New music recommendations for people who don't keep up with new music.
New Bands for Old Heads is like having a cool friend who simplifies discovery with playlists, reviews, and witty chatter— perfect for reigniting your music obsession.
'LP' tells the stories of brilliant music through long-form reviews of albums. It also features a regular playlist: 'LP>Play', complete with listening notes.
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.
Song recommendations, information and more.
We focus mainly (but not exclusively) on southern Africa (especially Botswana, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and South Africa) and eastern Africa (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania).
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!
Weekly music playlists by curators. "Everyone understands the importance of skirting the algorithm, but few know how to accomplish it. Herb Sundays is beautiful in both simplicity and execution" - Philip Sherburne
"The best music history writing online!" says Mike Degen of "Deeg's Poems" on Substack. 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!
The longest-running music blog in the game! This newsletter is focused on music curation - reviews of new music, playlists for Spotify/Apple/YouTube covering a wide range of genres and moments in history, and links to other cool things.
Free newsletter packed with good vibes, curated playlists, song recommendations, and music-themed stories from all around the world. Hope to become a regular stop for you!
