Substacks recommended by Alan Paul

Recommended by Alan Paul

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Jagged Time Lapse

By Dan Epstein

Writing about Music and Pop Culture that spans the decades

RECORD LUNG

By Joe Hagan

Finding and listening to records.

Deep dives from true music lovers.

- Alan Paul

Quicksand

By John Barry

Fair, accurate, objective and highly-opinionated writing, about music and more, from a 25-year veteran of the USA Today Network.

Strong opinions and insights on roots music with a Hudson Valley focus.

- Alan Paul

Sonic Cocktails

By John Kruth

Music that Refreshes the Soul

The Secret Ingredient

By Harrison

Learn to cook hit restaurant recipes at home!

If you like to cook, this is great stuff - home recipes from really popular restaurant dishes.

- Alan Paul

Our Reality Show

By Glenn Cook

Essays, visual stories, and interviews about parenting, music, education, history, and culture from a freelance journalist and photographer.

Publishing Confidential

By Kathleen Schmidt

News and analysis about the book publishing industry that you won't read anywhere else.

The Mixtape

By Michael Elliott

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

Scott Sharrard's Endless Road

I will be posting essay's that detail my past, present and future as a musician, tunesmith, gourmand and traveler. This is a new platform for me to tell some stories and share some prose about my journey. Thanks for stopping by, onwards... S

Stars After Stars After Stars

By James Barber

Pertaining to music, technology, and the label industry

Long Live the ABB: Conversation from the Crossroads

By Bob Beatty/Long Live the ABB

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.

The Journeyman.

By Marlon Weems

A newsletter focused on the intersection of American culture, politics, and growing up Black in the South.

Between Rock and a Hard Place

By Greg Mitchell has new 'Between Rock and a Hard Place'

Award-winning author and film director ranges widely: from politics and media to music and movies, and features the best political cartoons almost daily.

Greg Mitchell's post - lately focusing on a song of the Day - are consistently interesting, insightful and entertaining.

- Alan Paul