PalCinema, Television, & Music

A Substack all about the 80s music we love, and why we love it.

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 memoir of 25 years (1975-2000) spent working in the world of records & music in Seattle, with side trips into writings on Led Zeppelin and other adventures from my musical life.

Rock history written from a queer lens.

Weekly essays from people around the world about the songs that mean the most to them. Created (and illustrated) by Grace Lilly.

Daytalking, Nightwalking, Stargazing: Discovering Your Lifelong Passions

Because life has surface noise

Canadian pop culture junkie who enjoys music and films.

Every album tells a story. Most never get heard. We dig them out with podcasts exploring heavy 70s, 80s metal, 90s alternative, and 00s rock—forgotten masterpieces, lost classics, and legends that still have something to say.

"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!

A newsletter for beginning guitarists and musicians!

A chronological review of every #1 song on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, with occasional tangents into random musical musings.

Opinions on new & classic movies. Mercifully Short™ + longer essays full of feelings.

Essays, stories & curiosities | Home of the novel "Lamb" - "The Books We ❤️ Club" - and "The Road to Published" - the choose-your-own-adventure approach to writing and publishing books

MK Piatkowski shares her song of the day, with song history, personal commentary, and sometimes alternative versions.

This music newsletter rediscovers forgotten hit songs.

I am an author advocate, publisher of She Writes Press, co-founder of Memoir Nation, book industry insider, and champion to writers who show up to the page because they must.

Music is life. We write about music.

An exploration of making a life in and around music and art in the 21st century.

Music • Books • Music Books

Writing on movies, TV and more by Rob Thomas. (Not that Rob Thomas. Not that one either.)

Writing about Music and Pop Culture that spans the decades

I started writing about movies as a personal quest to watch every Oscar nominated film I can find. I now write about Oscar nominated movies of the past and bring you reviews, weekly movie previews, and longform thoughts on film.

About music, by and for LGBTQ+ people.

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.

Stories behind how your favourite cartoons came to life — and the ones you might have missed.

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

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.

rock & roll • sound and sense

All rants are subject to change

Gay Buffet is a queer culture and sex column, sort of like if Carrie Bradshaw were a gay man with access to Substack.

I write about my songs, the process, the people that help bring it to life and the other factors that influence me as a songwriter and music producer.

i luv da movies and my country Philadelphia

Certified Consciousness Advisor, Moral Critic, & Storyteller

A community of artists and art lovers trying to make sense of the 21st century together - through the lens of film, TV, music, novels, and fine art.

Writing about the greatest music ever made.

Movie lovers, unite. One question a day. Endless conversation.

Gen X guidance for midlife reinvention and a celebration of the culture that raised us

Vinyl Hour is a personal journey through my record collection—350 albums that shaped my love of music, one spin at a time. Each weekday, I reflect on a different LP and the memories it holds, from first listens to lifelong favorites.

Where Past + Present + Pride Collide 🌈✌️

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

For those looking for thoughtful writing on great music.

Music, technology, and occasional random stuff. Mostly music to be honest.

"The only music podcast that matters."

My personal Substack

A gathering place for music junkies, record collectors, list-makers, and musicians

The intersection of music and data

Data-centric essays about movies, music, TV, and more.

A disco-kid and 80s music nerd here to help you embrace your secret love for 70s and 80s dance music. Each week, I share the stories of artists you know and those you think you don’t. Fair warning: a dose of sarcasm, puns, and dry humor is inevitable!

Sharing with you music's most underrated artists and albums.