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Will Hermes: New Music + Old Music

Will Hermes, Judy Cantor-Navas, Matthew Covey, Steven Hyden
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  • Will Hermes

    Music & adjacent pleasures. NY Times, NPR, Guardian, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Uncut (UK). Books: "Lou Reed: The King of New York" + "Love Goes To Buildings On Fire." New Yorker, born + bred.

  • Judy Cantor-Navas

    Cuban music and all things connected to it. I'm covering the history and evolution of Latin music and society in Havana, NY, Lat Am and Spain. Also publishing my book about Panart, the first and forgotten Cuban record label, here on Substack.

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  • Steven Hyden

    The Ween of American Rock Critics. I've written for Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, the New York Times Magazine, The Ringer, and more. I'm also the author of seven books, as well as this newsletter. My new book IS THIS IT out now!

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