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Insider Extra: September 29
$ · September 29, 2023
Insider Extra: September 29 I’m Todd L. Burns, and I put together Music Journalism Insider, a newsletter about music journalism. The newsletter collects some...
#186: Just For Myself
September 25, 2023
Just For Myself I’m Todd L. Burns, and welcome to Music Journalism Insider, a newsletter about music journalism. I highlight some of the best stuff I hear,...
Stuff You Gotta Watch: The Cry of Jazz
September 24, 2023
Often viewed as an early example of the Black Power movement, The Cry of Jazz connects jazz to African-American history through performance clips (which...
Michael Azerrad Interview
$ · September 24, 2023
I’m Todd L. Burns, and welcome to Music Journalism Insider, a newsletter about music journalism. Click here to subscribe! Michael Azerrad is a longtime music...
Dianne Rodger Interview
$ · September 24, 2023
I’m Todd L. Burns, and welcome to Music Journalism Insider, a newsletter about music journalism. Click here to subscribe! Dr. Dianne Rodger is a senior...
T.M. Brown Interview
$ · September 24, 2023
I’m Todd L. Burns, and welcome to Music Journalism Insider, a newsletter about music journalism. Click here to subscribe! T.M. Brown is a freelancer with...
Eli Schoop Interview
$ · September 24, 2023
Eli Schoop is a freelance writer from Cleveland, newly based in Brooklyn. Eli has bylines in Tiny Mix Tapes, Bandcamp Daily, and Tone Glow. Did you have any...
Insider Extra: September 22
$ · September 22, 2023
Insider Extra: September 22 I’m Todd L. Burns, and I put together Music Journalism Insider, a newsletter about music journalism. The newsletter collects some...
Oliver Wang: Notes on Process [SPECIAL EDITION]
September 18, 2023
Oliver Wang: Notes on Process [SPECIAL EDITION] I’m Todd L. Burns, and welcome to Music Journalism Insider, a newsletter about music journalism. I highlight...
Insider Extra: September 15
$ · September 15, 2023
Insider Extra: September 15 I’m Todd L. Burns, and I put together Music Journalism Insider, a newsletter about music journalism. The newsletter collects some...
#185: The Answer Was Yes
September 11, 2023
The Answer Was Yes I’m Todd L. Burns, and welcome to Music Journalism Insider, a newsletter about music journalism. I highlight some of the best stuff I...
Stuff You Gotta Watch: The Latin Explosion: A New America
September 10, 2023
It's common sense that history, politics, and culture often intertwine, and the case with Latin music is no different. The desire to understand its origins...
Holly Gleason Interview
$ · September 10, 2023
Holly Gleason is a Nashville-based writer and artist development consultant. She's written for countless publications, and was recently named Entertainment...
Allan Jones Interview
$ · September 10, 2023
Allan Jones is a former editor of Melody Maker and Uncut. His latest book is Too Late To Stop Now, which follows Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down. Both books...
Samuel J. Fell Interview
$ · September 10, 2023
Samuel J. Fell is an Australian journalist, writer, and critic. He’s written for Rolling Stone, Sydney Morning Herald, Rhythms, and more. His new book is...
Celia Almeida Interview
$ · September 10, 2023
Celia Almeida is a music, arts, and culture journalist. She’s the former culture editor at Miami New Times, and has been published in Billboard, Consequence,...
Insider Extra: September 8
$ · September 8, 2023
Insider Extra: September 8 I’m Todd L. Burns, and I put together Music Journalism Insider, a newsletter about music journalism. The newsletter collects some...
#184: My Fuel
August 28, 2023
My Fuel I’m Todd L. Burns, and welcome to Music Journalism Insider, a newsletter about music journalism. I highlight some of the best stuff I hear, read, and...
Stuff You Gotta Watch: Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records
August 27, 2023
Not many labels can pride themselves on starting a cultural revolution. Born out of UK council estates and dancefloors, Trojan Records helped introduce ska,...
Aaron Gilbreath Interview
$ · August 27, 2023
Aaron Gilbreath is a journalist and essayist who has written for Harper’s, The New York Times, and many more outlets. He is the author of This Is: Essays on...
Tami Gadir Interview
$ · August 27, 2023
Tami Gadir is a lecturer in music industry in the School of Media and Communication at RMIT University. Her research “addresses the mechanisms that promote...
Chris Anderton Interview
$ · August 27, 2023
Chris Anderton is an associate professor in cultural economy at Solent University Southampton. His research examines a range of topics including the live...
Aimée Boutin Interview
$ · August 27, 2023
Aimée Boutin is a professor of French at Florida State University. She specializes in 19th-century French poetry, women writers, cultural history, gender...
Insider Extra: August 25
$ · August 25, 2023
Insider Extra: August 25 I’m Todd L. Burns, and I put together Music Journalism Insider, a newsletter about music journalism. The newsletter collects some of...
#183: My Etsy Shop
August 21, 2023
My Etsy Shop I’m Todd L. Burns, and welcome to Music Journalism Insider, a newsletter about music journalism. I highlight some of the best stuff I hear,...
P. Claire Dodson Interview
$ · August 19, 2023
P. Claire Dodson is the senior entertainment editor at Teen Vogue and a freelance journalist who has written for the New York Times, Fast Company, and more....
John Lingan Interview
$ · August 19, 2023
John Lingan is a writer with bylines in the New York Times Magazine, The Oxford American, and many more. His latest book is A Song for Everyone: The Story of...
Victoria Wasylak Interview
$ · August 19, 2023
Victoria Wasylak is a Boston-based music journalist and editor. She’s the Boston music editor of Vanyaland and a former writer for the podcast company Double...
J. Griffith Rollefson Interview
$ · August 19, 2023
J. Griffith Rollefson is professor of music at University College Cork, National University of Ireland. His latest book is Flip the Script: European Hip Hop...
Insider Extra: August 18
$ · August 18, 2023
Insider Extra: August 18 I’m Todd L. Burns, and I put together Music Journalism Insider, a newsletter about music journalism. The newsletter collects some of...
#182: Dethroned Gatekeepers
August 14, 2023
Dethroned Gatekeepers I’m Todd L. Burns, and welcome to Music Journalism Insider, a newsletter about music journalism. I highlight some of the best stuff I...
Michael Tedder Interview
$ · August 13, 2023
Michael Tedder is the author of Top Eight: How MySpace Changed Music. Michael has freelanced for many years for The Ringer, Stereogum, The Daily Beast, and...
Tim Crisp Interview
$ · August 13, 2023
Tim Crisp is the podcaster behind Better Yet, which features longform conversations with musicians and other creatives. Launched in 2016, Tim has featured...
Timothy Hoover Interview
$ · August 13, 2023
Timothy Hoover is the author of Soul Serenade: King Curtis and His Immortal Saxophone. Tim began research for book in 2001, calling the result a 22-year...
Nina Antonia Interview
$ · August 13, 2023
Nina Antonia is author of Johnny Thunders: In Cold Blood. The book was first published in 1987, but has been revised and expanded to coincide with the 50th...
Jonathan Bellman Interview
$ · August 13, 2023
Professor Jonathan Bellman is the area head of academic studies in music at the University of Northern Colorado. He’s a pianist, musicologist, and the author...
Insider Extra: August 11 - Recommendations Smörgåsbord
$ · August 11, 2023
Insider Extra: Recommendations Smörgåsbord I’m Todd L. Burns, and welcome to Music Journalism Insider, a newsletter about music journalism. I highlight some...
#181: One Thing I Know For Sure
August 7, 2023
One Thing I Know For Sure I’m Todd L. Burns, and welcome to Music Journalism Insider, a newsletter about music journalism. I highlight some of the best stuff...
Stuff You Gotta Watch: New Wave: Dare to Be Different
August 6, 2023
The year is 1982. Long Island suburban radio station WLIR chooses to rebrand by refusing to comply with increasingly suffocating corporate mergers, instead...
Luis Manuel Garcia-Mispireta Interview
$ · August 6, 2023
Luis Manuel Garcia-Mispireta is Associate Professor in Ethnomusicology and Popular Music Studies at the University of Birmingham. He writes prolifically on...
Javier Rodríguez-Camacho Interview
August 6, 2023
I’m Todd L. Burns, and welcome to Music Journalism Insider, a newsletter about music journalism. Click here to subscribe! Javier Rodríguez-Camacho is a...
Silhouette Bushay Interview
August 6, 2023
I’m Todd L. Burns, and welcome to Music Journalism Insider, a newsletter about music journalism. Click here to subscribe! Silhouette Bushay is a researcher,...
Mark Guarino Interview
$ · August 6, 2023
Mark Guarino is a journalist and playwright. He started as the pop music critic for the Daily Herald outside Chicago, a position he held for 11 years before...
Insider Extra: August 4
$ · August 4, 2023
Insider Extra: August 4 I’m Todd L. Burns, and I put together Music Journalism Insider, a newsletter about music journalism. The newsletter collects some of...
#180: Lose The Words
July 31, 2023
Lose The Words I’m Todd L. Burns, and welcome to Music Journalism Insider, a newsletter about music journalism. I highlight some of the best stuff I hear,...
Stuff You Gotta Watch: 808
July 30, 2023
No machine is ever just a machine, especially in the music world. That’s certainly the case with the Roland TR-808. Often credited with irrevocably changing...
Ed Gillett Interview
$ · July 30, 2023
Ed Gillett is a writer from South London. His first book is Party Lines: Dance Music and the Making of Modern Britain. Dan Hancox calls it “a landmark book,...
Amy Linden Interview
$ · July 30, 2023
Amy Linden is an educator and music critic/journalist. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including The Source, The New York Times, and many...
Ross Scarano Interview
$ · July 30, 2023
Ross Scarano is a managing editor at SSENSE. He’s previously written and worked for the likes of Complex, Billboard, The Believer, and more. How did you get...
Justin Patch Interview
$ · July 30, 2023
Justin Patch is Associate Professor of Music at Vassar College. His research focuses on music in American politics, sound studies, East Asian art music, and...
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