Joy in the Journey
Mark Nash, Brad Kyle, Andres, Kristin DeMarr, Jackie Ralston, Gabbie, Max Freedman, Emm as in Music, Tamara CaseyA newsletter about the joys I find or create along the way, through music, through hiking, through learning to live life on life’s terms. One song at a time, one hike at a time, one day at a time...
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New Music Sampler: September 2026
The New Music Sampler series is a monthly snapshot of new albums that grabbed my attention during the prior month. While there’s no guarantee that any of these releases will make my Album of the Year list come December, they all make...
St. Cuthbert’s Way Day 7
Tina and I have done dozens of long distance walks over the last fifteen years. Neither of us can remember a final day that matches what we experienced today. For the last several days, the forecast for this morning had been stubbornly call...
St. Cuthbert’s Way Day 6
Today was a rather unremarkable day on the trail with at least four miles of road walking, which can really wear on the body. There were a couple lovely stretches, particularly St. Cuthbert’s Cave, where we stopped for lunch. We also saw th...
St. Cuthbert’s Way Day 5
Thankfully, after yesterday’s challenging weather, today delivered a vast improvement and we enjoyed a day of full sun and light breezes. Our path today also brought a change in scenery and terrain as we climbed up into a vast heather moorl...
St. Cuthbert’s Way Day 4
We were faced with some crazy weather today, on what was our biggest day of walking on the entire trail. All three of the weather apps I use were predicting strong winds and heavy rain all day today. Thankfully, we made it though the first...
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Music Lover. Hiker. Seeker of Joy
Rock, Records 'n' Radio! Years in FM radio & the record biz inform the one-of-a-kind FR&B content! All-access music discovery, commentary & analysis make FR&B stand uniquely alone on the 'Stack! "The best music history writing online!"-Mike Degen
Music lover, vinyl enthusiast, fitness fiend. I write about all things vinyl: sound hacks, collection tips, industry trends, and more. Honest takes, a healthy dose of sass, and the cheekiest remarks from this side of the pond \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7
Writer. Mother. Lover of music, film, TV, and craft breweries. Trying to do it all and write it all.
Word wrangler, music lover, perpetually curious, former experimental/cognitive psychologist, secular humanist
New music recs for people who don't keep up with new music. Please don't DM with music submissions \ud83d\ude4f There's a link on my website for exactly that.
I write Lavender Sound, which is my home for commentary on artists who are LGBTQ+ or have massive LGBTQ+ fanbases (allies are welcome to subscribe too!). Occasional album reviews and retrospectives, but mostly ~takes~
Emm as in music maven & femme. Writer, cat person, baking enthusiast, practitioner of kindness, leftist, ethical music collector & ally. In the words of Peter Gabriel, you'll have to take me just the way that you find me. Semper Femina. Anti-AI
Singer, songwriter, producer that hates to perform. What else do you need to know? Lifelong career in technology. Lifelong dabbling in music and dance. Former pilot and current sailor. My Substack is for the stories behind the songs.
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