bren @imgay.bsky.social i don’t know if this is really my calling
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 Substack newsletter, blog, podcast & playlists:
https://www.submithub.com/link/the-slow-music-movement
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
Sean | Drowned in Sound @drownedinsound.bsky.social Founder of Drowned in Sound (est. 2000).
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No Frills Reviews @nofrillsreviews.com Many cool and famous musicians say No Frills Reviews is their favourite music blog.
NoFrillsReviews.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/
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.
Swim Into The Sound @swimintosound.bsky.social Words on Music and Life. Ad-free, independent, and from the heart. Forever. 🖤
www.swimintothesound.com
dale @clangorofdale.bsky.social MI born. NC living. Film shooter. Guitar banger. Vacuum cleaner repairman.
clangoring.substack.com
Ether Diver @etherdiver.bsky.social Weird music, esoteric sound design, music reviews/promo. I want to write about yr music! Give me a follow & ask.
Anti fascist. Nazi/TERF/GOP belong at the bottom of the ocean.
Anti GenAI/LLM
https://etherdiver.bandcamp.com/
https://www.etherdiver.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. Ignoring trolls who twist narratives.
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/
The Nu Metal Agenda @numetalagenda.bsky.social The Nu Metal Agenda is an independent publication celebrating nu-metal’s legacy, and platforming the next generation of rock and metal artists.
numetalagenda.com
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
Kiffie8 @kiffie.info Composer of synth music and writer of songs. Featured on national radio and in Electronic Sound.
Humanist. Friend to the friendly.
kiffie.info
kiffie.bandcamp.com
subvert.fm/kiffie
https://linktr.ee/kiffie
elasticstage.com/kiffie for vinyl records.
ed howard @sevenarts.bsky.social Writing about avant music @ https://reddybrownobjects.wordpress.com/
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
abby jones @abbyfjones.bsky.social !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! abby@stereogum.com
Ambientblog / Peter van Cooten @ambientblog.net Ambient music recommendations, (irregular) ambient mix-collages, and (monthly) DreamScenes radio show. (Plus occasional random shitposting).
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
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
Undomondo @undomondo.bsky.social Aging dad, music nerd, music blog & radio show since 2005. Booker for festivals & clubs. Istanbul / Barcelona.
Mondo Times Newsletter: https://undomondo.substack.com/
Undomondo's Terminal Optimism on Apple Music: https://is.gd/cRkKkx
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
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/
GoldFlakePaint @goldflakepaint.bsky.social a music blog since 2010 / writing by tom:
https://goldflakepaint.ghost.io/
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
Gimpleg Ska @gimpleg.bsky.social Ska. Baseball. Anti fascist. TTRPG fan and dice collector. He/ him. Communities in Collaboration.
Defend the thin gray line - of iridium that separates the cretaceous from the paleocene
Dave Heaton @erasingclouds.bsky.social Writer, erasingclouds dot org. Author of "De La Soul" book from J-Card Press
Jonathan Harnish (BOAWS) @boaws.bsky.social Music | Stereo | Psychotronic Film
http://builtonaweakspot.org
https://www.mixcloud.com/jonathan-harnish/
Critical Masses @criticalmasses.bsky.social Reviewin’ junk: Tabs Out / Tiny Mix Tapes / Cassette Gods. criticalmassesmedia at gmail. criticalmassesmedia1 dot wordpress dot COM.
Jake @gloriousnoise.bsky.social Hi! I've been doing gloriousnoise.com since 2001.
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
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/
Shirley Mack @shirleymack.bsky.social Gig reviews and interviews @resoundonline.bsky.social with excessive use of ‘brooding’. And dogs. 🏴
For The Rabbits @fortherabbits.bsky.social One of those outdated music blog things: https://fortherabbits.net
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 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
Hearing Things @hearingthingsco.bsky.social Independent music journalism. No algorithms. We promise.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine @sterlewine.bsky.social Music writer and journalist, a founding editor of Allmusic now freelancer for hire. Bylines at Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Mojo Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and more. Subscribe to my Newsletter: sterlewine.substack.com
Travis Shosa @travisshosa.bsky.social Writer. (They/Them)
I mostly do creative writing now.
https://travishosa.com/
I also run a thing called Dodo Eraser
https://dodoeraser.org/
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
Assistant @assistant.bandcamp.com Jonathan tweeting. Assistant make lovely jangle pop from Brighton: Felt/Yo La Tengo/Stereolab etc. CERTAIN MEMORIES is our masterpiece; our new single is FLOWERS. Fanzines available; radio show Sundays 7pm on Untidy Radio.
Lester @lestermakesnoise.bsky.social Occasional music maker
Full time music lover
#diymusic
https://lesteroshea.bandcamp.com/
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
Leor Galil @imleor.bsky.social Chicago Reader music writer
imleor.carrd.co
Ted Gioia @tedgioia.bsky.social Ted Gioia is author of 12 books, including The History of Jazz and Music: A Subversive History. His newsletter is The Honest Broker (www.honest-broker.com)
trev @trevelkin.bsky.social 🧑💻writing @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social and @spectrumculture.bsky.social, previous bylines for
@goldflakepaint.bsky.social, Ja Ja Ja, and others. https://www.mixcloud.com/sixfromsirius/
https://muckrack.com/trev-elkin-1
God Is In The TV Zine @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social The music and culture webzine established in Cardiff in 2003. www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk
Treble @treblezine.bsky.social Groundbreaking music, independent media.
https://www.treblezine.com
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
Twist @withoutmyhat.bsky.social Audioblogueur/curateur sur "I Left Without My Hat" depuis 2007. Chroniques, playlist quotidienne (Spotify, Deezer, Tidal, YT). Sans chapeau, toujours. https://linktr.ee/ileftwithoutmyhat
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
Tabs Out Cassette Podcast @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
Letters From A Tapehead @letterstapehead.bsky.social Defending my bad taste in music since 2006.
| (((O))) (((O))) |
Father / Husband / Junk Mail Tech / Blog: Letters From A Tapehead - lettersfromatapehead.com
J Simpson @forestpunk.bsky.social J Simpson is a prolific academic writer, journalist, creative and critic, specializing in "dark," experimental, and avant-garde art, idealistically believing that good art makes the world a better place.
https://linktr.ee/for3stpunk
Raven Sings The Blues @ravensingstheblues.bsky.social Official Blue Sky for the site Raven Sings the Blues
https://www.ravensingstheblues.com/
Curator - Deep In The Valley Festival
Eric R. Danton @erdanton.bsky.social Writer of Freak Scene, about music in #WesternMass and CT. Bylines in the Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, Paste and more. IWWFJU. Ex-Hartford Courant. Knows it's only rock 'n' roll, but likes it.
https://buttondown.email/freakscene
Mike Duquette, the “gotta have it guy” @mikeduquette.bsky.social The box set bastard. Owner @theseconddisc.bsky.social, catalogue music freak at labels of varying repute, bio writer for hire, trivia sponge, loving husband, doting dad (twin humans and cat)
The Singles Jukebox @singlesjukebox.bsky.social Pop, to two decimal places
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
AthensMusicJunkie @athensmusicjunkie.com Writing in circles. Music. Cats. Video games. Books. Muppets.
“Some Townie”
athensmusicjunkie.com
Puffer @digitallofi.bsky.social Musician, Writer, Vermonter.
Words: https://digitallofi.com
Music: https://soundemissary.bandcamp.com
beige: https://beige.party/@puffer
Digs horror, cult, & trash movies, vinyl records, music production and tech, synths, random shit.
Don't care about AI
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
Spectrum Culture @spectrumculture.bsky.social Film, music and book reviews. Proudly based in Portland, OR!
www.spectrumculture.com
Micro Genre Music @microgenremusic.bsky.social https://microgenremusic.com/- D DJ Punctum @djpunctum.bsky.social "Modern medicine is not a line where you left your fossils." NHS professional and pretty good music writer. Blogs: https://nobilliards.blogspot.com, https://uncorrectedboundproof.blogspot.com/ and https://funthirty.blogspot.com/
Tarotplane @tarotplane.bsky.social "new school kosmische"
new album of tape loops and synthesis
https://noir-age.bandcamp.com/album/between-soil-and-sky
zikzak.substack.com
https://tarotplane.bandcamp.com/
Suzy Exposito @suzy.bsky.social Retired Florida goth. Award-winning entertainment journalist in LA. Bylines in Vogue + ELLE + Rolling Stone. 🇧🇿🇨🇺🏳️🌈
Henry Lipput @purepop4nowpeople.bsky.social I review music that tickles my ears. My blog, Pure Pop 4 Now People, is up and running on https://purepop4nowpeople.blogspot.com/
nyctaper @nyctaper.bsky.social NYC’s live music archivist. Attorney. Principal @markethotelnyc/@thetranspecos Rolling Stone bio: https://bit.ly/3ljazP4 / Law360 bio: https://bit.ly/3cYykHO
Tyler Wilcox @tylerwilcox.bsky.social Mostly Lou Reed
https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/
Ana @motherslug.bsky.social Detroit writer. Books, jazz, records, eclectic music, bleak sci-fi, depressing and upsetting fiction and films, the works.
Read me in print media (Uncut Magazine & Maggot Brain), plus motherslug.substack.com and some other places when they will have me!
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
mp3hugger @mp3hugger.bsky.social mp3hugger was one of the original indie music blogs, since 2005!
Submissions: https://sbmt.to/mp3hugger
glow old @glowold.bsky.social Niki. Here for the music, the books, and, well, the ~discourse~
Music & photo blog: glowold.com
Monthly playlists
BKK / NYC / Oxford UK
Calum Mackintosh @ayecandyphoto.bsky.social Photographer | ❤️ Miserable music | Dog dad | Vinyl | Bad Mountain Biker 🏴🇪🇺 IG: @ayecandyphotography | @resoundonline | #MDANT | http://www.ayecandy.photography
Plastic Mag @plasticmgzn.bsky.social Independent Music Publication ESTD. 2014
🎵 New Music Now
🇬🇧 London, UK
Explore the plastic world here: http://linktr.ee/Plasticmag
lacaverna.net @lacaverna.net Web dedicada a difundir el indie ✉️ redaccion@lacaverna.net http://bit.ly/MusosoupLC http://bit.ly/GrooverLC http://sbmt.to/lacaverna-net -% http://bit.ly/CouponSH
matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social Author, Together Through Life
Freelance music writer for Far Out Magazine & Together Through Life Substack | all writing here: https://linktr.ee/MatthewIngate
Support my work here: https://ko-fi.com/matthewingate
Vegan Bob Dylan fan
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
@austintownhall.bsky.social @austintownhall.bsky.social Home of austintownhall.com and https://athrecords.bandcamp.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.
Mol @holymoleman.bsky.social PHL. They/them.
Musician + Photographer + Writer.
Photo/reviews with @getalternative | Fighting for trans lives with @NoMoreDysphoria.
Andrulian @andrulian.bsky.social Sound artist, sound designer, producer and blogger. Also play guitar, build stuff and pretend I can code
Ambient | neo-classical | experimental | tech-y
www.andrulian.com
http://andrulian.bandcamp.com/
https://ko-fi.com/andrulian
aly eleanor @purityolympics.bsky.social sounds and words and the occasional rodent
https://purityolympics.bandcamp.com
Cover Me @covermeblog.bsky.social A blog about cover songs
https://www.covermesongs.com