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I’m Todd L. Burns, and welcome to Music Journalism Insider, a newsletter about music journalism. Click here to subscribe!Melissa A. Weber is an artist-scholar and music historian whose areas of...
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Stuff You Gotta Watch: New Wave: Dare to Be Different
The year is 1982. Long Island suburban radio station WLIR chooses to rebrand by refusing to comply with increasingly suffocating corporate mergers, instead embracing the New Wave arriving from across...
View ArticleJavier Rodríguez-Camacho Interview
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 Bolivian music writer. He has been active as a...
View ArticleGrayson Haver Currin: Notes on Process [SPECIAL EDITION]
Grayson Haver Currin: Notes on Process [SPECIAL EDITION]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,...
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#194: Cutting Corners
Cutting CornersI’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 watch every week; publish news about...
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Stuff You Gotta Watch: Without Getting Killed or Caught
Guy Clark’s remarkable 1975 debut album Old No 1 was quickly recognized as a classic of what would later be described as “Americana.” With his best friend and fellow Texan Townes Van Zandt, the duo...
View ArticleArjun Chadha Interview
I’m Todd L. Burns, and welcome to Music Journalism Insider, a newsletter about music journalism. Click here to subscribe!Arjun Chadha is the founder and editor-in-chief of Get Familiar Magazine, which...
View ArticleFrank Furtado Interview
I’m Todd L. Burns, and welcome to Music Journalism Insider, a newsletter about music journalism. Click here to subscribe!Frank Furtado is the content manager for Middle 8, a YouTube channel with more...
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#193: Pressure, Responsibility, and Excitement
Pressure, Responsibility, and ExcitementI’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 watch every...
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Stuff You Gotta Watch: Dig!
Ondi Timoner’s 2004 documentary Dig! bursts to a start with the psychedelic sounds of The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Band leader Anton Newcombe struts down the sidewalk in motorcycle boots and pledges...
View ArticleLydia Bangura Interview
I’m Todd L. Burns, and welcome to Music Journalism Insider, a newsletter about music journalism. Click here to subscribe!Lydia Bangura is an operatic soprano, music theorist, and podcaster. She’s...
View ArticlePeter A. Berry Interview
I’m Todd L. Burns, and welcome to Music Journalism Insider, a newsletter about music journalism. Click here to subscribe!Peter A. Berry is a writer-editor with bylines in Okayplayer, Stereogum, and...
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#192: Embarrassing But True
Embarrassing But TrueI’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 watch every week; publish news...
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Stuff You Gotta Watch: The Whole Gritty City
New Orleans is quite possibly the subject of more music documentaries than any other city in the world. Understandably, the Big Easy’s fame as the birthplace of jazz—alongside nourishing R&B,...
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#191: Ego Clouds
Ego CloudsI’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 watch every week; publish news about the...
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Stuff You Gotta Watch: Latcho Drom
As an introduction to Europe’s largest minority, the people often called “gypsies,” Latcho Drom, from 1993, is an enchanting, impressionistic documentary—and arguably the most beautiful music...
View ArticleOctober 30 - Recommendations Smörgåsbord
October 30 - Recommendations SmörgåsbordI’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 watch every...
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#190: A Culture Of Responsiveness
A Culture Of ResponsivenessI’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 watch every week;...
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#189: A Poptimistic Manifesto
A Poptimistic ManifestoI’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 watch every week; publish...
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