial and Content Strategy at Uproxx. Writer and Photographer. Philip.cosores@uproxx.com
Natalie @nataliesnotinit.bsky.social I have the oldest Xbox known to man //
trans dyke //
author of NOISE MUSIC (forthcoming) //
writing at Stereogum, Paste, FLOOD, Bright Wall/Dark Room, etc. //
Takashi Miike fangirl
Dash Lewis // Gardener @gardenerjams.bsky.social dash lewis // 🎵: gardener - synth & voice //
✍️: pitchfork / bandcamp / stereogum / hearing things / the guardian / resident advisor / super empty / the sun magazine / POW.mag / style weekly / etc
📍richmond, va
https://linktr.ee/gardenerjams
Stuart Berman @stuberman.bsky.social Producer at COMMOTION (CBC Radio 1); writer for Pitchfork, Bandcamp Daily; author of THIS BOOK IS BROKEN: A Broken Social Scene Story + TOO MUCH TROUBLE: A Very Oral History of Danko Jones; publisher of stubermania.substack.com + hamontlive.substack.com
Kieran Press-Reynolds @kieranpressreyn.bsky.social editing nobells, writer for pitchfork, GQ, NYT, The Face + more
https://www.kieranpressreynolds.com/ / https://www.kprblog.fyi/
born & living in new yorker
distopian dream girl @graceroso.bsky.social gracie roso if ya nasty
https://linktr.ee/gracerobinssomerville
Amy Phillips @amyphillips.bsky.social Former Pitchfork Executive Editor. Mom. No Fun.
Zach Kelly @zachkelly.bsky.social Bylines seen at Pitchfork, Stereogum, SPIN, Billboard, etc. Ezra and Rowan’s dad. Publicist for Daughn Gibson, zchklly at gmail
Evan Rytlewski @evanryt.bsky.social Writer. Contributor: Pitchfork. Alum: Radio Milwaukee, WMSE, Shepherd Express. Bylines: NPR, The AV Club, Washington Post, Spin, Stereogum, Paste.
claire shaffer @claireeshaffer.bsky.social 
Joshua Minsoo Kim @misterminsoo.bsky.social 
Tamar Herman @tamarherman.com Writer. K-pop & ent biz reporter. Author. She/Her. Published in Billboard, NME, Forbes, Variety, & many more. Have a day job, will not be here 24/7 because I love myself more than I love engagement bait.
Newsletter: Notesonkpop.com.
Jack Probst @jackprobst.com writer of sappy personal essays about music, comedy, and film. also writing a book about growing up with a rare bone disorder. it’ll be funny, i swear.
✍️: merry-go-round mag, paste, pitchfork, creem, nme, etc.
Dean Van Nguyen @deanvannguyen.bsky.social Writer. Irish-Vietnamese. Author of Iron Age: The Art of Ghostface Killah (2019) and Words for My Comrades: A Political History of Tupac Shakur (May 2025). Agent: Chris Clemans at Janklow Nesbit
eric 🍋 @violetbyhole.bsky.social writer, podcaster, friend to all birds
dev0)))n @bigugly.bsky.social water-based sweetheart | pgh
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
David Anthony @dbanthony.bsky.social Current thing: https://formerclarity.com/
Old things: Music Editor at The A.V. Club, The Shape of Punk column at Noisey, bylines at a bunch of other places, No Plus Ones and As You Were podcasts
Cat Zhang @catzhang.bsky.social lapsed music critic, culture writer at The Cut / NYMag
I’m not here often but cat.zhang@nymag.com if you need me
Nate Rogers @naterogers.bsky.social ungainfully employed. bylines @ LAT, NYT, NY Mag, Ringer, Stereogum, etc.
https://www.naterogers.work/writing
Alfred Soto @sotoalfred.bsky.social I write things. Pitchfork. Stereogum. SPIN. Vice Chair of Florida Film Critics Circle.
Space and light and dreams
That's what people need.
abby jones @abbyfjones.bsky.social !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! abby@stereogum.com
Jeremy D. Larson @jeremydlarson.bsky.social deputy director @pitchfork
jeremydlarson.com
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/ 
Andrew Sacher @andrewdsacher.bsky.social longtime music journalist, ex-BrooklynVegan, author of EMO REVIVAL (@clashbooks.bsky.social)
Book pre-order: https://lnk.bio/emorevivalbook
My Substack: https://andrewsacher.substack.com/
Need a band bio? Ask me: https://andrewsacher.com/contact.html
Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun “see hyphen saw dot fun,” he/they
punk + rock’n’roll newsletter: https://see-saw.fun/
🎙️ punk this week: https://see-saw.fun/tag/podcast/
🎙️ see/saw radio: https://see-saw.fun/see-saw-radio/
✍️ rolling stone, p4k, hearing things, nyt, npr, creem
Stephen Kearse @kearse.bsky.social Journalist, critic, and author of novels Post, Liquid Snakes, and In the Heat of the Light.
Noreasontopretend.com
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. Don’t Rock The Inbox newsletter: https://www.dontrocktheinbox.com
Marissa Lorusso @mrsslrss.bsky.social writer & editor | mrsslrss dot substack dot com
Jacqueline Codiga (DJ horse jeans) @horsejeans.bsky.social Writer, sometimes podcaster, DJ, general music and movies dork, transsexual loudmouth ~ (she / her)
@pappademas.bsky.social @pappademas.bsky.social 
Lauren Rearick @lrearick.bsky.social I like cats, books, and bed
freelance social media manager
she/her
📍pgh
laurenrearick.com
One Punch-In Man @cinemasai.bsky.social They/He/Dyl. Idiotic rap/film writer. founder/writer/editor @hearingthingsco.bsky.social Host of the #ReelNotes podcast. Walkin' on water for tips. Never on schedule but always on time. #invoiceboyz
Patrick Lyons @plyons.bsky.social opinions are like kittens, i'm giving them away patlyons91 at gmail dot com | inbox-infinity.ghost.io | patricklyons.work
Nate Patrin 🎧 @natepatrin.bsky.social StP, MN | '77 born | he/him | enthusiast
as in "patron of the arts"
"The music began again and was much improved." -Kurt Vonnegut
'Versions and Subversions: the Cover Songs That Changed Music' out soon
https://www.upress.umn.edu/author/nate-patrin/
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 ex–NY, IL, MA, AZ, TN; CA native. https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-hogan-00b34b1a photo by Erol Reyal
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 🎧 Say hi: Rebrods26@gmail.com
https://authory.com/RachelBrodsky
Philip Sherburne @philipsherburne.bsky.social Pitchfork / Lapsus Radio / Balmat
Substack: http://futurismrestated.substack.com
Label: http://balmat.cat
Mixes: http://soundcloud.com/psherburne
Menorca, Spain
miranda @mirandareinert.bsky.social blogger and physical media enthusiast | co-host @endlessscroll.bsky.social | editor + design person @portablemodel.bsky.social | she/her
aplan.fyi / twoflatpress.com
Mark Richardson @markrichardson.bsky.social rock and pop music critic, @wsj, freelance elsewhere • former EIC @pitchfork • markrichardson.org • markrichardson.substack.com
Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social author, biography of justin townes earle
senior research editor at rolling stone
he/him
https://jonbernsteinwriting.com/
Eric Harvey @ericdharvey.com prof ∙ critic ∙ music and media ∙ Hoosier in Michigan ∙ dead serious, take flicks and don’t smile ∙ award-losing author of WHO GOT THE CAMERA?, which Rolling Stone called "approachably erudite" ∙ ericdharvey.com
𝖒𝖆𝖙𝖙 @yogurttowne.bsky.social editor in chief @pastemagazine.bsky.social
Simon Vozick-Levinson @simonwilliam.bsky.social deputy music editor at rolling stone // just my own opinions over here
dan ozzi @danozzi.bsky.social universally beloved author
www.danozzi.com
linktr.ee/danozzi
Jason P. Woodbury @jasonpwoodbury.bsky.social “When you begin a note, it comes from somewhere and keeps going forever…Part of it does, anyway…Nothing is lost. Everything keeps going around.” —W.A. Mathieu
Writer, podcaster, musician.
Marc Masters 🌵 @marcissist.bsky.social I write about music & my latest book is “High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape” http://highbiasbook.com/ I host the Music Book Podcast. I am a Nationals & D-backs fanatic. DON'T USE AI.
Jeff Weiss @passionweiss.bsky.social it’s regular but it’s not normal | EIC: POW Mag | Founder: P.O.W. Recordings | "Waiting For Britney Spears" out now on MCD/FSG | Long Live Drakeo
Rob Mitchum @robmitchum.bsky.social Science and music writer. EIC of @kellogginsight.bsky.social.
Suzy Exposito @suzy.bsky.social Retired Florida goth. Award-winning entertainment journalist in LA. Bylines in Vogue + ELLE + Rolling Stone. 🇧🇿🇨🇺🏳️🌈