A Substack by a historian writing a book on the Grateful Dead, sharing archival documents from the band's records, such as Arista royalty correspondence, the 1987 music video planning, and mid-1970s label plans. Each issue pairs reproduced archival material with a narrative account of how the band's business and creative decisions unfolded.
Website: https://gratefuldocuments.substack.com
A jazz historian shares original research on musicians and writers such as Hazel Scott, Langston Hughes and John Coltrane, drawing on archival documents, newspapers and recordings. Paying subscribers get bonus articles, recordings and access to Zoom courses.
A classical guitarist and professor writes about guitar performance, practice and teaching, drawing on historical sources, early recordings and his own pedagogy. Readers get in-depth essays, talk transcripts and series on topics like historical fingering and interpretation.
Long-form essays on Japanese music, centered on Haruomi Hosono, Yellow Magic Orchestra and 1980s pop artists like Mioko Yamaguchi. Mixes first-person concert reportage and personal discovery stories with historical context, credits-based research and cultural analysis.
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