Substacks recommended by Walk on the Wild Side

Recommended by Walk on the Wild Side

Every week Callum, Nathan, Theo and Steven take turns in selecting a film, watching it, then submitting it to a masterful critical analysis.

A brilliantly eclectic and informed series of film reviews - old and new. Always worth a read!

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Will Hermes: New Music + Old Music

New music worth hearing. Old music worth remembering. Deep-dive playlists. Record reviews. Books. Concerts. New York City. Lou Reed. Genre-fluid.

Musical Chairs

By Steve Bradley

A weekly perspective on music every Friday. Information, inspiration, indignation.

Borrowing Cats

By Luke

Quirky name? Sure. Does it make sense? Not really—but then again, what does? But it's history, my home town of Margates past, darker tales and the odd nod to pop culture

Shenanigans and Stuff

By Katy Wheatley

Things I think about and have nowhere else to put

There is an absolute candid brilliance to her writing. A rollercoaster of a read, often howlingly funny, at times very much less so. Outstandingly well crafted writing, with an emotional range from the raw to the cooked.

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Read Me Do with Philip Norman

My search for The Beatles' true story

The Dialectic

By Jules

A magazine for the culturally curious, exploring music, art, literature, film, design and current affairs.

The Synthesizing Substack

By Synthesizing The Beatles

For over 60 years, books, magazines, newspapers, and more have been telling the story of The Beatles. So why is it that the stories they tell are not always the same? Let's find out! - presented by Andrew Martin Adamson

Music, Movies, Stories and Mutterings

By Gayle

A free space for my thoughts on music, culture, and storytelling with the occasional short piece of fiction. If you enjoy the writing, there’s an optional Ko-fi link instead of paid subscriptions.

An excellent mix of music and gig reviews, plus some book reviews and links to her own published fiction. Her 'new to me' reviews and sometime radio shows are an illuminating joy.

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Write Hear

By Amy McGrath

Music & pop culture with a topping of the Beatles. A splendid time is guaranteed for all!

Being in Words

By Cherry Coombe

Fashioning an explanation of life - in words, usually on Thursdays. And, just now, and usually on Fridays, publishing a chapter of the serialised novel called 'Rivering' - all my own late-flowering blooms.