letterradar
All topics

The best Popular Music newsletters

2 newsletters, ranked by editorial quality and how recently they published. Looking for something more specific? Search instead.

Infinity or Zero or Nonsense

Ghost
infinity-or-zero-or-nonsense.ghost.io· irregular· Published 2 days ago

A personal blog-style newsletter by a writer who mixes memoir about video games from childhood with close, essayistic readings of love songs and popular music. Issues pair reflective personal writing with detailed, learned analysis of specific songs and games.

love songspokemonzeldasonic the hedgehogsong analysisretro gaming
Subscribe Details 7/10

Black Music and Black Muses

Substack
harmonyholiday.substack.com· weekly· Published 11 days ago

Personal, essayistic music criticism that mixes cultural commentary on pop and jazz figures with travel diary and political reflection. Readers get a distinctive, literary and highly opinionated voice outside industry marketing cycles.

music writingjazz criticismmadonnakanye westjohn coltraneblack music
Subscribe Details 7/10