The Strumbellas @thestrumbellas.bsky.social Makes music and stuff
Wall of Sound PR @wallofsoundpr.co.uk Your friendly neighbourhood music PR company. Hoping youβre well since 2012 all the way from Liverpool, UK.
https://linktr.ee/wallofsoundpr
Contact: hello@wallofsoundpr.co.uk
Big Hassle @bighasslemedia.bsky.social Music PR & Digital Agency | Est. 1999
https://linkin.bio/bighassle/
Terrorbird Media @terrorbirdmedia.bsky.social music licensing, publishing, publicity, radio promo, + digital advertising π
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more @ www.terrorbird.com
Pirate! @piratepirate.bsky.social Pirate! is a radio promotion + marketing agency who works with musicians, artists, brands, bands, and labels to promote their music, product, or service! www.piratepirate.com
Cameron Carpenter @camcarp.bsky.social Music man. Publicist. Former major label guy. Music & Film Festivals. Occasional writer. Arsenal & Toronto FC supporter. Canada & England World Cup supporter.
Killbeat @killbeat.bsky.social Canadian Based Music Publicity www.killbeatmusic.com
Secret City Records @secretcityrecords.bsky.social an independent music label
IshkΕdΓ© Records @ishkoderecords.bsky.social Music company that amplifies Indigenous voices for a time of healing, freedom & wholeness | Songs for the Eighth Fire
Six Shooter Records @sixshooterrecords.bsky.social 
Other Songs @othersongs.bsky.social Canadian Independent Record Label
www.othersongsmusic.com
Hand Drawn Dracula @handdrawndracula.bsky.social Record Label : Bonnie Trash β’ Breeze β’ Dermabrasion β’ Fake Palms β’ No Joy β’ Prince Josh β’ Robert Ascroft β’ Sook-Yin Lee β’ Tallies β’ Tess Parks πππ
https://handdrawndracula.bandcamp.com
https://linktr.ee/handdrawndracula
Arts & Crafts @artsandcrafts.bsky.social Independent music, made with care.
https://arts-crafts.bandcamp.com/
Ghost Box Records @ghostboxrecords.bsky.social 
Bella Union Records @bellaunion.bsky.social Indie record label based in Brighton, run by Cocteau Twinsβ Simon Raymonde
bellaunionvinylshop.com & bellaunion.com & https://bellaunion.bandcamp.com
Relapse Records @relapserecords.bsky.social Contaminating the masses since 1990!
Metal Blade Records @metalbladerecords.bsky.social Home to the greatest and most influential artists in heavy music since 1982! β’ metalblade.com π€πΌ
Nuclear Blast Records @nuclearblast.bsky.social The World's Biggest Independent Heavy Metal Record Label. Blasting your ears since 1987! 
@gonerrecords.bsky.social @gonerrecords.bsky.social 
Third Man Records @thirdmanrecords.bsky.social Record Label β’ Store β’ Live Venue β’ And Moreβ¦
Daptone Records @daptonerecords.bsky.social Home to Thee Sacred Souls, Jalen Ngonda, The Altons, Lee Fields, & more. https://linktr.ee/daptonerecords
Tiny Engines @tinyengines.bsky.social carolina indie label, est. 2008 and reestablished 2022 tinyengines.com
we also do @soundaslanguage.bsky.social
Ipecac Recordings @ipecac.com Making People Sick Since 1999
https://linktr.ee/ipecac
WichitaRecs @wichitarecs.bsky.social Record label/mgmt company turning 25 in 2025
SKiN GRAFT Records @skingraftrecords.bsky.social New:
DAZZLING KILLMEN / KOENJIHYAKKEI / YOWIE / CHEER-ACCIDENT / U.S. MAPLE
"From genre-defying to genre-defining, over the last three decades, SKiN GRAFT Records has curated a collection of music that would seem at home no place else" - Oops Wilson, Esq
Fat Possum Records @fatpossumrecords.bsky.social we're trying our best
https://linktr.ee/fatpossum
Ghostly @ghostlyint.bsky.social Ghostly.com
Planet Mu Records @planetmurecords.bsky.social Award winning record label. www.planet.mu
4AD @4ad.com 
Hyperdub @hyperdub.bsky.social Record Label, South London
www.hyperdub.net
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/hyperdubrecords
Ninja Tune @ninjatunehq.bsky.social Independent record label created in 1990
#loverecordstores
https://ninjatune.lnk.to/bio
Saddle Creek @saddlecreek.bsky.social 
@jagjaguwar.bsky.social @jagjaguwar.bsky.social 
@secretlycndian.bsky.social @secretlycndian.bsky.social 
Temporary Residence Ltd. @tempresltd.bsky.social Artist-owned independent record label based in Brooklyn, New York. Established in 1995 or 1996. This is all an experiment.
kranky ltd @krankyltd.bsky.social www.kranky.net
Warp Records @warprecords.bsky.social 
MUTE @muterecords.bsky.social We make records.
https://linktr.ee/muterecords
Beggars Group Canada @beggarsgroupcanada.bsky.social The home of 4AD, Matador, Rough Trade Records, XL Recordings and Young.
https://beggarsgroup.ca/
Domino Recording Company @dominorecordco.bsky.social An independent record label since 1993. dominomusic.com
Chemikal Underground @chemunderground.bsky.social Independent record label est. 1995 in Glasgow. Weβve 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
@roughtraderecords.bsky.social @roughtraderecords.bsky.social 
Polyvinyl Records @polyvinyl.bsky.social Polyvinyl is an independent record label founded in the Midwest, 1996.
https://liinks.co/polyvinyl
Epitaph Records @epitaphrecords.bsky.social An independent record label founded in Los Angeles
@mintrecords.bsky.social @mintrecords.bsky.social 
K @krecs.bsky.social The underground record label located in Olympia, Washington, U.S.A. krecs.com
Dischord Records @dischord.com 
Sub Pop Records @subpop.bsky.social Going out of business since 1988.
Weβre not the best, but weβre pretty good.
www.subpop.com
Thrill Jockey Records @thrilljockey.bsky.social Independently owned and operated. 50/50 profit share.
Merge Records @mergerecords.bsky.social Independent Music since 1989.
https://bio.to/mergerecords
Matador Records @matadorrecords.bsky.social https://ffm.bio/matador
Sean Michaels @swanmichaels.bsky.social Writer: DO YOU REMEMBER BEING BORN? π (2023), THE WAGERS (2019), US CONDUCTORS (2014) β’ Founded πΆ http://saidthegramophone.com β’ http://www.byseanmichaels.com β’ he/him
DOMINIONATED @dominionated.bsky.social Was Canadaβs best Canadian-only music site (in our opinion) β’ 2016-2025 dominionated.ca
Douglas Wolk @douglaswolk.bsky.social magical language machine
Nina Corcoran @ninacorcoran.bsky.social just play the song, schneebly
π associate staff writer Pitchfork
ποΈ co-host Punk This Week
βοΈ words at stereogum, npr, rolling stone, vulture, wired, etc. firstname.lastname@gmail.com
The Hard Times @thehardtimesnews.bsky.social Punk news coming your way
Go read the full articles: www.thehardtimes.net
Nardwuar the Human Serviette @nardwuarserviette.bsky.social Thee Official Nardwuar BlueSky !
https://linktr.ee/nardwuar
@terrydavidmulligan.bsky.social @terrydavidmulligan.bsky.social 
Alan Crossπ¨π¦ @alancross.bsky.social Canadian radio, TV, music, and internet guy. My business card reads βProfessional Music Geek.β Iβm all about English bull terriers. And I follow politics.
Music News: https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/
strombo.bsky.social @strombo.bsky.social The Prime Mixister. The Pho Pharaoh
Writer. Director. Producer. Host. Wolf
World Food Programme Ambassador
Entrepreneur in food &agronomy π¨π¦
Mitch Pollock @mitchpollock.bsky.social Producer and music hot take-haver for Q on CBC. Overly competitive rec curler. Currently running two different campaigns of Gloomhaven.
Wavelength Music @wavelengthmusic.bsky.social Torontoβs artist-run, non-profit concert series for independent music from all genres since 2000. 25 years!
UP NEXT: Wavelength Summer Thing @ Trillium Park on August 16!
Jonny Dovercourt @jdovercourt.bsky.social Music presenter, writer, researcher, policy geek, Toronto. Climate change is real. Wavelength Music (co-founder & Artistic/Executive Director), Any Night of the Week (Coach House Books), Toronto Music Advisory Committee, Music Declares Emergency π¨π¦.
Matt Galloway @mattgalloway.bsky.social I ask questions on the radio for a living. Also like running.
Will Hermes @willhermes.bsky.social Writer, music usually. https://newmusicoldmusic.substack.com/ Contributing Editor @rollingstone.com @nytimes.com @pitchfork.com @npr.org Books: Love Goes To Buildings On Fire π₯ Lou Reed: The King of New York π https://linktr.ee/willhermes
Don Pyle @thedonpyle.bsky.social Musickly person in Toronto. I make books and records and photographs and pesto. https://linktr.ee/donpyle?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=9ebfbaca-05ee-4a7d-aa17-8c181974dc02
Dave Bidini @davebidini.bsky.social Publisher @westendphoenix Rheostatics. Author of 13 books. Hockey Nomad. Movies. Also: Ballpoint Agency.
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
Sasha Frere-Jones @sashafrerejones.bsky.social https://n.sashafrerejones.com/archive/writing-about-2025/
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
Simon Reynolds @simonreynolds.bsky.social Writer, music and other things
http://blissout.blogspot.com/
Jon Savage @jonsavage.bsky.social Author, archivist, professor
Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social freelance labor journalist & author. big on heavy metal, workers, tattoos, cold places, and Philly. do no harm, take no shit π΄
my books/email: www.kim-kelly.com
my lefty metal newsletter: salvo.ghost.io
Tom Beedham @tombeedham.bsky.social Freelance writer (Musicworks, Exclaim!, VICE, The Grind). Co-founder, New Feeling. Managing Director, Long Winter. He/him.
tbeedham88@gmail.comπ©
West End Phoenix @westendphoenix.bsky.social A home-delivered, periodical local newspaper with city news + art featuring the finest writers and photographers from Toronto and beyond. Subscribe today!
www.westendphoenix.com
RANGE Magazine @readrange.bsky.social Real life music publication β P/T Pavement fan account
β¨ https://readrange.com/
Hearing Things @hearingthingsco.bsky.social Independent music journalism. No algorithms. We promise.
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. βοΈ http://drownedinsound.org
Aquarium Drunkard @aquariumdrunkard.com only the good shit.
Paste Magazine @pastemagazine.bsky.social The heart and soul of music journalism.
Stereogum @stereogum.com πππ πππππβπ ππππ πππππ ππππ
β stereogum.com
Merch: http://shop.stereogum.com
Consequence @consequence.bsky.social Music, Movies, TV and Pop Culture News for the Mainstream and Underground.
gorilla vs. bear @gorillavsbear.bsky.social instagram.com/gorillavsbear πͺ©
record label: luminellerecs.com π
Under the Radar Magazine @undertheradar.bsky.social The last great American indie rock print magazine left standing. Since 2001. Issue 75, The '90s Issue Part 2 with Pulp and Suede on the covers, is out now. www.undertheradarmag.com
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
BrooklynVegan @brooklynvegan.bsky.social a music blog & record store
MOJO Magazine @mojomagazine.bsky.social Music of substance.
mojo4music.com
MAGNET Magazine @magnetmagazine.bsky.social Real Music Alternatives
Established 1993
PopMatters @popmatters.com Essaying the pop culture that matters since 1999. Independent and women-owned.
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: https://tinyurl.com/PMmember
Decibel Magazine @decibelmagazine.bsky.social Heavy metal magazine, other stuff.
linktr.ee/decibelmagazine
Slicing Up Eyeballs @slicingupeyeballs.com Legacy of '80s college rock, alternative, indie | Host of Sirius XM's 'Dark Wave' β 10 p.m.-1 a.m. EST Sundays on 1st Wave (Ch. 33) | slicingupeyeballs.com
The Tonearm @thetonearm.com celebrating music journalism
+
putting a needle on the cultural wax
an online journal of unexpected music + culture β thetonearm.com
Defector @defector.com The last good website.
Tape Op Magazine @tapeopmagazine.bsky.social The Recording Magazine that focuses on promoting creative music recording techniques. Interviews with producers, engineers, and artists.
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
NEW FEELING @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social A cooperative of music journalists and community enthusiastically covering the sounds across so-called Canada.
newfeeling.ca
liz pelly @lizpelly.bsky.social writer in nyc, author of Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist, co-host of @criticallistening.bsky.social
lizpelly.info
Marc Masters π΅ @marcissist.bsky.social I write about music & my latest book is βHigh Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tapeβ http://highbiasbook.com/ I host the Music Book Podcast. I am a Nationals & D-backs fanatic. DON'T USE AI.
Carla Gillis @carlagillis.bsky.social Music & writing, writing & music. New Overnight album, Put Me In Your Light, released Nov 7, 2025. gillismusicarchive.bandcamp.com
Aaron Brophy @aaronjjbrophy.bsky.social Mostly writing and editing. Some amateur sports psychology. Polaris Music Prize.