Pete Selby @peteselby.bsky.social www.newmodernbooks.co.uk
Music Maps Podcast @musicmaps.bsky.social The Rock & Roll Book Club Podcast - listen: https://rocknrollbookclub.co.uk
Complete Control PR @pollybirkbeck.bsky.social Banana split lady
PR n stuff (a bit like HR Pufnstuf)
John Doran @jahduran.bsky.social Co-founder/Editor of theQuietus
Co-founder of Acid Horse
Writer/Editor
Anti-Fascist
Listen to Nurse With Wound
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Bill Brewster @djhistory.bsky.social DJ, writer, idiot.
Bookings: ryan@thepool-london.com
Brackstone @leebrackstone.bsky.social Publisher, White Rabbit Books
Daniel Dylan Wray @danieldylanwray.bsky.social Write about music & culture & various things for various places, mainly the Guardian. Based in Sheffield. danieldylanwray@gmail.com
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simone marie @simonemarie4.bsky.social bass player - primal scream
session musician , dj , noise maker , collaborator 
Bella Union Records @bellaunion.bsky.social Indie record label based in Brighton, run by Cocteau Twins’ Simon Raymonde
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Warp Records @warprecords.bsky.social 
Sonic Cathedral @soniccathedral.bsky.social The label that celebrates itself
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The Lexington @thelexingtonlondon.bsky.social Your favourite London live music venue, latenight boozer and pizza spot
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By the people, for the people
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@100clublondon.bsky.social @100clublondon.bsky.social The world famous 100 Club, London. 80 years of British musical history from jazz to punk to rock and roll and beyond. Find out more at http://the100club.co.uk
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18-22 Ashwin Street / London / E8 3DL
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Union Chapel @unionchapeluk.bsky.social Award Winning Independent Live Venue | Homelessness & Crisis Support | Heritage Site | Radical Church | Social Justice & Community Engagement
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Louder Than Words Festival @lthanwordsfest.bsky.social The UK’s biggest #MusicLitFest. Books, Music, In Conversations, Panel Discussions, Performances, Socialising & more!
14-16 November, 2025. Manchester.
Talk ’90s To Me @talk90stome.bsky.social Dive deep into a wild decade of chaos, creativity and hedonism with Miranda Sawyer, every Monday 💕🎸
Listen to the podcast ➡️ https://linktr.ee/talk90stome
Travis Elborough @improbableatlas.bsky.social modern romantiquarian author, commentator, compere, walker and photographer - my Elborough's Eye book column appears in The Idler magazine.
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Faber Books @faberbooks.bsky.social Publishing independently since 1929.
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Stephanie Phillips @stephanopolus.bsky.social Words for Guardian, New Statesman, The Quietus, Resident Advisor | Author of Why Solange Matters on University of Texas Press & Faber. Guitarist in Big Joanie. Organiser at Decolonise Fest | 💌 stephphillips345@gmail.com
Big Joanie @bigjoanieband.bsky.social 
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Bob Mould @bobmouldmusic.bsky.social 
Mogwai @mogwai.scot Mogwai Young Team.
New Album The Bad Fire - Out Now
https://mogwai.scot/
Memorial Device @memorialdevice.bsky.social 
Forever Delayed @foreverdelayed.bsky.social A Manic Street Preachers Fansite
http://www.foreverdelayed.org.uk
Grant McPhee @grantmcphee.bsky.social Film director: Big Gold Dream, Teenage Superstars, Far From the Apple Tree.
Book Writer - Postcards From Scotland and co-writer Hungry Beat
Will Sergeant @willsergeant.com I do music art and books, you got a problem with that?
R.E.M. @remhq.bsky.social Band from Athens, GA, 1980-2011, made music, lasts forever.
WichitaRecs @wichitarecs.bsky.social Record label/mgmt company turning 25 in 2025
Matt Everitt @matteveritt.bsky.social 
Chemikal Underground @chemunderground.bsky.social Independent record label est. 1995 in Glasgow. We’ve released albums by Mogwai, Arab Strap, The Delgados, The Phantom Band, Adrian Crowley, RM Hubbert, Broken Chanter, Chrysanths to name a few.
https://linktr.ee/chemikalunderground
Robert Smith @robert.thecure.com The Cure : founder & writer & singer & guitarist & : shake me up
Michael Stipe @michaelstipe.bsky.social Hello👍Bluesky
happy to be here!
🐙🐙🐙🐙🪨🪨🪨
FYI👋I zombied IG👎
The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social A music newsletter delivered every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning, featuring interviews, recommendations & more. From the former editors of Q. Sign up here and explore our archive here: https://thenewcue.substack.com/
Sister Ray Records @sisterrayrecords.bsky.social Selling quality new & second hand music in the heart of Soho. For the latest Pre Orders/New Releases visit http://sisterray.co.uk 02077343297 We buy your vinyl!
Suede @suedehq.bsky.social #ComingUp30 out 25 September. Suede & Manic Street Preachers UK co-headline tour tickets on sale now.
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Guardian Sport @sport.theguardian.com Sport news, comment, video and more from @theguardian.com
David Quantick @quantick.bsky.social WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE AUSTEN? (French & Saunders, BBC Radio 4) writer. AND OTHER STORIES collection: https://tinyurl.com/msmv7amc. IMAGINE A FRIEND:
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Stuart Maconie @stuartmaconie.bsky.social Aluminium Cladding. Attentive. Courteous. Reliable. Also will take on writing/broadcasting
Victoria Segal @victoriasegal.bsky.social Reviews/previews/interviews
SUGAR @sugarcopperblue.bsky.social https://sugarcopperblue.com/
https://laylo.com/sugar
WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social
A safe, fun space for pop enthusiasts to celebrate anniversaries of fucking records.
Any unnecessary abuse results in a block.
Merge Records @mergerecords.bsky.social Independent Music since 1989.
https://bio.to/mergerecords
James Skelly @jamesskelly.bsky.social In a band.forgive my grammar.
Libero @liberopodcast.com A podcast about football, the least important of the most important things, featuring John Brewin, Miguel Delaney, James Horncastle, Tariq Panja, Jack Pitt-Brooke, Rory Smith and Jonathan Wilson.
BOARDS OF CANADA @boardsofcanada.bsky.social 
Beatles Books Podcast @beatlesbookspod.bsky.social A podcast chatting to the very best Beatle authors and writers - available on all Podcast Apps. Also posting Daily Beatle Content! https://podtail.com/en/podcast/beatles-books/ https://buymeacoffee.com/beatlesbooks
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Michael Hann @michaelhann.bsky.social Writer for newspapers and magazines, sleevenotes etc. Two books: Denim and Leather, and The Gospel of the Hold Steady. QPR supporter, hoping always that change really is possible
Michael Bonner @michaelbonner.bsky.social Editor UNCUT magazine; heavy duty ultra stabilized
Alex Needham @alexneedham.bsky.social Arts editor of The Guardian.
Sathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social Sunday Times bestselling author. FRSL. FRHistS. WTF. #Empireworld #EmpireLand #TheBoyWithTheTopknot #MarriageMaterial. New book on George Michael, Tonight the Music Seems So Loud, published by Picador, out now. https://shorturl.at/qhPlJ
Caitlin Moran @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social In the culture wars, I want to be the bit on Christmas Day where they all knocked it on the head for a bit and played football.
Kevin Cummins @kcmanc.bsky.social Photographer /// London Instagram: KCMANC Oasis book can be ordered here https://linktr.ee/oasismasterplan
Miki Berenyi @mikiberenyi.bsky.social Bands: MB3/Lush/Piroshka
Book: Fingers Crossed
Website: mikistuff.com
Gigs: UK/EU: julia.wasielewska@roamartists.com
US/RoW: bowen@teamwass.com
PR: UK: duncan@bellaunion.com;
US: sarah.avrin@charmschoolmedia.com
JOHN NIVEN @nivenj1.bsky.social 'John Niven is a fucking idiot. Who needs him?'
Michael Winner, RIP. 
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.
Mark Cousins @markcousinsfilm.bsky.social Filmmaker/writer. The Story of Film/Dear Orson Welles/A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things/Women Make Film/I am Belfast/My Name is Alfred Hitchcock/The Story of Looking/Atomic/Stockholm My Love/Life May Be/
Best info about me: https://markcousins.cargo.site/
Barney Hoskyns @barneyhoskyns.bsky.social Author of ‘Hotel California’ and ‘Never Enough’ and cofounder of the Rock’s Backpages archive of music journalism
Marc Riley. @marcrileydj.bsky.social WILD DONKEY. BROADCASTER. The Fall 78-83. Not a real Doctor. Met Bowie, Woody and Ronno. Ner ner ner ner ner.
COLOSSAL 🛎️end…
Mark Kermode @kermodemovie.bsky.social LAST aisle seat on the left.
Emphasis on the FIRST syllable.
Daunt Books @dauntbooks.bsky.social 
Sean | Drowned in Sound @drownedinsound.bsky.social Founder of Drowned in Sound (est. 2000).
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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
DIY @diymag.com Bringing music alive.
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John Robb official @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social Official account of John Robb musician and writer. Upcoming memoirs and tour https://louderthanwar.com/john-robb-memoirs-and-spoken-word-tour-may-2026/
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
Pet Shop Boys @handle.invalid Since 1984. "Dreamworld" concert film out now on Blu-ray & 2CD. “Volume” & “Annually“ books available now. “It’s a sin” dance show dates announced.
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Brick Lane Bookshop @bricklanebookshop.bsky.social London's Independent Bookshop of 2024.
Fiction, London Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Travel, Classics, Children's Books, Cards, Totes, and Short Story Prize.
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Books Of The Year @booksoftheyear.bsky.social Simon Mayo and Matt Williams welcome the world’s best authors in for a chat.
The Wire Magazine @thewiremagazine.bsky.social “The most essential music magazine of the contemporary era.” (Forced Exposure)
thewire.co.uk
Will Hodgkinson @willhodgkinson.bsky.social Author of Street Level Superstar, A Year With Lawrence; In Perfect Harmony, Singalong Pop In 70s Britain; The House Is Full Of Yogis; Guitar Man; Song Man; The Ballad of Britain
Chief rock and pop critic, The Times
Daunt Books Publishing @dauntbookspub.bsky.social a home of brilliant writing from across the decades and around the world (follow @dauntbooks.bsky.social for all things Daunt Books *shops*) 
Bookshop.org UK @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social The online store supporting independent bookshops 📚 Certified B Corp | Carbon Neutral Delivery 📚 5 star Trustpilot rating.
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Omnibus Press @omnibuspress.bsky.social The first word in music. Independent publishing since 1972.
garycrowleyonair @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social Broadcaster
Steve Mason @stevemasonofficial.bsky.social The Beta Band | King Biscuit Time | Steve Mason
New album, Brothers & Sisters. Out now. https://stevemason.ffm.to/linkinbio
Robin Turner @robinturner.bsky.social Wrote books about The Chemical Brothers and Heavenly Recordings, does PR for some of rock and / or roll's finest, part owns The Social. Now writing weekly newsletters about life with and after a brain tumour: https://acloudablossom.substack.com/
Dusty Miller @dustyish.bsky.social Books, music, films, art, more books. Independent PR.
www.dustymillerpr.com
Waterstones @waterstones.bsky.social All about the books
Laura Barton @ladymissbarton.bsky.social You can't start a fire worryin' about your little world falling apart
Jude Rogers @juderogers.bsky.social Journalist on culture and news, author of The Sound Of Being Human: How Music Shapes Our Lives, radio programme maker, public arts project leader. Ten Sunday Spells for you every week on juderogers.substack.com
Simon Price @simonprice.bsky.social Biographer of The Cure & Manic Street Preachers
Music critic, ex-Independent/Melody Maker.
Podcaster with Chart Music
History Of Pop lecturer.
DJ at Spellbound
He/Him.
Welsh.
https://linktr.ee/simonprice
Cosey Fanni Tutti @coseyfannitutti.bsky.social My Art is my Life My Life is my Art - Artist, Musician & Author of Art Sex Music & Re-Sisters. Co Founder & member of Throbbing Gristle / Industrial Music / Chris & Cosey / Carter Tutti / Carter Tutti Void
Dave Haslam @davehaslam.bsky.social Hacienda DJ, journalist (Guardian, LRB, etc), writer (recent books about Sylvia Plath, Keith Haring, Picasso). “An exceptional writer” - Olivia Laing.
Mat Osman @matosman.bsky.social Suede bassist. Author - The Ghost Theatre out now via Bloomsbury. Producer/composer. Didz at Quietus for musical stuff, Victoria Hobbs at AM Heath for books
Lauren Laverne @laurenlaverne.bsky.social Broadcaster. Slow eater, fast reader.
Keith Cameron @keithcameron2.bsky.social Contributing Editor, MOJO magazine.
168 Songs of Hatred and Failure: A History of Manic Street Preachers out now. keithcameron.co.uk
Jon Savage @jonsavage.bsky.social Author, archivist, professor
Fiona Sturges @fionasturges.bsky.social Arts & culture journalist, interviewer, spouter of opinions. Brightonian.
✍🏻: Guardian, FT Weekend, i newspaper, Independent.
"Rampant feminist snowflake" - Piers Morgan
"Well known lunatic" - Man on the internet
Pete Paphides @petepaphides.bsky.social It may look to the untrained eye, I'm sitting on my arse all day.
https://www.patreon.com/c/NeedleMythology
Bob Stanley @rockingbob.bsky.social The Bee Gees: Children of the World. Penderyn Prize winner 2023. Let's Do It. Yeah Yeah Yeah. Excavate. Ace Records. Saint Etienne. Non league, soft rock. Also in the Record Room at patreon.com/bobstanley
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→ stereogum.com
Merch: http://shop.stereogum.com
Miranda Sawyer @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social Writer, broadcaster, host of @papercutsshow and other chatty bits, I HAVE A BOOK OUT! Uncommon People - Britpop and Beyond In 20 Songs here it is https://amzn.eu/d/g2WxjyS
The Social @thesociallondon.bsky.social Let’s not rule anything out just yet