Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social https://static.macmillan.com/static/holt/robin/
David Sheridan @davidsheridan.bsky.social You’re offered so much, but you’re frightened to take it.
Music (punk, garage, new wave, jazz, indie, post-punk, glam, classical, whatever), Mets/Jets/Rangers, cats, beer, higher ed, travel, art, etc. Pro democracy, pro justice. Jersey since birth.
Ben Schafer @bschafer714.bsky.social Editor of books
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!
Jon Savage @jonsavage.bsky.social Author, archivist, professor
maura johnston @maura.bsky.social boston-based writer and journalism instructor at @bostoncollege.bsky.social who has probably been online longer than you. sign up for maura.ghost.io today.
Caroline Binnie @carolinebinnie.bsky.social Velvets to the Voidoids and beyond. Live music, post punk, cinema, art. Edinburgh.
Cʜʀɪs Sᴛᴇɪɴ @chrisstein.bsky.social Guitar with Blondie 50 years. Wrote those songs. Writer, photographer, animist etc
'Of what is past, or passing, or to come' 🌀
Chuck D @chuckdpe.bsky.social RapARTivist GET OUR Culture APPS at RsTVapp.com RapCentralStation.net
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.
Gillian Gaar @gilliangaarwriter.bsky.social Writer and thinker. Author of numerous books. Senior Editor at legendary NW music paper The Rocket. #HawaiiOnMyMind
Book of the moment...World Domination: The Sub Pop Records Story
Mark Yarm @markyarm.bsky.social Exec ed, features & special projects, PCMag ❤️🔥 adjunct, Columbia Journalism School ❤️🔥 bylines: the New Yorker, NYT Mag, Flaming Hydra, etc. ❤️🔥 author, EVERYBODY LOVES OUR TOWN ❤️🔥 markyarm@gmail.com; Signal: markyarm.99 ❤️🔥 https://markyarm.journoportfolio.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!
Susan Slusser @susanslusser.bsky.social SF Chronicle senior baseball reporter 
Natalie Weiner @natalieweiner.bsky.social Dallas-based writer. Subscribe to America's oldest and only country music newsletter, Don't Rock The Inbox: www.dontrocktheinbox.com
natalie.l.weiner at gmail
Tyler Wilcox @tylerwilcox.bsky.social Mostly Lou Reed
https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/
@sckennedy24.bsky.social @sckennedy24.bsky.social I write about baseball and the SF Giants for https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/
Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social Writer of books. Guardian columnist. Newsletter at MeditationsInAnEmergency.com. Board member, Third Act and Oil Change International.
Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu staff writer @theatlantic.com and senior fellow @snfagora.bsky.social. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY and AUTOCRACY INC
https://linktr.ee/anneapplebaum
Beth Winer / Dominique Trixx @bethwiner.bsky.social music/ dance/ joie de vivre /
Music Manager - @UrgeOverkill - 🎶
dancer @dominiquetrixx 🥂
Paris/NYC/Chicago
Jason Meisner @jmetr22b.bsky.social Chicago Tribune reporter covering the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse and criminal justice issues in Chicago.
Signal: jmeisner48.08
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov Fighting every day to deliver a city that working New Yorkers can actually afford. Mayor of New York City.
ilana kaplan @lanikaps.bsky.social USA Today Best-Selling Author & writer/music editor @ people magazine ✨former senior editor @ alternative press ✍️ @ rolling stone, new york times, gq, npr, vanity fair, etc. ✨ my book nora ephron at the movies is out now via abrams!
Bolts @boltsmag.org A publication that covers the nuts and bolts of political change: Boltsmag.org
Gina Mizell @ginamizell.bsky.social Sixers beat reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer | Arizona State alum | Probably at a game, on a plane or at the theater.
califone-tim rutili @califone-timrutili.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/califone
Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social (VERY SERIOUS) USA TODAY humor(ish) columnist. May or may not be notable. Hypocrisy enthusiast. WOKE MOB, CO-FOUNDER. ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE (2017 to present).
Michael Phillips @mrmichaelphillips.bsky.social Past: Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, etc.
Present: Host and co-producer, “The Movie Racket,” part of the “Filmspotting” podcast commune; announcer, Classical WFMT Chicago, and weekly WFMT
“Soundtrack” contributor.
Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social https://www.robmillerwriting.com/
Author. Cofounder Bloodshot Records. DJ at Miller’s Cave.
Exploring the murky recesses of roots music:
Streaming at radioharborcountry.org
Sat: 4 to 5 PM & Sun: 9 to 10pm (Eastern)
Chicago via Detroit
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.
Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social Managing Editor, @stereogum.com
Founder, Music Nerd Football Blog
Posting indie nostalgia at @suchgreatheights.bsky.social
Buy my debut book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS, out now via St. Martin's Press: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/such-great-heights-9781250363381/
HoopsHype @hoopshypeofficial.bsky.social The Bible of the NBA, or so they say. Jorge Sierra is the blueskier-in-chief here.
https://hoopshype.com/
The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com Reporting on the people, power, and culture shaping San Francisco.
Jason Cohen @cohenesque.bsky.social Philadelphia. Texas Monthly writer-at-large. Ex of Austin, Portland, Cincinnati, Missoula. Music, food, sports (no necessarily in that order). 
Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social Founder 350.org and Third Act, author The Crucial Years on substack https://billmckibben.substack.com/
Author of 21 books, beginning with The End of Nature
Karen Dalton Beninato @kbeninato.bsky.social Writer, words in The New Republic, NOLA, Huffington Post, Earth Island. Nonprofit co-founder. Was publicist for legendary Dr. John; now working with badasses artists including Grammy nominated Corey Henry. Grammy mentor.
https://karendaltonbeninato.com
Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social TIPS: Email me at nhannahjones@nytimes.com or send a Signal nhannahjones.67 //Founder Center for Journalism & Democracy at Howard Univ// Staff writer at NYT Mag// Creator #1619Project// History blerd//Smart and Thuggish
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
Michael Gray @michaelgray1.bsky.social I wrote the 1st critical study of Bob Dylan's work, over 50 years ago. And I'm still alive. Very fond of dogs. I'm English and regard myself as European.
Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social Executive Director, Blue Missouri. Grassroots organizer. Writer. Former State House nominee. Rural mom fighting for rural schools. Dirt Road Democrat.
Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social Doting grandmother, among other things.
Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social Amanda Katz said this was the cool kids table.
Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social Professor. Sociologist. NYTimes Opinion Columnist. Books: THICK, LowerEd. Forthcoming: 1)Black Mothering & Daughtering and 2)Mama Bears.
Beliefs: C.R.E.A.M. + the internet ruined everything good + bring back shame.
“I’m just here so I don’t get fined.”
Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com Sober trans broad. Award winning writer. Former smoker. I write a newsletter called Anxiety Shark, my debut book is called The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman
She//Her
linktr.ee/nikostratis
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
Anne Caprara @annecaprara.bsky.social Chief of Staff for Governor JB Pritzker.
A continually aggravated Philadelphian making her way in the great city of Chicago.
Patrick Monaghan @pkmonaghan.bsky.social Allies needn’t be perfect. They just need to be in the fight.
Chicago, films, MS, music, far too many effect pedals, Antifa Local 242.
@handle.invalid @handle.invalid 
Rob Tannenbaum @robt.bsky.social Writer, but who isn’t? Currently producing a four-CD box set of CBGB bands 1974-1984, and working on a documentary about a band you’ve never heard of.
Rick Kaempfer @rickkaempfer.bsky.social Publisher, author, writer, podcaster, media critic, Cubs fan, embarrassing Dad.
Haunted Jukebox, with Rockin’ Rachel Roll @hauntedjukebox.bsky.social The devil in nylon hose.
Radio DJ/producer of Haunted Jukebox: red-hot, swingin’ rock’n’roll/R&B/doo-wop/rockabilly, & Snakes and Roundabouts: eclectic music for mixed-up people.
https://www.mixcloud.com/RockinRachelRoll/
Brad Wood @bradwood.bsky.social Record producer of note
jesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social good ol' grateful deadcast co-host / @wfmu.bsky.social DJ / author of "wasn't that a time" (hachette, 2018), "heads" (hachette, 2016), "big day coming" (gotham, 2012) / jessejarnow.com / heads.social/@bourgwick
Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social Berkeley professor, former Secretary of Labor. Co-founder of @inequalitymedia.bsky.social and @imcivicaction.bsky.social.
Substack: http://robertreich.substack.com
Buy my new book: https://sites.prh.com/reich
Visit my website: https://rbreich.com/
Stacy Conde @freshcondiments.bsky.social 
Sheera Frenkel @sheeraf.bsky.social NYTimes reporter and co-author of NYT bestseller “An Ugly Truth” with Cecilia Kang.
Tell me a story. (Ideally through a non-work device using Signal. Find me via my username sheera.11)
Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social Editor-in-chief of The Contrarian, Premier League and tennis fan, dog and art lover, democracy defender, and pro-Oxford comma. Book and travel recommendations welcomed.
Lior Phillips @liorphillips.bsky.social verklempt, mostly.
🌿Author of 33 1/3 South African Popular Music out now everywhere
❤️🔥Currently writing a book about Cher
🖤🇿🇦🪬🧿mother of twins 〰️ music journalist
chicago via cape town
Gwen Ihnat @gwenemarie.bsky.social Arts & Culture Editor at Block Club Chicago. ex-WBBMNewsradio, AV Club/Takeout. Twins/puppy mom. Opinions my own. Chicago for life. she/her Pitch me at gwen@blockclubchi.org
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social Mondays at 9pmET on MS NOW
MaddowBlog.com
Lawrence O'Donnell @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social MS NOW 10PM
Author of 2 books: Deadly Force & Playing With Fire
Former Executive Producer & Writer of NBC’s drama series The West Wing
ms.now/Lawrence
DJ Mag @djmag.com Living and breathing dance music since 1991.
Anders Lindall @alindall.bsky.social 
Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social I am America’s Best Christian™. But you knew that. You can find exclusive content here: https://www.patreon.com/c/MrsBettyBowers
TITHE: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=Q6REDKBBVUJLU
@mkot614.bsky.social @mkot614.bsky.social 
Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social Former metro editor at Chicago Tribune and Sunday editor at Chicago Sun-Times. Co-author of 11 books, mostly on history. Writer of the Stop the Presses newsletter at www.stopthepresses.news. Subscribe!
John Carpenter @thehorrormaster.bsky.social Filmmaker and Composer
Theofficialjohncarpenter.com
@stormkingcomics.bsky.social
Maggie Vail @magicbeans.bsky.social Label manager of Bikini Kill Records, bass player of Hurry Up, Immigration things over at Unbreaking.org. Honk if you like dogs.
PNW'er currently exiled in East Tennessee.
The Handsome Family @thehandsomefamily.bsky.social The oldest living band in North America.
"Words that in their everyday surrealism have no parallel in contemporary writing...
Music that mines the deep veins of fatalism in the Appalachian voice."
—GREIL MARCUS
https://handsomefamily.com/
Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social writer. gardener. cailleach na luatha 🦋
moryan.com 💚
linktr.ee/maureenryan 🚀
I’m writing a book about Battlestar Galactica. I wrote a book about Hollywood titled Burn It Down. I’ve been a critic & journalist for 100 years. More at links above 🌸 Abolish ICE
Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social Let's see... 39 years teaching journalism at NYU. A critic who tries to be useful. PressThink: the name of my subject and my site. My book: "What Are Journalists For?" (1999, Yale University Press)
whet moser @whetmoser.com newsletters @ nyt. ex qz, chicago mag, chicago reader. i'm not a miracle worker, i'm a janitor
Andrew Gill @andrewmg11.bsky.social American expat living in Spain. Philosophy Ph.D. candidate. Interests include ethics, linguistics and language learning, politics, psychology, and board games.
Brian Eno News @dark-shark.bsky.social Brian Eno news, updates + related articles from the archives of More Dark Than Shark
https://www.moredarkthanshark.org
Steve Terrell @steveterrellsfnm.bsky.social Retired reporter and music columnist from Santa Fe, NM. I still do a public radio show and publish on Substack: https://spudsongs.substack.com My LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/steveterrell
I have a cat.
@alexpavlovic.bsky.social @alexpavlovic.bsky.social 
Evan Webeck @ewebeck.bsky.social San Francisco Giants beat writer for the San Jose Mercury News and East Bay Times. BBWAA.
Vernon Reid @vurnt22.bsky.social Living Colour guitarist & founder. Guitar can take you far, BK to the sky.
The moon 🌑 landing was REAL
Craig Jenkins @craigsj.bsky.social Culture writer at Vulture / New York Magazine, dungeon crawler, Pulitzer nominee, things of that nature
https://www.vulture.com/author/craig-jenkins/
Robert Christgau @rxgau.bsky.social Rock critic since 1967, ain't stopping now. Consumer Guide reborn at robertchristgau.substack.com. 
Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social Organist for Boston Red Sox games at Fenway Park. I also do a bunch of other music stuff.
Wussy @wussymusic.bsky.social ohio drone
Jake @gloriousnoise.bsky.social Hi! I've been doing gloriousnoise.com since 2001.
Renée Graham 🏳️🌈 @rygraham.bsky.social Boston Globe opinion columnist and associate editor. Lego nerd. NY Mets & Knicks fan. Rockfordphile. Occasionally seen & heard. She/Her. OUTTAKES newsletter. Subscribe: globe.com/outtakes
Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social Founder @democracydocket.com. Chair of Elias Law Group. My dog's name is Blue.
Katie Kot @katiekot.bsky.social 
Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social Was: reporter, writer, librarian| Now: social justice comms| Always: huge nerd
Chicago
And what shall we do, we who did not die?
(June Jordan)
Writing: http://bit.ly/43664OI
Me & Israel/Palestine: https://bit.ly/4hQmiQl
LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/3XbgmJ4
Scott L. Powers @scottlpowers.bsky.social Retired entertainment editor @ Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, Chicago Sun-Times.
Ken Tucker @kentucker.bsky.social Music critic NPR's Fresh Air. Book, TV, movie critic: EW, New York Times, Village Voice, Rolling Stone, New York Mag, etc
Leor Galil @imleor.bsky.social Chicago Reader music writer
imleor.carrd.co
JimPowers_ish @jimpowersish.bsky.social 
McCovey Chronicles @mccoveychronicles.bsky.social A Tim Lincecum blog that occasionally covers the San Francisco Giants.
www.McCoveyChronicles.com
skeets by EIC bradyklopfer.bsky.social ... go yell at him
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
ocasiocortez.com
Andrew Baggarly @andrewbaggarly.bsky.social Senior writer covering the San Francisco Giants for The Athletic.
Jon R. LaFollette @jonlawfilet.bsky.social Former sports reporter, current legal mind. No, I cannot represent you.
Thoughts on the Pacers and pop culture.
www.soundroundmusic.wordpress.com
Tony Sarabia @ruraltony.bsky.social Former host at Chicago Public Media(WBEZ radio). Now holding down the midday shift at Iowa Public Radio. I live with my husband on his family's farm in rural Iowa.
Bill Janovitz @billjanovitz.bsky.social Guy in Buffalo Tom. Author, Leon Russell, Rolling Stones, & 2025: The Cars: Let the Stories Be Told. https://linktr.ee/billjanovitz
Erin Osmon @erinosmon.bsky.social Music journalist, critic, author. Teach @ USC. Album notes. Other things. New book about heartland rock due next year via W.W. Norton. Hoosier waving hi in LA.
Kenn Goodman @kenngoodman.bsky.social Father, Record Producer, Piano player, Shoe expert, Tap dancer, Chihuahuas, Music Biz Things.
www.pravdamusic.com
Low Cut Connie @lowcutconnie.bsky.social rock n roll
from Philadelphia PA
Listen to the new protest album
"Livin in the USA" ⬇️
https://linktr.ee/lowcutconnieofficial