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Subvert @subvert.fm Subvert is a music platform owned and controlled by a co-op of over 25,000 members. We are now LIVE.
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Also: "Homeplace," about Patsy Cline's hometown. "A Song for Everyone," about Creedence.
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A New England band.
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Mark G and his TV @emgeeteevee.bsky.social Writer//Poet//Post-Punk Musician//Socialist. Poetry: Everybody's Automat (Operating System, 2016)// Band: Teen Driver
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Greg Kot @gregkot.bsky.social Co-host "Sound Opinions." Former music critic at Chicago Tribune. Author of 7 books, including "I'll Take You There," “Learning How to Die," "Ripped." Teaching music and democracy at U of C.
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Shaye @midmam420.bsky.social Posting bong rips and writing riffs
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Outro! A band @outro-band.bsky.social post-punk psych-rock out of Western MA. Broken Promise EP out on Repeating Cloud records. Now Booking for European Festival Circuit, Summer 2026. https://outro-band.bandcamp.com/album/broken-promise
tor @toridanger.bsky.social queer idiot running a tape label in western massachusetts
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radical joy
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truther
whenthetimecomes
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ꭺꭲꮤ @aarontw.bsky.social Aaron Taylor-Waldman - sound person / design human
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Perennial @perennialtheband.bsky.social mod punk rhythm & noise
New England
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Henry Epp @henryepp.bsky.social Reporter for @marketplace.org
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Born and raised in Minneapolis, now living in Vermont.
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Steve Knopper @knopps.bsky.social Billboard editor at large. Ex-Rolling Stone contributing editor. Author of books including Appetite for Self-Destruction and MJ: The Genius of Michael Jackson. NYT contributor. Freelancer forever.
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