A space for the musings of a middle-aged rock and roller, former librarian, lover of literature and horror films, and occasional psychonaut into the worlds of amateur psychology, philosophy, and consciousness.
A newsletter about the music industry, technology, marketing, and the intersection of all three, brought to you by the strategic marketing agency Motive Unknown.
Music connects to everything, and us to one another. Each day, I focus on a specific song that speaks to me in some way about that day with a short essay and video.
Jeff Miers is a music journalist, musician, former Buffalo News music critic and human "music encyclopedia" giving his expert opinion, insight and reporting on everything Music.
Since 1984, Matt Baron has been an award-winning reporter, columnist, PR professional and national journalism trainer on topics ranging from reporting crisis stories to mathematical literacy (numeracy). He tackles subjects across life's spectrum.
I've needed to write stuff down all of my life. What you'll find here is a little bit of journalism thrown against life experience with a heaping dose of imagination and feeling. Please subscribe to support my efforts.
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.
"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!
Ryan J. Downey, longtime journalist (MTV News, Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter) and manager, delivers music industry insights tailored to the Rock, Metal, and Punk(ish) community.
