Anne Patterson @helloanne.bsky.social Ottawa | Chief Research and Communications Officer at @ictc-ctic.ca | Opinions my own
Adam Feibel @adamfeibel.com Music journalist. Co-author of In Too Deep: When Canadian Punks Took Over the World (House of Anansi Press). Bylines in Exclaim, Bandcamp, Premier Guitar + more. Name rhymes with bible. (he/him)
Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai Vector Institute transforms cutting-edge artificial intelligence research into practical solutions. AI-generated content will be disclosed. FR: @institutvecteur.bsky.social
Music Declares Emergency Canada @musicdeclarescan.bsky.social 
Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com The young person's guide to conquering (and saving) the world.✨
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Pheromone Recordings @pheromonerecs.bsky.social RECORD LABEL Ft. Dear Rouge :: Martha Wainwright :: Altameda :: Great Lake Swimmers :: Trans-Canada Highwaymen :: Paul Langlois Band :: Gord Sinclair :: Lost Cousins
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Jess Arcand @jessarcand.bsky.social Senior National Publicist at Take Aim Media
Founder of REVERIE Magazine
Host of Mint Condition on CJSW 90.9 FM
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The Pitch of Discontent @pitchdiscontent.bsky.social alternative music podcast ➡️ vibing anything post-hardcore-punk-metal adjacent https://linktr.ee/tpdpod // music writer ✍🏼 Bandcamp, BrooklynVegan, Exclaim!, The Line of Best Fit, Metal Hammer, New Noise, No Echo & more https://linktr.ee/owenmorawitz
Known Accomplice Record Co. @knownaccompliceco.bsky.social Bleeker, Avalon Stone, Sam Roberts Band, Texas King, Boston Levi, The Trews, One Bad Son, Moist, Eddy and the Dirty Boys
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Classic Marvel Comics @classicmarvel.bsky.social Follow along for steady stream of posts about Marvel Comics!
Started in 1996 as the Marvel-Fan Listserv on Comics2000!
TheGratefulDeadpool @gratefuldeadpool.bsky.social I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me. 💙💙💙🇮🇪🇺🇦🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Dave Bidini @davebidini.bsky.social Publisher @westendphoenix Rheostatics. Author of 13 books. Hockey Nomad. Movies. Also: Ballpoint Agency.
Steve Sladkowski @sladkow.bsky.social here we go again // PUPTHEBAND // Toronto, ON
Cadence Weapon @cadenceweapon.bsky.social 📩 grant@midnightagency.com (booking)
📨 helen@sixshooterrecords.com (mgmt)
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cadenceweapon.substack.com
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Alan Ranta (ꜱᴏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ?) @alanranta.bsky.social Rants about things, usually music, sometimes for money. Bylines seen in PopMatters, Bandcamp, Georgia Straight and Exclaim! Longtime juror for the Polaris Prize and Juno Awards.
Mixes & Musings: https://linktr.ee/alanranta
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Polaris Music Prize @polarismusicprize.bsky.social Celebrating the best in Canadian music artistry via our awards, festival, and programs. #Polaris2026 Concert & Award Ceremony tix on sale now. https://linktr.ee/polarisprize
Damien Nelson @5onthe5.bsky.social Press Agent
Vice Chair, Bad Dog Theatre Company
Co-Producer, Sketch to the Deah
Co-Founder, Sketch Comedy Festival Association
WantAndAble.ca
PartonAndPearl.com
West End Phoenix @westendphoenix.bsky.social A home-delivered, periodical local newspaper with city news + art featuring the finest writers and photographers from Toronto and beyond. Subscribe today!
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coolckcu @coolckcu.bsky.social A radio show Thursday mornings, 9:30-noon on CKCU 93.1 FM or ckcufm.com. Juror for the Polaris Music Prize and the Prism Prize. coolckcu.com
Brian Fauteux @brianfauteux.bsky.social Popular music and media studies professor at the University of Alberta. Co-host of WDWK on CJSR 88.5 FM. Polaris Prize jury. Alberta Music board.
Music in Orbit now available: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/music-in-orbit/paper
DOMINIONATED @dominionated.bsky.social Was Canada’s best Canadian-only music site (in our opinion) • 2016-2025 dominionated.ca
the act of just being [t]here @handle.invalid Part music criticism, part nostalgic over-analysis, and deeply unnecessary to all but a niche audience of one (me).
https://www.theactofjustbeingthere.ca/
404 Media @404media.co it's a website (and a podcast, and a newsletter) about humans and technology, made by four journalists you might already know. like and subscribe: 404media.co
The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com North America’s Trusted Source Of News
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Merch: https://the-beaverton.myshopify.com/
NEW FEELING @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social A cooperative of music journalists and community enthusiastically covering the sounds across so-called Canada.
newfeeling.ca
The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca Our pod of investigative journalists dives deep to tell stories about the natural world in Canada you can’t find anywhere else. Sign up for our newsletter: http://thenarwhal.ca/newsletter or become a member: https://thenarwhal.ca/bsky-member/
The Tyee @thetyee.ca Independent BC-based journalism swimming against the current. Paywall-free since 2003. support.thetyee.ca
Killbeat @killbeat.bsky.social Canadian Based Music Publicity www.killbeatmusic.com
Richie Assaly @rdassaly.bsky.social Writes about music, books and politics.
https://linktr.ee/richieassaly
Cult MTL @cultmtl.com Love for Montreal culture. https://linkin.bio/cultmtl/
Marc-Xavier LeBlanc @bonesarchive.bsky.social Artiste/artist, exploration sonore/sonic exploration , passeur culturel/
Michael Elves @melves.bsky.social Radio guy (he/him)
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Michael Hollett @northbymichael.bsky.social Editor/publisher NEXT Magazine. President/CEO NXNE. Editor-in-Chief SPIN Canada. Founder of NXNE and NEXT Magazine, co-founder NOW Magazine nextmag.ca. NXNE 2027 June 16-20
strombo.bsky.social @strombo.bsky.social The Prime Mixister. The Pho Pharaoh
Writer. Director. Producer. Host. Wolf
World Food Programme Ambassador
Entrepreneur in food &agronomy 🇨🇦
Joshua Kloke @joshuakloke.bsky.social Staff writer at The Athletic (⚽/🏒)• The Voyageurs: The Canadian Men's Soccer Team's Quest for the World Cup • Pizzaiolo-in-training
rosie long decter @rosield.bsky.social EIC at maisonneuve mag, community lead at @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social, otherwise humming
Exclaim! @exclaimdotca.bsky.social Canada's authority on music, film and comedy. Find us at exclaim.ca
no bells @nobells.bsky.social nobells.blog
The Atlantic @theatlantic.com Exploring the American idea through ambitious, essential reporting and storytelling. Of no party or clique since 1857. http://theatlantic.com
Tom Beedham @tombeedham.bsky.social Freelance writer (Musicworks, Exclaim!, VICE, The Grind). Co-founder, New Feeling. Managing Director, Long Winter. He/him.
tbeedham88@gmail.com📩
Jesse Locke @wipeoutbeat.bsky.social Writer / Drummer / Human
Aaron Brophy @aaronjjbrophy.bsky.social Mostly writing and editing. Some amateur sports psychology. Polaris Music Prize.
Hand Drawn Dracula @handdrawndracula.bsky.social Record Label : Bonnie Trash • Breeze • Dermabrasion • Fake Palms • No Joy • Prince Josh • Robert Ascroft • Sook-Yin Lee • Tallies • Tess Parks 🙂🙃🙂
https://handdrawndracula.bandcamp.com
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Jon Savage @jonsavage.bsky.social Author, archivist, professor
William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social Author of Neuromancer and, most recently, Agency (still above from “Kill Switch”, The X-Files, Season 5, Episode 11, co-written with Tom Maddox)
Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social Local tosser
Books author (New: Stroll!)
Toronto Star column writer
Spacing Magazine co-founder
U of T instructor
Trying to do it a bit different here than the last place.
Links to books, etc:
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UPROXX @uproxx.bsky.social The Culture of Now -- Music. Film. TV. Creativity.
Read more at uproxx.com
ecw press @ecwpress.bsky.social We're an independent Canadian publisher of fiction, sports, poetry, pop culture, wrestling, business, science, and memoir. Certified B Corp.
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Dan Savage @dansavage.bsky.social Host of the Savage Lovecast, author of Savage Love. "A deviant of the highest order!" — The Daily Caller
The Local Magazine @thelocal.to In-depth, non-profit journalism from corners of Toronto too often overlooked.
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Spacing @spacing.bsky.social Spacing.ca / Toronto urbanism uncovered in award-winning mag/web/books/podcasts.
Spacing Radio podcasts: spacingradio.bsky.social
Spacing Vancouver: spacingvancouver.bsky.social
Spacing Store: spacingstore.bsky.social
Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com City columnist, contributing to the Toronto Star & writing the award-winning City Hall Watcher newsletter. A lot about Toronto Politics and then some nerd stuff. Humber College prof. (he/him)
Jonathan Goldsbie @goldsbie.bsky.social Devoted too many years of my life to platforms that were ultimately refashioned into reactionary organs. Now I'm here.
Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social Consultant! Writer! Programmer! Host! SEMcast, SHINY THINGS, "former Toronto fest film picker" - The Hollywood Reporter. He/him. https://linktr.ee/normwilner
Tabatha Southey🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social Tabatha Southey is a freelance writer who is based, in Toronto. She/Her. Bylines Globe and Mail, Macleans, Foreign Policy, National Post, Toronto Life, Explore Magazine, Toronto Star and more, author of three books, and the River-Daughter. 🇨🇦
ROCKthusiast @rockthusiast.bsky.social Middle-aged Jack White fanboy. Occasional Culture contributor to the Toronto Star. Full-time rock 'n' research stat nerd. Still missing Meg.
NEXT Magazine @nextmagazine.bsky.social ESSENTIAL TORONTO: nextmag.ca
events, music, theatre, screens, listings, news & beyond from creators of original NOW Magazine
MOJO Magazine @mojomagazine.bsky.social Music of substance.
mojo4music.com
Paste Magazine @pastemagazine.bsky.social The heart and soul of music journalism.
Lance Bangs @lancebangs.bsky.social I travel around making things. New feature film "Elephant 6 Recording Co" in theaters August 25th, new TV series "Prank Panel" on ABC July 9th. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCzXf5ZiE3k
Third Man Records @thirdmanrecords.bsky.social Record Label • Store • Live Venue • And More…
Discogs @discogsofficial.bsky.social The world's leading music discovery and record collecting platform empowered by a community of obsessed music fans: https://disc.gs/Bluesky
Rolling Stone [Unofficial] @rollingstone.com.web.brid.gy Music, Film, TV and Political News Coverage
🌉 bridged from 🌐 https://rollingstone.com/: https://fed.brid.gy/web/rollingstone.com
Light in the Attic @lightintheattic.bsky.social Reissue label with a bluesky account
Riot Fest @riotfest.bsky.social Celebrating 20 years of not booking the bands you wanted, in the order you wanted, for free.
Consequence @consequence.bsky.social Music, Movies, TV and Pop Culture News for the Mainstream and Underground.
Record Store Day @recordstoreday.bsky.social Celebrating the culture of the indie record store 365 days a year, including a giant worldwide party in April.
recordstoreday.com
Life of the Record @lifeoftherecord.bsky.social classic albums, told by the people who made them.
Josh Visser @joshvisser.bsky.social Legendary newsman and beer league hockey player.*
Beggars Group Canada @beggarsgroupcanada.bsky.social The home of 4AD, Matador, Rough Trade Records, XL Recordings and Young.
https://beggarsgroup.ca/
Kumail Nanjiani @kumail.bsky.social My new special Night Thoughts is out NOW on Hulu.
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New York Magazine @nymag.com This is New York: Intelligencer, The Cut, Vulture, Curbed, Grub Street, The Strategist.
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Dylan Hudecki (The Dill, Slow Beach, Pure Phase Radio) @dylanhudecki.bsky.social Dad, musician, writer, radio DJ C101.5FM Mohawk College, music nerd, Polaris juror, Hamilton City Magazine Music contributor, bud.
www.thedill.ca
Sofi P. @sofip.bsky.social Writer. Mother. Tired.
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Stuff By Mark @stuffbymark.bsky.social Mediocre Artist. Putz.
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Edward Keenan @thekeenanwire.bsky.social Toronto Star columnist, etc., etc.
Endless Scroll Podcast @endlessscroll.bsky.social a podcast about music, the internet, and where those two things intersect. Hosted by elienis.bsky.social, mirandareinert.bsky.social, violetbyhole.bsky.social, and michael, who isn’t here yet.
patreon.com/endlessscrollpod
Indieheads Podcast @indieheadspod.bsky.social The official Bluesky of the Indieheads Podcast.
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chunklet.bsky.social @chunklet.bsky.social Avoidant. 
gorilla vs. bear @gorillavsbear.bsky.social instagram.com/gorillavsbear 🪩
record label: luminellerecs.com 💎
Mixmag @mixmag.net Dance music + club culture.
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
PopMatters @popmatters.com Essaying the pop culture that matters since 1999. Independent and women-owned.
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metacritic @metacritic.com Reviews & Scores from The Best Critics in Film, Music, TV and Games at http://Metacritic.com
Album of the Year @aoty.org Only the best music. Discover the best albums of the year.
aoty.org
Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social www.rocksbackpages.com
The world's largest archive of music journalism: 60,000+ classic articles and a thousand audio interviews by pop's finest writers, spanning 60 years across all genres.
New edition and newsletter every Friday.
Crack Magazine @crackmagazine.bsky.social Listening closely.
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
BrooklynVegan @brooklynvegan.bsky.social a music blog & record store
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.
Far Out Magazine @faroutmagazine.co.uk The Independent Voice of Culture.
DJ Mag @djmag.com Living and breathing dance music since 1991.
Nate Freeman @natefreeman.bsky.social Culture Correspondent, Vanity Fair
Jim Merlis @jimmerlis.bsky.social Publicist to the stars. Former third basemen of the Jacksonville Suns. Currator of the Alan Hale Jr and Sr film festival.
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