A personal, idiosyncratic newsletter by one writer covering obscure music history and cultural criticism, including neo-Nazi countercultural figures, the unreleased Tapeworm supergroup sessions, and FM synthesis in new age records. It reads like a curated notebook of deep dives for readers who enjoy niche music lore and essayistic cultural writing.
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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.
JazzWax is a near-daily blog by Marc Myers on jazz history, focusing on legendary recordings, musicians and the stories behind them. Its posts draw on original interviews and archival research, such as oral histories of films and TV appearances by vocal groups like Lambert, Hendricks & Ross.
A daily history newsletter that retells dramatic events that happened on the same calendar date, with narrative detail drawn from primary and historical sources. Readers get vivid, well-researched accounts of moments like plane crashes, battlefield surrenders, and Cold War crises.
A classical music newsletter from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center that offers approachable essays on composers, their teachers, and the context behind their works. Each issue pairs a written piece by writers like Paul Griffiths or Jan Swafford with a curated listening playlist.
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