Substacks recommended by Kris Needs

Recommended by Kris Needs

Penny Kiley's music writing

By Penny Kiley's Music Writing

A music journalist’s archive of post-punk Liverpool.

Remember The Lightning

By S.W. Lauden

Music • Books • Music Books

Tony Fletcher, Wordsmith

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

My personal Substack

Writing about Music and Pop Culture that spans the decades

Looks like fun, quality writing and a man after my own heart.

- Kris Needs

SGibson

ex-bassist with opinions, musical and otherwise…

Good spirit, attitude and knowledge

- Kris Needs

By Ian Paul Sharp

LP: features, reviews and curated playlists informed by a lifetime of listening.

As a major champion of the art of music writing without soundbite sized straitjackets, this is a winner.

- Kris Needs

Mick Mercer's Panache

The world's foremost Goth writer on music, also providing exclusive access to my photo archive.

Psychedelic Press

History, literature & philosophy

Joly’s Substack

By Joly MacFie

This and that

Auraist. The best writers on Substack.

By Sean

Trusted by 50K+ readers, we pick the best-written books from US and UK new releases and prize shortlists, and publish articles by world-class authors on prose style and AI writing. Plus the satire The Demon Inside David Lynch.

SECRET SAUCES

SECRET SAUCES is a print music fanzine. Inside its pages you will find articles (and interviews) about music that is often unreleased, overlooked or obscure. On this Substack you can read select articles online for free.

All looks very exciting with a spirit that reminds me of mags I loved in the past.

- Kris Needs

My personal Substack

Former L.A. music industry. Sharing my memoirs spanning over 40 years. BOMP! VOXX Records & Warner Reprise Alumni - The Mo Years.

Kris’s Substack

Recommended by Kris Needs