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TH The Evil Geek

Here’s Why Everyone Is Ditching Spotify These Days — And You Should Too

I gave Spotify another chance… Big mistake!

Apr 14, 2026 · 10 min read · 5,101 claps paywalled #apple #iphone #ios

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TH Thief

Woke Lies Fallow

the death of old man rock

Dec 05, 2025 · 1 min read · 3,900 claps paywalled #poetry #glastonbury #music

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AN Annie Trevaskis · Songstories

I’m So Tired of Being Lonely

I still have some love to give

Apr 10, 2023 · 2 min read · 3,815 claps paywalled #music #tthe-travelling-wilburys #handle-with-care

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LU LucieArt · World of Books - accepting new writers

It’s Okay to Not Be Okay:

Breaking the Silence on Emotional Struggles

Sep 29, 2024 · 5 min read · 2,761 claps paywalled #health #music #struggle

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PH Phaylen Fairchild

The World Bids Farewell To Queer Music Icon, Enya

Everyone knows Enya, one part of the lush trio; a layered, new age vocalist who captured a global audience first with her crossover hit…

May 18, 2026 · 4 min read · 2,628 claps paywalled #music #lgbtq #media

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ST Stephanie Siek · ZORA

The Black ‘Godmother of Grunge’ Who Inspired Your Fav Bands

Seattle’s Tina Bell is forgotten no more

Mar 24, 2021 · 7 min read · 2,493 claps #grunge #music #nirvana

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DE dead_end

my location unknown tryna find a way back home to you again

music always has a strange way of carrying time inside it

Mar 08, 2026 · 5 min read · 2,470 claps paywalled #music #nostalgia #memories

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SA Sanya Jovanovic · Bitchy

My 12-Year-Old Was Asked to Show Her Body to Play PlayStation.

A birthday party, a Spotify playlist, and a question that made me rethink what we’re teaching our children about human worth

Jun 30, 2026 · 9 min read · 2,446 claps paywalled #feminism #culture #parenting

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LO Loren Kantor · RiverRhythms

What is a Van Morrison Moment?

In 1984, I worked on a low-budget independent film in New Zealand called Shaker Run. I was a production assistant and traveled with the…

Jan 26, 2025 · 4 min read · 2,257 claps paywalled #spirituality #van-morrison #dreams

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SA ❤️ Samurai Sam ❤️ Wild Wayne ❤️ · The Love Pub

❤️ ❤️Happy 4th of July: Celebrating 250 Years of the Magical Musical Mantra Manifestations ❤️ ❤️…

❤️ ❤️Dance Party for Life, Liberty and Luminosity ❤️❤️ ❤️❤️ ❤️❤️ ❤️❤️ ❤️❤️ ❤️❤️ ❤️❤️ ❤️

Jul 03, 2026 · 1 min read · 2,190 claps #love #liberty #life

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AN Anu maheshwari · Wander & Wonder

‘Who Cares If One More Light Goes Out? Well, I do’

Highlighting the staggering cost of global conflict and apathy through lyrics.

Mar 19, 2026 · 4 min read · 2,174 claps paywalled #mental-health #music #better-humans

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YA Yana Bostongirl · Short. Sweet. Valuable.

Can You Love a Song and Hate the Lyrics?

When the music is beautiful but the message isn’t

Jul 08, 2026 · 1 min read · 2,056 claps paywalled #music #songs #writing

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PA Paul Thomas Zenki · Thinkpiece Magazine

Why Today’s Music Sounds Lame If You Lived in the ’70s

Yeah, it’s about people playing instruments.

May 21, 2026 · 10 min read · 1,977 claps paywalled #music #entertainment #history

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LO Loren Kantor · RiverRhythms

Thom Yorke Is Not Crazy About People

Thom Yorke does not like celebrity culture. When Jack Black and Miley Cyrus expressed a desire to meet him, he spurned their requests. “I’m…

Apr 12, 2025 · 4 min read · 1,760 claps paywalled #radiohead #thom-yorke #rock

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YA Yana Bostongirl · Short. Sweet. Valuable.

The One Song That Puts Me in a Good Mood

When a favorite song becomes a trigger

Jun 08, 2026 · 1 min read · 1,705 claps paywalled #music #mental-health #nostalgia

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LJ L. J. Kopf · MuddyUm

Eight Cartoons

With notations

Mar 15, 2026 · 3 min read · 1,644 claps paywalled #humor #ai #aliens

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DI Dick Dowdell · The Polis

Henry Ford vs. Milton Friedman: Competing Visions of American Capitalism

One version of capitalism sustains the Republic — the other eats it from within

Nov 20, 2025 · 6 min read · 1,578 claps #politics #culture #society

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TR Trish Church · NEW LITERARY SOCIETY

Granny Sue’s Podcast

“The Olympics of Overthinking”

Jul 06, 2026 · 4 min read · 1,501 claps paywalled #humor #podcast #granny-sue

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SH Shain E. Thomas · Harsh Light News

Revisiting: “The Blues Brothers” (1980)

Revisiting one of the greatest musical comedies of all time

Apr 11, 2024 · 3 min read · 1,500 claps paywalled #the-blues-brothers #musicals #john-belushi

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RA Raine Lore · The RvR

The Last Round Up

The song of me and you

May 09, 2026 · 3 min read · 1,483 claps #memoir #poetry #cattle-farming