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Recommended by Seth Lorinczi

WALTER MARTIN RADIO

By Walter Martin

A lifelong musician’s personal tour through the odd, beautiful corners of popular music.

Ridiculously entertaining and illuminating, every listen.

- Seth Lorinczi

Jagged Time Lapse

By Dan Epstein

Writing about Music and Pop Culture that spans the decades

Shalom Auslander's Fetal Position

"Just to spite the world, don’t cry! Just to spite the world, only laugh, only laugh!" - Sholom Aleichem. Amen, Brother.

Fierce, tender, compassionate. Also: Funny!

- Seth Lorinczi

Oldster Magazine

By Sari Botton

Exploring what it means to travel through time in a human body, at every phase of life.

Black Girl Punk

By Nicole Thomas

Musings, meanderings, and manifestos on culture, identity, creativity, and life.

Great writing from a leading light of the D.C. punk scene!

- Seth Lorinczi

What Doesn’t Change

By Sean Talbeaux

Building men’s capacities for uncertainty, intimacy, discomfort, and depth.

Sarah Kendzior’s Newsletter

Politics, history, travel, pop culture.

Rock and Roll Girl

Former L.A. music industry/scenester. BOMP! VOXX Records & Warner Reprise Records Alumni - The Mo Years.

Great stories from the Rock & Roll trenches by a writer with heart, attitude, and sharp ears and eyes!

- Seth Lorinczi

The Babbling Brook

By Kate Brook

Seeking out magic and awe in the midst of everyday life.

Lovely (and deep) reflections on navigating our way towards joy.

- Seth Lorinczi

THE FUTURE IS OURS TO MAKE

By Chris Richards

Music reccos/rants/prayers/curses by critic and co-listener Chris Richards

Literally (figuratively) stupid what a good music writer, or writer writer, Chris is. Read now.

- Seth Lorinczi

No Such Thing As Was

By Joe Bonomo

rock & roll • sound and sense

Tony Fletcher, Wordsmith

An author, musician, traveler, and runner's musings on writing, music, travel, and falling over.

The Feral Stack

By Summer Koester

A feral Alaskan makes good trouble. Burning down what no longer serves. Building what does.

There's a fine line between awe, vulnerability, and grief, and Summer navigates it with brilliance and poise. Always a deep read.

- Seth Lorinczi

Greed Magazine Vol. 2

By Greed Magazine V2

The semi-legendary post-post-punk zine returns with further celebrations and interrogations of unpopular culture.

Back before the internet was a thing, Greed Magazine was blowing many minds--my own included. Now that it's back and in digital form, it's far less susceptible to mold and other challenges inherent to storing paper goods.

- Seth Lorinczi

Holly Starley's Rolling Desk

My living room is the world. Pull up a chair.

Fierce Sincerity

By Julianna Bright

Spiritual and creative coaching from a punk, song scribe, drummer, paint pusher, devotee of the soil, beekeeper, wormtender, and garland gatherer.

Wayward Utopias: Farm, Fiction & Friends

By Eliza Factor

Tending a utopia infused with the insight of disability, the beauty of wild herbs, the chattiness of chickens and the expansive power of the imagination.

Piercingly tender notes from a writer dedicated to her craft and to helping create space for people with disabilities.

- Seth Lorinczi

Jocelyn’s Substack

By Deep Waters

My personal Substack

Beautiful and heartfelt reflections on spirituality in action

- Seth Lorinczi

Gilly Ann Hanner.

Elderpunk. Musician mama writer. Experimental improvisational composer, guitarist, bassist, weirdo, singer Calamity Jane, Braille Stars, DESÍR, No. 2 et all.

Raw and heartfelt recollections and reflections from a badass punk. Everything Gilly writes just feels bone-deep true.

- Seth Lorinczi

Shared Humanity

By Darya Luganskaya

Staying happy—or at least sane—through uncertain times.