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.

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

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

Dan Pal writes about film, television, and music in addition to various memoirs. His Top Ten Memoir covers music from every year of his life and his Palangeau Park videos document with dedication and humor the progress of his gardening efforts.

In-depth articles about music, motion pictures, TV, Radio and more past and present

New insights into jazz and its history

About music, by and for LGBTQ+ people.

Marc Myers writes on jazz legends and legendary jazz recordings

Canadian pop culture junkie who enjoys music and films.

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

Thoughts on nearly vanished sounds, spirits, ideas.

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

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

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

Black music, black culture and America.

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.

On songs, songholders and other objects.

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

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).

Writing about Music and Pop Culture that spans the decades

Weekly content on the intersection of music and tabletop roleplaying games.

Stories to read while the world is on fire.

Your opportunity to get in on the ground floor.

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

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

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...

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

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.

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

A monthly essay about music, culture, and other stuff.

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

Jazz Music; Classical Music; Do the Math

Because life has surface noise

The most electrifying page in cultural commentary.

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.

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

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

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

It's a wonderful world—meet the inhabitants!

Jazz, Music, Jazz Drumming, Music History.

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

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

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

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

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

"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!

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!

Bob Dylan concerts throughout history

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