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Musicians, Journalists and assorted other things you like following on Social Media
When Twitter kicked off lots of people were pointing out folks you should be following, and now Facebook has made it so you can subscribe to anyone. Just wondered who you lot recommend I and other DiSsers should be following...
A few I recommend...
Cedric from At the Drive-in/Mars Volta http://twitter.com/cedricbixler_
Good blog always sharing things to hear http://www.facebook.com/disconaivete
DiS' Dom Gourlay http://twitter.com/domlikesrabbits // http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=522315448
H E A L T H http://twitter.com/_HEALTH_
Grizzly Bear http://twitter.com/grizzlybear (left and re-joined. New LP on the horizon)
Curated interestingness http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brain-Pickings/55555550744 // http://twitter.com/brainpicker (sometimes things about music)
Lengthy journalism http://twitter.com/longreads
Letters of Note https://twitter.com/lettersofnote
Daniel Ek http://twitter.com/eldsjal / http://www.facebook.com/eldsjal (stalk the dude who started Spotify)
Tom http://www.facebook.com/myspacetom
Pitchfork founder http://twitter.com/ryanpitchfork
Future of the Left http://twitter.com/shit_rock
Lamacq's blog http://twitter.com/GoingDeafBlog
Chan Marshall http://twitter.com/CATPOWER
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I'm http://twitter.com/seaninsound or http://www.facebook.com/seaninsound if you're not sick of me spaffing on here - what's yours?
Also I'm trying to do more with http://facebook.com/drownedinsound at the minute but I'll probably get bored of it quicker than people get bored of me trolling on it.
Will give some of these a spin.
Alexis Petridis is my favourite music hack tweeter. https://twitter.com/alexispetridis
Mike Skinner is the only musician thus far I've enjoyed following https://twitter.com/#!/skinnermike
#prey4antlers
http://twitter.com/theantlers
Just the usual.
Popjustice, dmuper, Alexis Petridish, Caitlin Moran, Lauren Laverne, Erol Alkan, Falco, Tracy Thorn, sweepingthenation, pitchfork and DiS feeds etc.
Plus quite a few labels (important, MIE et al) and promoters (Miles Of Smiles, Eat Your Own Ears etc).
Sean Moeller, Daytrotter.com: http://twitter.com/realdaytrotter
UK record shops:
https://twitter.com/#!/3AlvestonPlace/recordshops
I maintain this list (and try to update it fairly frequently). It's useful as a barometer of what those who trade in music every day are genuinely excited about, and during big release days it's a fun list to watch. The last record store day was a particular delight.
Along similar lines, Spencer, the manager of Rough Trade, is occasionally really good: http://twitter.com/spencerhickman
Editions Mego have just signed up
http://twitter.com/EditionsMego
I enjoy:
https://twitter.com/#!/shellzenner (Dj - bolton FM, Salford City Radio & DIYRadio Writer: louderthanwar @vinyldistrict)
And
https://twitter.com/#!/SunsetRearview (Sunset in the Rearview music blog)
Mine: https://twitter.com/#!/Spotimy
2 I find most entertaining are:
Kingsley from The Chapman Family @chapmanfamily
Alec Empire @Alec_Empire