Substacks recommended by Tony Fletcher, Wordsmith

Recommended by Tony Fletcher, Wordsmith

I write about all the important things that men like. (And dislike. And need to know) Clothes, cars, books, dogs, travel, shopping, music, experiences and ideas No hugging. Some learning.

Toxic Grafity

By Mike Diboll

Punk writing from across a lifespan, counterculture then and now: countercultural writing, art, music as autoethnography, positive critical reflection, historical and political critique.

By Ian Sharp

'LP': Absorbingly written stories of great albums, classic and new, and the artists who create them. Ian Sharp, Music Writer.

Please see Wordsmiths's "Midweek Update #10: The Vinyl Edition" for detailed recommendation to this site.

- Tony Fletcher, Wordsmith

Remember The Lightning

By S.W. Lauden

Music • Books • Music Books

Alternatives To Valium

By Alastair McKay

An online journal by Alastair McKay. An extension of the book Alternatives To Valium: How Punk Rock Saved A Shy Boy's Life. The rules of the original post-punk fanzine apply. This is one word, this is another: now write a sentence.

Please see Wordsmiths's "Midweek Update #10: The Vinyl Edition" for detailed recommendation to this site.

- Tony Fletcher, Wordsmith

Diary Of Amy Rigby

Everyday life and music from the original Mod Housewife

Dwyer Times

By Matt Dwyer (he/him)

Memoiristic essays and meditations about my teen years hanging around The Second City theater in Chicago as well as tales of my chaotic life in NYC and Los Angeles.

Penny Kiley's music writing

A music journalist’s archive of post-punk Liverpool.

Jagged Time Lapse

By Dan Epstein

Writing about Music and Pop Culture that spans the decades

Mick Mercer's Panache

The world's foremost Goth writer on music, also providing exclusive access to my photo archive.

Robert Burke Warren, Showfolk

Bass player, writer, stacker of wood, teacher, performer, author of novel Perfectly Broken and one-man show Redheaded Friend.

zensounds with Stephan Kunze

newsletter for experimental music and culture

Stephan writes informatively about interesting areas of music. That's a good thing.

- Tony Fletcher, Wordsmith

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shares thoughts about sports, politics, and popular culture and how they define America.

The Crucial Years

By Bill McKibben

Working on Winning the Climate Fight

Critical Conditions by Wayne Robins

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. Might be Laura Nyro, Tori Amos, the Ramones.

Everything Is Broken

By Seth Rogovoy

Thoughts on culture, politics, and life by Seth Rogovoy

David Watts Barton Abroad

Welcome to my world! I travel often from my home in Berlin, playing my music, making friends and documenting my journeys in sight, sound and text. My travels follow my passions: Friendship, new places and ideas, and music - mine and others’. Come along!

The Honest Broker

By Ted Gioia

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

Check This Out!

By Kiley

Finding great music so you don't have to - a twice-weekly newsletter with reviews, features, interviews, playlists, and more!

Drowned in Sound

By Sean

Music recommendations, industry insights and advice for musicians features in the newsletter from one of the original music blogs, which was established back in 2000.