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Paul Adams @paulduncanadams.bsky.social Economist. Behavioural scientist. Researcher. Londoner in the Netherlands. Currently Directer at Innovations for poverty Action (IPA). All views my own. https://sites.google.com/view/paulduncanadams/home
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Andrew Sacher @andrewdsacher.bsky.social longtime music journalist, ex-BrooklynVegan, author of EMO REVIVAL (@clashbooks.bsky.social)
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SHOULDN'T WE DANCE?, a novelette, is out now.
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Dean Van Nguyen @deanvannguyen.bsky.social Writer. Irish-Vietnamese. Author of Iron Age: The Art of Ghostface Killah (2019) and Words for My Comrades: A Political History of Tupac Shakur (May 2025). Agent: Chris Clemans at Janklow Nesbit
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Max Bell @themaxb.bsky.social words many places ~ Nonfiction: Spin, LA Times, The Ringer, etc. ~ Fiction: New Ohio Review
jenn pelly @jennpelly.bsky.social journalist, critic, diarist
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Son Raw @sonraw.bsky.social Music Writer, Beatmaker, Modular Synthesist, DJ, Cynic
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Nate Patrin 🎧 @natepatrin.bsky.social StP, MN | '77 born | he/him | enthusiast
as in "patron of the arts"
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'Versions and Subversions: the Cover Songs That Changed Music' out soon
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Burning Ambulance @burningambulance.bsky.social A website, a newsletter, a record label. All posts by Phil Freeman, co-founder/co-owner. BUY PHYSICAL MUSIC.
Craig Jenkins @craigsj.bsky.social Culture writer at Vulture / New York Magazine, dungeon crawler, Pulitzer nominee, things of that nature
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molly mary o'brien @missmollymary.bsky.social music enjoyer, blogger, connoisseur of torani flavoring syrups
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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
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Steven Hyden @stevenhyden.bsky.social The Ween Of American Rock Critics. Author of six books. My book on The Strokes is out 9/8/26. Indiecast dude. Writing at Evil Speakers: https://stevenhyden.substack.com
Ian Cohen @iancohen.bsky.social 
Philip Cosores @philipcosores.bsky.social Senior Director, Editorial and Content Strategy at Uproxx. Writer and Photographer. Philip.cosores@uproxx.com
Jill Krajewski @jillkrajewski.bsky.social editor/writer
in film, vulture, etc
mostly on ig
jill mapes @jillmapes.bsky.social oh, ya know // co-everything, hearing things
keegan @franziamom.bsky.social writer, guitars in Camp Trash
Zach Schonfeld @zachschonfeld.bsky.social Freelance writer and editor. Contributor to Pitchfork, Paste, Vulture, The Guardian, etc. Author of two books. Still sitting in a room. Email: zschonfeld@gmail.com.
Mark Richardson @markrichardson.bsky.social rock and pop music critic, @wsj, freelance elsewhere • former EIC @pitchfork • markrichardson.org • markrichardson.substack.com
Kyle Chayka @chaykak.bsky.social Staff Writer at The New Yorker, writing a weekly column on tech & culture. Author of Filterworld (2024) & The Longing for Less (2020). Newsletter fan. Email: kyle_chayka@newyorker.com. Ava is a sloth cake.
Jason Lipshutz @jasonlipshutz.bsky.social Co-Chief Content Officer, Billboard. My debut book, IT STARTS WITH ONE: THE LEGEND AND LEGACY OF LINKIN PARK, is out now. One Direction book coming soon.
Leor Galil @imleor.bsky.social Chicago Reader music writer
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Michael Tedder @mtedder.bsky.social (He/Him) Words for Rolling Stone, Stereogum, The Ringer, bunch of other places.
Managing Editor: Antics (print is back, baby) https://www.anticsmag.com
Author: Top Eight: How Myspace Changed Music is available now.
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Dash Lewis // Gardener @gardenerjams.bsky.social dash lewis // 🎵: gardener - synth & voice //
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