Zack Nelson's personal newsletter accompanying his 185 Miles South podcast, covering punk and hardcore with a casual, profane voice. Issues mix ranked list write-ups of the greatest 1970s punk records with rants about music industry distribution and AI.
Website: https://185milessouth.substack.com
A weekly Sunday-morning piece by critic Chris Richards about a single recording he considers worthy of focused listening. Issues blend personal memoir, live-show reporting and music criticism, with a focus on punk and D.C. music culture.
Penny Kiley reprints her archival music journalism from late 1970s and early 1980s Liverpool, including reviews of Nico, The Ruts and UB40 with personal commentary on each. Readers get period-accurate criticism of post-punk gigs and reflections on punk's shift into uniformity.
Personal newsletter from AFI singer Davey Havok, written as literary travel diaries and memoir vignettes about tour life, London and Paris trips, and the Bay Area punk scene of the 1990s. It mixes sensory detail, music history and self-reflection in a richly stylised voice.
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