Andrew Hickey @andrewhickey.500songs.com That bloke who does that podcast your annoying friend keeps trying to get you to listen to. He/him. Posts every random thought in his head. AuDHD and not many filters. If you're only interested in my podcast you probably don't want to follow.
Anne Midgette @classicalbeat.bsky.social Writer, recovering music critic.
Seth Tisue @tisue.net location: Reno, Nevada
topics: travel, arcane music & books, etc.
no Scala; for that, follow https://fosstodon.org/@SethTisue
see https://tisue.net to find me on other sites
Sophie @happenssomuch.bsky.social Former journalist & current person trying to stay alive.
I have an occasional substack https://www.instagram.com/selfconsciouspod/
insidetheripple.substack.com
Post-Trash @post-trash.bsky.social a site dedicated to new music.
www.post-trash.com
Robin James @robinjames.bsky.social editor & scholar. Pop music, gender, philosophy. Books: GOOD VIBES ONLY; THE FUTURE OF ROCK & ROLL; THE SONIC EPISTEME; RESILIENCE & MELANCHOLY. Writing a 33 1/3 on The Breeders. Bylines all over, views could only be mine lol. its-her-factory.com
Matthew McVickar @matthewmcvickar.com he/him • web developer music fiend
radio show: mixcloud.com/welwing
bots: @soundcloudsaid.bsky.social • @obliquestions.bsky.social
work: @calmatters.org
Movietone, Crescent, 1000 dawns @movietone1000dawns.bsky.social Kate Wright: Movietone,Crescent,1000 Dawns
https://www.instagram.com/movietone1000dawns/
Peel Sessions: http://textile-records.com
Movietone reissue: http://worldofechomusic.com
https://www.dominomusic.com/artists/movietone
Matt Frampton @mattframpton.bsky.social
Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social Believe in yourself! Work hard, never give up & anything's possible! OR: Kick back, relax & aim low: You'll never be disappointed...😜
olivia horn @olivianhorn.bsky.social another girl in a sweater | writing about music, art
Kasper Collin @kaspercollin.bsky.social aspiring gardener / dad / avid reader / obsessed with music, forests & bicycles / filmmaker & producer - I Called Him Morgan (Criterion, Netflix), My Name Is Albert Ayler (rerelease 2026) / AMPAS member / live in Göteborg & Dalsland, studio in Stockholm
@willschube.bsky.social @willschube.bsky.social
Rob Harvilla @harvilla.bsky.social Host of 60 SONGS THAT EXPLAIN THE '90S: THE 2000S, old guy at THE RINGER, tentative embracer of new social-media platforms
@rjbentler.bsky.social @rjbentler.bsky.social
drew millard @tonyhawk.bsky.social i’d rather be driving a titleist
i write the blog Media Events
https://media-events.ghost.io/
@joncaramanica.bsky.social @joncaramanica.bsky.social
Recliner Notes @reclinernotes.bsky.social Recliner Notes are written explorations into items that require further investigation: http://reclinernotes.com
Contributor to Aquarium Drunkard and Asheville Stages
sheldon @jiggyraps.bsky.social editor, npr music; writer all over
previously: the new yorker, pitchfork
author, changes: an oral history of tupac shakur
sheldonpearce.com
Charlie Kaplan @ciwk.bsky.social Listen to my music ➡️ https://linktr.ee/ciwk
Emily White @emwhitenoise.bsky.social 🎶 Music & Tech product lead, Alum: Spotify, Billboard.
🏘️ Interested in fandom, artist sustainability, community, public media and social infrastructure.
📻 College radio forever.
Katie Chow @katiechow.bsky.social I miss my pre-internet brain. Words for hire. Formerly The A.V. Club and BlackBook. Seen in Pitchfork, Vice, Paste, and more. https://linktr.ee/katiechow
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.
molly mary o'brien @missmollymary.bsky.social music enjoyer, blogger, connoisseur of torani flavoring syrups
https://www.ienjoymusic.net/
Nathan Evans @nayfunevans.bsky.social Music journalist + UK garage enjoyer, words in the guardian, p4k, resi advisor, mixmag, bandcamp, crack, the wire, dazed, etc.
https://linktr.ee/nayfunevans
pxt @paulxt.bsky.social who do you know here
jaeden @jjaeden.bsky.social words pitchfork, stereogum, paste, dance mag, consequence
contact/PR: http://jaedenpinder.com
mano @manosun.bsky.social editor of pitchfork / founder of no bells
thomas hobbs @thobbsjourno.bsky.social culture writer for: guardian, telegraph, dazed, bbc, pow, stereogum, financial times, discogs, mixmag, billboard, bandcamp, lwl, wallpaper, spin, hyphen, new statesman, p4k, wired, time out, crack etc.
my work: https://www.clippings.me/users/thobbsjourno
Dash Lewis // Gardener @gardenerjams.bsky.social dash lewis // 🎵: gardener - synth & voice //
✍️: pitchfork / bandcamp / stereogum / hearing things / the guardian / resident advisor / super empty / the sun magazine / POW.mag / style weekly / etc
📍richmond, va
https://linktr.ee/gardenerjams
claire shaffer @claireeshaffer.bsky.social
Nate Rogers @naterogers.bsky.social ungainfully employed. bylines @ LAT, NYT, NY Mag, Ringer, Stereogum, etc.
https://www.naterogers.work/writing
Andrew Sacher @andrewdsacher.bsky.social longtime music journalist, ex-BrooklynVegan, author of EMO REVIVAL (@clashbooks.bsky.social)
Order my book: https://lnk.bio/emorevivalbook
My Substack: https://andrewsacher.substack.com/
Need a band bio? Ask me: https://andrewsacher.com/contact.html
Jacqueline Codiga (DJ horse jeans) @horsejeans.bsky.social Writer, sometimes podcaster, DJ, general music and movies dork, transsexual loudmouth ~ (she / her)
Lauren Rearick @lrearick.bsky.social I like cats, books, and bed
freelance social media manager
she/her
📍pgh
laurenrearick.com
One Punch-In Man @cinemasai.bsky.social They/He/Dyl. Idiotic rap/film writer. founder/writer/editor @hearingthingsco.bsky.social Host of the #ReelNotes podcast. Walkin' on water for tips. Never on schedule but always on time. #invoiceboyz
𝖒𝖆𝖙𝖙 @yogurttowne.bsky.social editor in chief @pastemagazine.bsky.social
dan ozzi @danozzi.bsky.social universally beloved author
www.danozzi.com
linktr.ee/danozzi
Samuel Hyland @samuelhylandism.bsky.social Internet Explorer
sammysworld.org
vish khanna @vishkhanna.bsky.social Host/Producer: Kreative Kontrol with Vish Khanna
Writer
Dad, husband 🍕🏀
https://linktr.ee/vishkhanna
Andrew Beaujon @abeaujon.bsky.social Reporter at Washingtonian. @abeaujon.87 on Signal. Still working on the sound.
Andy Cush @cushac.bsky.social musician, writer, editor
Sarah O'Connor @sarahoconnorft.ft.com FT columnist, writing about work, technology & economics.
@mikehilleary.bsky.social @mikehilleary.bsky.social
Andy Kellman @andykellman.bsky.social
Justin Anderson-Weber @jlweber.bsky.social I write Of Note, a monthly newsletter about music writing worth reading. https://buttondown.com/of_note
A man of many paths that somehow all led to biscuits, music, sports, and writing. Chicago-based after stints in DC, NC, and CO.
Margot Mifflin @mmifflin.bsky.social Lehman/CUNY prof, journalist, author: books on women’s history. Now writing Brazen Infidels: Radical Quaker Women and the Fight for Civil Rights (Beacon Press, 2028)
Ira Robbins / Trouser Press Books @irarobbins.bsky.social Trouser Press, Trouser Press Books, journalist, novelist, critic, editor, currently catless, red diaper baby, lifetime New Yorker
https://www.hopp.bio/tpbooks
David Hajdu @dhajdu.bsky.social Writer, professor at Columbia Journalism School, National Council for the Humanities
Ted Gioia @tedgioia.bsky.social Ted Gioia is author of 12 books, including The History of Jazz and Music: A Subversive History. His newsletter is The Honest Broker (www.honest-broker.com)
Daniel Felsenthal @dfelsenthal.bsky.social Writer of all shapes and sizes at The New Yorker, The Guardian, The Atlantic, Pitchfork, Frieze, the Village Voice, New Republic, The Nation, Los Angeles Times, Organizing at Freelance Solidarity Project. he/him and very gay 🇵🇸 danielfelsenthal.com
Sean | Drowned in Sound @drownedinsound.bsky.social Founder of Drowned in Sound (est. 2000).
Get music recommendations and ponderings in your inbox 📨 drownedinsound.org 🦋 follow @drownedinsound.org
Stephen Deusner @stephendeusner.bsky.social www.stephendeusner.com
Aaron Cohen @aaroncohenchicago.bsky.social Author of "Amazing Grace" (33 1/3; Bloomsbury), "Move On Up: Chicago Soul Music and Black Cultural Power" (University of Chicago Press) and co-author of Ramsey Lewis' memoir, "Gentleman Of Jazz: A Life In Music" (Blackstone)
Hank Shteamer @darkforcesswing.bsky.social writer, usually about music.
contact: hshteamer.writes@gmail.com
hankshteamer.com
Sean Nelson @seantroversy.bsky.social “I chose writer that day.” -Spalding Gray. See also: Music, film, books, podcasts, moderate ‘90s Rip Van Winkle tendencies.- D Don McLeese @donmcleese.bsky.social UIowa prof emeritus, rock crit emeritus, recovering journalist, rabid Cub fan
Elisabeth Vincentelli @evincentelli.bsky.social Bylines: The New York Times, The Washington Post and more.
Co-host Marks & Vincentelli podcast.
Latest book: "The Art and Making of Arcane"
elisabeth@evincentelli.com
Adam Moerder @adammoerder.bsky.social Writer. Musician. https://soundcloud.com/needy-beast
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.
Lindsay Zoladz @lindsayzoladz.bsky.social pop music critic @nytimes
Pitchfork @pitchfork.com The most trusted voice in music
pitchfork.com
AdHoc @adhocfm.bsky.social AdHoc is a Brooklyn-based concert promoter & creative agency.
AdHoc.xyz
Chuck Eddy @chuckeddytor.bsky.social I write about stuff (books = Stairway to Hell, Accidental Evolution of R&R, R&R Always Forgets, Terminated for Reasons of Taste.) Here's where I mostly write now:
https://chuckeddy.substack.com/
Manohla Dargis @manohladargis.bsky.social Old hippie, tree hugger, childless cat lady, lover of animals and some humans, I write about movies for the New York Times. Member of the Times Guild, which is represented by the NewsGuild of New York. Trolls, haters and bigots blocked.
Jim Farber @jimfarbermusic.bsky.social I've been praising and panning music for scores of outlets for over 30 years now.
📧 jim@jimfarbermusic.com
Evelyn McDonnell @evelynmcdonnell.bsky.social Lady scholar. Woman who writes.
Ben Gambuzza @pianoman1.bsky.social https://open.substack.com/pub/freewheeler
Tasha Robinson @tasharobinson.bsky.social Freelance editor/writer. Former editor at Polygon, Verge, The Dissolve, A.V. Club. Next Picture Show podcaster. My wheelhouse is full of weird stuff. She/her.
Letterboxd.com/tasharobinson
Goodreads.com/user/show/10244904-tasha-robinson
Nextpictureshow.net
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.
Kristin Robinson @wordsbykristin.bsky.social Senior writer @ Billboard. Covering all things music business and technology.
Follow my *free* music tech newsletter Machine Learnings and catch me on other social sites here: https://linktr.ee/wordsbykristin
Ben Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social Music writing / music podcasting / who knows?
linenoise.substack.com/
soundcloud.com/line-noise-podcast
Amanda Wicks @amandawicks.bsky.social I'm a Rhoda rising.
Roving writer—mostly culture. Bylines w/ The Atlantic, Pitchfork, The Bluegrass Situation, Bandcamp, Vulture. Living w/ #longcovid.
https://t.ajrkmx1.com/331727/6224/0?po=6533&aff_sub5=SF_006OG000004lmDN
Ryan Dombal @ryandombal.bsky.social Founder, editor, and writer at hearingthings.co / @hearingthingsco.bsky.social
Formerly at Pitchfork, Blender, Entertainment Weekly, NYou, The Whitman Word
Carly Jordan @carlyjordan.bsky.social wearer of many film and music hats 🎩
linktr.ee/carlyjordan
brian foote @brianfoote.bsky.social kranky, peak oil, conflict of interest, leech, smoke point, foote/dickow, false aralia, FO
The Wire Magazine @thewiremagazine.bsky.social “The most essential music magazine of the contemporary era.” (Forced Exposure)
thewire.co.uk
Andrew Marcogliese @amarcogliese.bsky.social Drummer, curator, collector & selector based in Oakland CA.
Director of Music Intelligence @ Third Bridge Creative | Former - Head of Dance & Electronic Music Programming @Pandora
max tani @maxtani.bsky.social media reporter @semafor
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
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
Jeremy Allen @jeres.bsky.social Record Collector, Prog, Electronic Sound, the Quietus, Classic Pop... others.
Author of Relax Baby Be Cool: the Artistry and Audacity of Serge Gainsbourg - out now on Jawbone Press
Daniel Dylan Wray @danieldylanwray.bsky.social Write about music & culture & various things for various places, mainly the Guardian. Based in Sheffield. danieldylanwray@gmail.com
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/daniel-dylan-wray
Luke Turner @luketurner.bsky.social Author: Men at War - Loving, Lusting, Fighting, Remembering 1939-1945 on British masculinity, sexuality & the cultural memory of WWII on W&N Books/Orion. First 📖 Out of the Woods, 2019. Co-founder: The Quietus. My stuff: https://linktr.ee/luketurner ⚒️🏳️🌈
John Doran @jahduran.bsky.social Co-founder/Editor of theQuietus
Co-founder of Acid Horse
Writer/Editor
Anti-Fascist
Listen to Nurse With Wound
https://linktr.ee/jahduran
David James 🍩 @funkentechno.bsky.social dad, writer, web dev, mixtapes https://www.mixcloud.com/OptimisticUnderground/
https://buymeacoffee.com/funkentechno
Room40 // Lawrence English @room40.bsky.social Lawrence English//Room40 ... vibrating bodies with sound, philosopher of listening.
Peter Margasak @pmargasak.bsky.social Listening, writing, and sharing—writing for Bandcamp Daily, the Wire, Chamber Music Magazine and petermargasak.substack.com. Sharing with frequencyfestival-chicago.com
The Quietus @thequietus.com Black Sky Thinking since 2008.
Help support independent cultural journalism & get perks by becoming a tQ subscriber here: https://steadyhq.com/thequietus
Dead Studies @deadstudies.heads.social.ap.brid.gy An automated feed to aggregate updates from scholarly Grateful Dead blogs & other sites. Operated by @bourgwick. Art by @4CPcomics.
[bridged from https://heads.social/@DeadStudies on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Devon Powers @devonjp.bsky.social Professor at University of Michigan. Metafuturist. Music nerd. Karaoke enthusiast. Fun at meetings, boring at parties.
Judy Miller Silverman @judymotormouth.bsky.social Boss at Motormouthmedia.com
Stage 3b Breast Cancer Survivor
Always Goth
Mortified Leftie
Only here to complain and annoy
Elizabeth Nelson @paranoiacs.bsky.social Singer-songwriter for the Paranoid Style, contributor to the New York Times, Washington Post, the New Yorker, the Atlantic, The Ringer, Pitchfork, LGM.
Rob @robarcand.bsky.social phding @ mcgill | formerly pitchfork, spin | writer, editor, webdev, etc. | robarcand.info