PalCinema, Television, & Music

Music is life. We write about music.

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NOSTALGIA NATION — The official HQ of THAT 80s DUDE 🤘 A weekly (sometimes bi-weekly) hit of history, nostalgia, and pop culture — A Gen X time capsule from the author of The Definitive Chronicles of Growing Up Gen X.

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.

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

My personal Substack

Canadian pop culture junkie who enjoys music and films.

Enjoying and exploring our amazing musical legacy from the sixties onwards, with an emphasis on rock 'n' roll

Gay romantic fantasy/fiction, poetry, photography, and reflections on creativity and spirituality. Subscribe today and receive a free ebook introduction/charactour (with content not in the books!) for my "Magickal Lives" gay romantic fantasy book series!

Qstack ❤️🍊💛💚💙💜 | The LGBTQIA+ Directory, Community & Platform on Substack - SUBSCRIBE for bi-monthly updates of queer links, interviews, and stories.

A celebration of recent and decent music. Playlists, reviews and other musical titbits.

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!

Hi, I’m Clint Collide, a gay creator-curator exploring Photography, Pop Culture, and Pride through Men, Montages, and More. I'm here/queer to celebrate. Not to hate/debate, dear. If you "color" outside the lines too, welcome to the crew, boo! 🌈✌️

interviews + writing on creativity, art, craft, mindfulness, small business and purpose

Kevin J. Pettit's movie reviews, rankings, and trending movie topics.

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

Come on a listening journey with me as we explore my ever growing, ever eclectic, and ever genre and decade hopping personal playlist.

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

Entertainment blog that covers film, television, books, and other topics that I find of interest. From time to time I also post my own written pieces. I hope you enjoy!

Herizon Music: The Newsletter is a music industry publication and podcast spotlighting women's contributions to modern music and industry trends affecting women who work on stage, on air, and behind the scenes.

rock & roll • sound and sense

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

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

All about Vertigo and the world of Hitchcock’s cinema

Discussing music and vinyl/audiophile culture. Rating new music and discussing old albums and hidden gems.

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.

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.

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

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.

Revealing the stories behind some of the most iconic cartoons.

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

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

Because life has surface noise

The intersection of music and data

Music • Books • Music Books

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

A place to talk about stories in all their forms, the craft that goes into them, and the role art plays in our lives.

"The only music podcast that matters."

This is a music newsletter that rediscovers forgotten hit songs. What made the tunes popular back then? Why are they still awesome now? We're gonna find out.

Rock history written from a queer lens.

Writing and thinking about the greatest music ever made.

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

The songs and bit-o'-songs that gets stuck in my head, worming to the digital surface, and inspiring a host of personal stories along the way.

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!

A newsletter for beginning guitarists and musicians!

"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!

Daytalking, Nightwalking, Stargazing: Discovering Your Lifelong Passions

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.