Musical hidden treasures

If you love music, and love finding new artists, this newsletter is for you. I cover a wide range of topics, and I include links to almost all of the music I write about. My goal in each post is to bring you something new: New perspectives on old familiar favorites, music and artists you may not have heard of before, and a window onto the global music scene, which is woefully neglected in the U.S. music media. I invest the time to make sure I bring you music and music history that will surprise and delight you. I started on substack in late August, 2022 but I’ve brought over all the posts from my previous blog. Some of my more popular topics have been:

Classical one-hit wonders

Female Rock Pioneers

Many forms of Jazz

The teenager upending the Classical music establishment (just don't call her the new Mozart!)

Blues and the Origins of Rock

This is what courage looks like: Meet the hijab-wearing heavy metal band from Indonesia

Greatest vocalist of the modern era?

Guitar Magic (first of a series)

When the cover is better...(guaranteed to be controversial) (First of a series)

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