A newsletter about whatever John P. Strohm cares to write about, mostly music business, culture, technology, and stories from my career as a musician and music professional
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Looking for Signs
Where are the signs?
I live in a huge suburban (or rather “new urban”) neighborhood in Franklin, TN. In the 13 years I’ve lived here, our historically conservative neighborhood has become a true MAGA stronghold.
I remember the Saturday...
Fifteen Year Town?
A quick mea culpa: I’ve been developing a few different ambitious essays, none of which are ready to publish. Since I try to be strict about publishing one essay per week, I had to come up with something. Then I started thinking about all t...
SILVERLAB UPDATE
I announced the launch of Silverlab over the summer with the release of “Betty’s in the Band” by Abigail Rose and Weston Hunter. In less than three months, Betty has been streamed nearly 10,000,000 times on Spotify, and the “sound” (short a...
Another Dad 4 Phoebe
The Lost Tour, Bridgestone Arena, October 9, 2026
Last weekend I took my daughter Anna to the Phoebe Bridgers’ Lost Tour at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. We agreed it’s one of the best shows we’ve ever seen. Phoebe was so impressive, so...
Autumn (Tomorrow)
I haven’t been sleeping well lately. By “lately” I mean the past 20 years or more. I fall asleep easily, at the appropriate time. But I often wake up between 2 and 4 a.m. with my brain on overdrive. Is it stress? Cortisol? Caffeine? Aging?...
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Blake Babies/Lemonheads, music and media lawyer, former President of Rounder Records, indie musician based in Nashville.
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