Conversation from the Crossroads of Southern music, history, & culture is an independent project of historian Dr. Bob Beatty, author of 'Play All Night! Duane Allman and the Journey to Fillmore East.' No affiliation/endorsement with the Allman Brothers.

Riffs on music and culture, improvised and otherwise, from critic Nate Chinen

Essays and interviews, mostly about music. Also a record label.

Your opportunity to get in on the ground floor.

The Metropolitan Review is a books and culture review magazine founded in 2025.

Ditch the algorithm. Music discovery made easy—curated by someone who remembers when a mixtape could change your life.

"The best music history writing online!" It's rock, records, and radio, as we go behind the scenes of my years in FM rock radio and the record biz in the '70s & '80s!

You want culture? You want books? You want movies, plays, and a civilized mind? Well, you've come to the right place. Welcome!

Each day discover amazing old school songs significant to that date and their back stories. A daily dose of rare soul, funk, disco and jazz that frees minds and shakes behinds. File under: music, sampling, vinyl records

The Long Play Project is an exploration of what musicians learn when they venture out of their comfort zone.

A fun and interesting pathway into that Big River called jazz. See Spotify Playlist: From Fred Astaire to Sun Ra

Storytelling about rock pop music and culture through decades of interviews, reviews, and feature stories, shaken in a blender. Might be Steely Dan, Dylan, Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, boygenius. Might be Laura Nyro, Suzanne Vega, the Ramones.

A trustworthy guide to music, books, arts, media & culture by Ted Gioia

Because life has surface noise

The latest from the Laurel Canyon atelier of Michael Walker, author of the national bestseller "Laurel Canyon: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Legendary Neighborhood" (FSG).

Thursday highlights about a classical piece or composer along with Saturday classical picks for a beautiful start to your weekend.

New insights into jazz and its history

Writing about Music and Pop Culture that spans the decades

Academic librarian and zinester based in NYC. I write about music and whatever else strikes my fancy!

Thoughts on nearly vanished sounds, spirits, ideas.

Robert Christgau's weekly newsletter. Music. Books. Politics. Old Age.

About music, by and for LGBTQ+ people.

Jazz, Music, Jazz Drumming, Music History.

Enjoying and exploring our amazing musical legacy from the sixties onwards, with an emphasis on rock 'n' roll

If music is your best friend, always there for you, in the best times and the worst times, if you turn on some music to start your day, and if you brake for rainbows, this is the place where I explore and celebrate music and the people who create it.

One third Books, one third Observations, one third Who Knows.

Marc Myers writes on jazz legends and legendary jazz recordings

My personal Substack - Here's a collection of some of the writing I've been doing since May of 2024. Author of nine books, a tenth on Bruce Springsteen in the works. I write about Literature, Music, Sports, Politics, History, welcome your responses!

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A newsletter about the joys I find or create along the way, through music, through hiking, through learning to live life on life’s terms. One song at a time, one hike at a time, one day at a time...

I've covered everything from three wars, a few presidential campaigns, the Stonewall riots and the Rolling Stones. This column reflects that history and is about politics, culture, personal stories, and the nation's descent into anti-democratic madness.

Bob Dylan concerts throughout history

Rock history written from a queer lens.

Slow writing on culture and music from an NPR veteran and bestselling author

A disco kid and 80s music nerd building a community of dance-music lovers. Every week we explore the stories behind the 12-inch singles that defined disco, 80s and early-90s club culture. Expect nostalgia, deep dives, and a healthy dose of dry humor

This is Ross Barkan's newsletter - original essays on politics, society, and culture

It's a wonderful world—meet the inhabitants!

The intersection of music and data

Music, Movies, Books...the good stuff! This is also the home now to Off The Tracks - a full archive of 11,000 posts on pop culture

Black music, black culture and America.

The most electrifying page in cultural commentary.

Thoughts on pop music old and new from David Cantwell and Charles Hughes

Music for the curious, Canadian and otherwise. Toronto live music listings.

Jazz Music; Classical Music; Do the Math

Black Noise is a curated journey through the intersections of music, memory, and the timeless allure of physical media

News, reviews, and interviews of music makers and soul shakers.

Canadian pop culture junkie who enjoys music and films.

Discoveries in jazz, adventures in record collecting, and not taking serious music too seriously. Brought to you by Instagram's @jazzandcoffee.

Stories to read while the world is on fire.