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Recommended by Ian Paul Sharp

writing about music etc

Songwriter and bass player for progressive rock band, Big Big Train. This Substack is about the life of a musician in the twilight years of the age of rock.

Linda Brady's Revival Substack

Is music an essential in your life, like food and water? Me too.

Something Old/Something New

By Mark Hooper

Weekly playlists alternating between Something Old and Something New because sharing the love of music builds community amongst the chaos of the world.

John Harris

Journalist and writer, mostly for The Guardian. Plus music stuff in MOJO. Author of new book Maybe I'm Amazed

Kris’s Substack

By Kris Needs

It'll corral my 50 years of music journalism and authoring books in one spot, often in original uncut form, with pics and memorabilia, plus current activities with Nina Walsh in the Cosmic Hutch.

David Hepworth

Book writer, podcaster, Radio Times podcast columnist.

The Music Directory

By Shanté

A place for musicians, music writers, avid listeners, and everyone in between to find each other & discover new sounds in community.

Nonfiction Storytelling with Jon Ronson

How to write narrative nonfiction books and podcasts, plus a place for all my work that won't be a book or a podcast.

Richard Herring's Substack

My blog and other funny stuff. Very excited to see the possiblities of Substack and will be experimenting but mainly here to encourage my writing. Mostly free for now, but if I can get enough paid subs then I can really go to town!

New Bands for Old Heads

By Gabbie

New music recommendations for people who don't keep up with new music.

Musical Chairs

By Steve Bradley

A weekly perspective on music every Friday. Information, inspiration, indignation.

JamWise

By Dave Bigalot

Reviews and reflections on how to be a better music listener

Joy in the Journey

By Mark Nash

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...

Dusty Wright's TALES & RANTS

Short stories and essays.

My personal Substack

Music connects to everything, and us to one another. In each article, I focus on a piece of music that speaks to me in some way with a short essay and video.

Great selection of songs with a relatable back story.

- Ian Paul Sharp

Tony Fletcher, Wordsmith

An author, musician, traveler, and runner's musings on writing, music, travel, and falling over.

The Vinyl Vagabond Substack

The Official Substack of The Vinyl Vagabond! All things Music!

The Abbey: The Beatles Reimagined

By Faith Current

Heretical. Thoughtful. Lyrical. A little bit 🔥.

Fine writing about The Beatles - a shared obsession.

- Ian Paul Sharp

AnEarful

By Jeremy Shatan

Giving you an earful about an omnivorous array of music, from cutting-edge sounds by living composers to new (and old) classics in rock, folk, hip hop, pop, R&B, reggae, jazz, global, and more. Established 2009.

Inspired as F**k

By Johnny B. Truant

Creative stuff from a bestselling author and his unicorn

The Anchoress Substack

By Catherine aka The Anchoress

Missives from Welsh multi-instrumentalist and producer Catherine Anne Davies, aka The Anchoress

The Vinyl Room

By Andres

Because life has surface noise

Kalowski's Substack

By Kal Hodgson

My personal Substack about music, mainly, with the odd foray into other aspects of culture.

A great writer on music and culture.

- Ian Paul Sharp

Forest Heart

By Amanda Claire Forest Heart Ancient and Sacred Trees Founder

Rewilding Mind, Body, Soul for Life Well-Lived. With Amanda Claire, founder Ancient and Sacred Trees, planting & protecting trees in UK & Tropics. Exploring Forest Bathing, Folklore, Storytelling, Myth, Magic, Creativity & more. AuDHD & hidden disability

Does what it says on the tin: "I show how nature can inspire us to grow using nature connection, mythology, art, and more, rewilding ourselves for a happier, healthier mind, body and soul."

- Ian Paul Sharp

Can't Get Much Higher

By Chris Dalla Riva

The intersection of music and data

The Wax Museum

By Jared Smith

Crate digging through culture. 🎶 Curated mixtapes, vinyl discovery, music and media recs.

Vinyl and vibes curation newsletter, digging up grooves from the past, present, and future.

- Ian Paul Sharp

Write Hear – Pop Culture & the Beatles

By Write Hear by Amy McGrath

Music musings from hear and far with a topping of the Beatles. A splendid time is guaranteed for all!

Platform & Stream

The Best Music Streaming News

The Villager

By Tom Cox

New writing on landscape, music, books, folklore, psychedelia, the natural world and other misty magical things outside the mainstream.

Jagged Time Lapse

By Dan Epstein

Writing about Music and Pop Culture that spans the decades

Best Music of All Time

By Matt

The greatest music ever made.

Songletter

We only share the songs that won’t let us go.

The Bus

By Bryan Padrick

Learning is a journey. Enjoy the stops along the way.

As a retired lecturer, I love the message of The Bus: "learning is a journey". Great, stimulating, content too.

- Ian Paul Sharp

Earworms and Song Loops

By Steve Goldberg

The songs and bit-o'-songs that gets stuck in my head, worming to the digital surface, and inspiring a host of personal stories along the way.

JB Minton

I explore moral themes in movies, TV, and fiction. Since 2017, I’ve written 1M+ words on Twin Peaks: The Return, hosted podcasts, and published books. Join me on Substack for deep storytelling dives!

Jeanette Winterson: Mind Over Matter

By jeanette winterson

Imagination. Ideas. Creativity. Conversation. This is the life of the Mind.

Deplatformable Newsletter

By Paul

Join our newsletter for Marketing Tips, Stackhacks, and Fun Curious Factoids! Not the worst way to spend a couple of minutes today. Seen more than half a million times.