brosaleigh @brosaleigh.bsky.social Josaleigh Pollett
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RIFF @riffmagazine.com We cover music and its impact on people. Run by journalists. In the SF Bay and beyond. Since 2016.
Scummy Water Tower @scummywatertower.bsky.social Milwaukee Press Club award-winning media company, established in 2023 by @joshuammillerwi.bsky.social and @alexmtheel.bsky.social. We advocate fantastic music and entertainment content for your ears and eyes worldwide.
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Josh James ☯️ @joshjameswuky.bsky.social Reporter for @WUKY.org, Lexington’s NPR station. Covering Kentucky politics. Cat student. Nocturnal. Buddhish. Will bore you to death with Dune lore.
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Dave Simpson @davesimps0n.bsky.social Guardian music critic. https://www.theguardian.com/profile/davesimpson Author of The Fallen - Life In And Out Of Britain's Most Insane Group and The Last Champions. Yorkshire. 
Rebecca Ford @beccamford.bsky.social Senior Correspondent, Vanity Fair.
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Kim Ruehl @kimruehlwrites.bsky.social I write about music, community, life. I mom two kiddos all the livelong day. A SINGING ARMY is out now via UTexas Press.
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Aja Romano @bookshop.bsky.social Longtime culture writer, formerly of Vox. Member, WGAE, ATCA. They/them or she/her. http://ajaromano.com - I am NOT @bookshop.org lol.
Zachary Lipez @zacharylipez.bsky.social Editor at large for Creem Magazine. I am in a couple bands with people who are in other, more successful, bands. Like your mom, I have a newsletter. 
Tonya Mosley @tonyamosley.bsky.social Host. Writer. Documentarian. Love is the wealth that I am weaving.
Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social ugh, who invited this guy 
Emily Cochrane @emilyscochrane.bsky.social covering the South for NYT | Florida woman now in Nashville | cat photos and everything else mine | emily.cochrane@nytimes.com I
olivia horn @olivianhorn.bsky.social another girl in a sweater | writing about music, art
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Sage Against The Machine Podcast @sageforiowa.bsky.social Husband. Father. Marine. Mechanic. Iowan. Fighting for the Working Class.
Rick Clark @rickclark.bsky.social Creative: including Music Supervisor (Dark Winds, Greenleaf, Hell On Wheels, Hap & Leonard), Writer, Songwriter, Producer, and host of WYXR-FM weekly show, Air-Conditioned. Music, Movies/TV, Books, Photography, Travel, anti-trump, No porn, marketing, DMs
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Grant Sharples @grantsharpies.bsky.social Music critic at Paste Magazine • bylines in interview mag, stereogum, uproxx, pitchfork, ringer, nme, etc • grant dot sharples at gmail • he/him • free Palestine 🇵🇸 • KCMO • I’m writing a novel bc it’s never been done before • kingdom hearts apologist
Ned Raggett @nedraggett.bsky.social Hi! I write about music at various spots (@thequietus.com, @thewiremagazine.bsky.social, Shfl and my Patreon, also in the past @allmusic.com, @pitchfork.com, @bandcamp.com etc. etc.). Plus podcasting about #Tolkien with friends at @bythebywater.bsky.social
The Quietus @thequietus.com Black Sky Thinking since 2008.
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Stephen Thompson @idislikestephen.bsky.social NPR Music writer, yakker; Pop Culture Happy Hour and New Music Friday host; long-ago A.V. Club editor and Onion copy editor; snack-eater; dad.
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Robin Hilton @robinpr.bsky.social Sr. Producer and host for Tiny Desks and All Songs Considered at NPRMusic, composer, ruminator, Jayhawk. Rock chalk! (Not Moby)
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theneedledrop @afantano.bsky.social The Internet's busiest music nerd. Also a thicc Ⓥegan melon w/ the best teeth. http://linktr.ee/theneedledrop / BOOKING & BIZ: greg.horbal@teamwass.com
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Ryan Reed @rysreed.bsky.social Music/culture writer and editor
- formerly: Rolling Stone/UCR/SPIN
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Hank Shteamer @darkforcesswing.bsky.social writer, usually about music.
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Grant Alden @shocko606.bsky.social Recovering music critic, grunge survivor, No Depression co-founder, book seller, writer of unpublished speculative fiction. Also, goats.
Kira Grunenberg @shadowmelody1.bsky.social Music Journalist🎵📰
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Peter Blackstock @peterblackstocksd.bsky.social Music journalist, No Depression magazine co-founder. Author of "Old No. 1 at 50: A History of Guy Clark's First Album," published November 2025. Former Seattleite and Austinite, now in SoCal. Lifelong fighter of fascism; hope you are the same.
James Jerrad McLeod @gradles.bsky.social IT pro / live music enthusiast in Tampa Bay
Proud alumnist of Grand National Championships
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Okayest bassist for Use & Care
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Tom George @tomgeorgepr.bsky.social Co-Owner & Brand Ambassador @ TAG Publicity
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Who I'm waiting for in my raincoat
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Kate Storey @katestorey.bsky.social Features Director at Rolling Stone + New York Times bestselling author of “White House by the Sea”
Daniel Kreps @danielkreps.bsky.social 
Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social Lovable idiot. Probably writing words somewhere. Music, books, food/booze, exercise, general goofiness. Queer and southern, based in Nashville. He/him
Hudak @joeyblueclaw.bsky.social Writer, Editor, Producer, Host. Rolling Stone. You don't get your money back, kid.
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Brittney McKenna @brittneymckenna.bsky.social writer at apple music, bbc, billboard, forbes, nashville scene, npr music, rolling stone, vinyl me please, elsewhere
she/her- C Chris Willman @cwillman.bsky.social Variety chief music critic and senior writer
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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social author, biography of justin townes earle
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Ann Powers @annkpowers.bsky.social I write about music things and things music at NPR and elsewhere. Latest book: TRAVELING: ON THE PATH OF JONI MITCHELL. Out now in affordable paperback!
jj skolnik @supremenothing.myatproto.social yells in the band daddy’s boy // part of flaming hydra // member: tja, iww fju // union YES // another world is possible if we can get it together
Caryn Rose @carynrose.bsky.social Music journalist, historian, archivist, crabby old punk rock lady. Music columnist @ salon.com | writing @ jukeboxgraduate.com
clips @ https://carynrose.contently.com/
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Stacy Chandler @stacychandler.bsky.social Communications manager at PineCone, former staffer and forever friend at No Depression. Big feelings about music and some other stuff.
angie martoccio @angiemartoccio.bsky.social Senior Writer, Rolling Stone
Bruce Warren @somevelvetblog.bsky.social playing the hits, the misses, the B-sides & deep trx. Go Birds.
philly. tweeter deactivator. resister
Stephen Trageser @stephentrageser615.bsky.social music editor, Nashville Scene; regular, Gyro Spot; some call him "Goose"; probably thinking about Kate Bush
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"I was put on Earth to do a certain number of things. Right now, I am so far behind I will never die."
Carl Wilson @carlzoilus.bsky.social Music critic for Slate, freelance writer/editor/etc in Toronto (and available for work!), author of Let's Talk About Love: A Journey to the End of Taste, founding associate of Trampoline Hall.
Mark Richardson @markrichardson.bsky.social rock and pop music critic, @wsj, freelance elsewhere • former EIC @pitchfork • markrichardson.org • markrichardson.substack.com
cganz @mehpatrol.bsky.social A pal and a confidant 
Todd L. Burns @toddlburns.bsky.social Editor
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Simon Vozick-Levinson @simonwilliam.bsky.social deputy music editor at rolling stone // just my own opinions over here
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Matt Wickstrom @wickstromwrites.bsky.social Wacko from Waco (KY) 😜
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Jake Blount @jakeblount.com Making and studying the musics of Black otherworlds.
🎻 New Dangerfield
📚 Brown University
Rachel Cholst @rachelcholst.bsky.social Queer country music nerd and journalist, printmaking, Mets convert, yr butch aunt. Editor of www.rainbowrodeomag.com
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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!
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Nina Corcoran @ninacorcoran.bsky.social just play the song, schneebly
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Craig Jenkins @craigsj.bsky.social Culture writer at Vulture / New York Magazine, dungeon crawler, Pulitzer nominee, things of that nature
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Michael Tedder @mtedder.bsky.social (He/Him) Words for Rolling Stone, Stereogum, The Ringer, bunch of other places.
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Eric Renner Brown @erbrown.bsky.social editing @ billboard
Aquarium Drunkard @aquariumdrunkard.com only the good shit.
Andy Langer @andylanger.bsky.social Senior Director, Live Music & Entertainment, UT Austin: Texas Monthly, Writer-At-Large: Esquire (2002-2016)
jenn pelly @jennpelly.bsky.social journalist, critic, diarist
author of The Raincoats (2017)
jennpelly.info
Rachel Brodsky @rachelbrods.bsky.social Music & Culture Writer/Editor. Words: TIME, Stereogum, LA Times, Rolling Stone, more. Copywriting for DISCO.ac. Co-host of TheInSyncPod 🎧 Say hi: Rebrods26@gmail.com
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Jason P. Woodbury @jasonpwoodbury.bsky.social “When you begin a note, it comes from somewhere and keeps going forever…Part of it does, anyway…Nothing is lost. Everything keeps going around.” —W.A. Mathieu
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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
Philip Cosores @philipcosores.bsky.social Senior Director, Editorial and Content Strategy at Uproxx. Writer and Photographer. Philip.cosores@uproxx.com
Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social Senior Writer & Editor, The Contrarian
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Portland, Oregon
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Leor Galil @imleor.bsky.social Chicago Reader music writer
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Suzy Exposito @suzy.bsky.social Retired Florida goth. Award-winning entertainment journalist in LA. Bylines in Vogue + ELLE + Rolling Stone. 🇧🇿🇨🇺🏳️🌈
Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social contributing editor at Wired // contributing writer at NYT opinion // making trouble at ■■■■■■■■ // https://signal.me/#eu/3aA6cspNTXUEOtEYwaK6KOFIw8nf-7G1jQBd3MRqrDeUvZxfzp5Py61cKq4GbcNg
Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social Senior Writer, Rolling Stone. Host of the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast. 75+ cover stories on music, movies, and television
Althea Legaspi @althea.bsky.social Senior West Coast Editor @ Rolling Stone
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.
steven j. horowitz @speriod.bsky.social senior music writer @ variety
Jeremy D. Larson @jeremydlarson.bsky.social deputy director @pitchfork
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Hearing Things @hearingthingsco.bsky.social Independent music journalism. No algorithms. We promise.
Jeff Weiss @passionweiss.bsky.social it’s regular but it’s not normal | EIC: POW Mag | Founder: P.O.W. Recordings | "Waiting For Britney Spears" out now on MCD/FSG | Long Live Drakeo
John Mulvey @johnmulvey.bsky.social Editor, MOJO. Ex-Editor, Uncut/Ex-Deputy Editor, NME. Jams etc. http://mojo4music.com
WFMU @wfmu.bsky.social The freeform station of the nation! Independent, creative, rocking radio. Skeeter behind the curtain: @dmandl.bsky.social. Submit music via http://wfmu.org/sendmusic.html. Sorry, but we're too busy shopping for records to respond to DMs. Listen: wfmu.org
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