Substacks recommended by Martyn Pepperell

Recommended by Martyn Pepperell

A month by month expansion of the Bass, Mids, Tops cinematic universe, with new conversations and portraits from Joe Muggs and Brian David Stevens

Futureproofing

By Andrew Ryce

Music past, future and now—often electronic, but not always.

Flow State

Every weekday, two hours of music that's perfect for working (no vocals).

Lush instrumental listening recommendations.

- Martyn Pepperell

once bitten, twice shy

By shy🎀

Cute girl doing cute things.

Anois, Os Ard

By Eoin Murray

A newsletter about Irish music.

The Politics of Dancing

By Annabel Ross

How on earth are you supposed to vibe around the fake ones

sweater weather

By Brandon

essays about literature, culture, and so many feelings.

news & notes

Free weekly snacks

By Beta Music for Beta People

Beta Music for Beta People

Futurism Restated

By Philip Sherburne

A newsletter about electronic and experimental music.

First Floor

By Shawn Reynaldo

A newsletter about electronic music and the culture / industry that surrounds it.

HEADS KNOW

By Arielle Lana

A New York City events newsletter dedicated to music history, local scenes, and the underground.

Boiler Room with Chris Schulz

Music journalism like the mags used to do.

Sick Sad Motherslug

By Ana

Sick Sad Motherslug is mostly about music I like, sometimes about books and movies I like, and occasionally about other things I like.

Time Capsule

Deep records, sound system culture, and untold scenes from the globe — curated by Time Capsule, East London.

No Tags

No Tags is a podcast and newsletter from Chal Ravens and Tom Lea chronicling underground music culture.

Madeleine Holden

A retired dick pic critic on the internet.

Tone Glow

A newsletter about experimental music both new and old.

Killer longform interviews, incisive reviews, passion and heart. What more do you need?

- Martyn Pepperell

The Opinionated Diner

By Simon Grigg

Words and sometimes images from Simon Grigg. Music, less politics than I used to post and rambling thoughts from time to time.

Untitled 909

A music-focused newsletter featuring our latest interviews and mixes alongside monthly recommendations.

Mt. Noise

By Mt Noise

Documenting the hidden world of musicians & their communities in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Sounds Good!

By Simon Sweetman Sounds Good!

Music, Movies, Books...the good stuff! This is also the home now to Off The Tracks - a full archive of 11,000 posts on pop culture

Simon sure knows his way around a sentence, and his newsletters are loaded with good ones. There's always a punchline, some passion, some tunes from the center and some tunes from out of leftfield.

- Martyn Pepperell

the image gig guide

By theimage gigguide

A very simple gig guide for Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington

smartdumb

By Nick Sylvester

music producer nick sylvester's weekly inquiry into the things that make us say 'what?' then 'wow'. published weekly, sometimes more. sometimes less!

Shiel Feels

By Tim Shiel

I make music constantly and care about a lot of things. This newsletter is the absolutely definitive summary of all or some or none of those things.

Through Sounds

By Anton Spice

Conversations on listening, climate change and sonic environments.

Herb Sundays

By Sam Valenti IV

Weekly music playlists by curators. "Everyone understands the importance of skirting the algorithm, but few know how to accomplish it. Herb Sundays is beautiful in both simplicity and execution" - Philip Sherburne

These playlists are beautiful and so are the stories that come with them. Lovely lovely stuff that makes up the fabric of music and the cultures around it.

- Martyn Pepperell

into the deep

By Niamh

sonic, written, spoken exploration. music & other thoughts

John Morrison's Substack

Music writing, unreleased things, and rarities I find on the internet.

Good Country

The Bluegrass Situation presents Good Country, a new vertical and newsletter within the BGS family that celebrates country— all good country.

The Void FM

By Elliott Dawson

Independent Music, Law, and Sometimes Both He/him Te-Whanganui-a-Tara All views my own - and nothing on here is intended to be legal advice (and you should not take it as such)

Smart and funny writing.

- Martyn Pepperell

Selected Works

Recommended by Martyn Pepperell