Portrait of an American rock icon. Greg Dulli of #theafghanwhigs unwrapped. Please do read, subscribe to, and share my new Substack at the link: open.substack.com/pub/paulrees...

#fouralbums #weekinmusic @wulyf.bsky.social @boniverwi.bsky.social #kashusculpepper #rollingblackouts

Always a good day when you have your mind blown from listening to an absolute stone cold masterpiece…

#letterboxfriday #lastfourwatched

#britpop, but perhaps not as you know it. Please do read, listen to, subscribe to, and share my new Substack at the link: open.substack.com/pub/paulrees...

#lanadelrey: "I'm not actually a femme fatale. 'Diamonds on my wrist.' Yes, that much I have going on." The rise of a generational kind of artist. Please do read, subscribe to, and share my new Substack at the link: open.substack.com/pub/paulrees...

#fouralbums #weekinmusic #thejayhawks @jasonisbell90.bsky.social #craigfinn #catpower

#letterboxfriday #lastfourwatched

"These guys were miles ahead of everybody else. Together they were masters." Unearthing musical gems. Please do read, subscribe to, comment on & share my new Substack at the link: open.substack.com/pub/paulrees... #Jellyfish #Scarce #JoshuaJames #albumstohearbeforeyoudie

Powerful, moving, profound, next level... www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pRy... @springsteen

@brucespringsteen.net: "If you are, then you are a player in history, and you have a very brief moment to play your part. To ask: can I have an impact?" Rolling with The Boss & the E Street Band. Please do read, subscribe to, and share my new Substack at the link: open.substack.com/pub/paulrees...

I've five signed copies of my new book, #raisedonradio, ready to give away. In the words of the San Francisco Chronicle: 'Reading it is like eating a party-size bag of chips with a buzz on. It's hard to stop.' Full details here at the link: paul-rees-author.com/five-signed-...

#fouralbums #weekinmusic #zachbryan #theblackcrowes #courtneybarnett @stvincent.bsky.social

#letterboxfriday #lastfourwatched

"Our accountants were like, 'God, you're in trouble.' So we were like, 'Okay, we'll go get dressed up.' The Wilson sisters and Heart in the 'ego-expanded, cocaine-driven' 1980s. Please do read, subscribe to, and share my new Substack at the link: open.substack.com/pub/paulrees...

@paulmccartney342.bsky.social: "I remember not really liking the vocal on 'Eleanor Rigby'. Thinking I hadn't nailed it." Three weeks on the run with a living legend. Please do read, subscribe to, & share my new Substack at the link: paulreesuk.substack.com/p/being-macc...

#fouralbums #weekinmusic #theafghanwhigs #marklanegan @annacalvi.bsky.social #FionaApple

Tonight's listen on repeat - #theafghanwhigs open.spotify.com/album/3U4QqC...

#letterboxfriday #lastfourwatched

In praise of #fionaapple and her unparalleled work of wonder. Please do read, comment on, subscribe to, and share my new Substack at the link: open.substack.com/pub/paulrees...

Giddily happy to have done the Life Goals podcast with Theo Delaney, talking about my #RaisedOnRadio book and to sharing my #wba pain. Full interview at the link: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/l...

Presented with admiration, and frankly, degrees of envy, my new Substack. Please do read, comment on, subscribe to, and share at the link: open.substack.com/pub/paulrees... #daisyjones #neilyoung #billbryson #authorcoaching @taylorjenkinsreid.bsky.social

#fouralbums #weekinmusic #ZachBryan #JasonIsbell #JulienBaker #REM

#letterboxfriday #lastfourwatched

An alternative Best Picture list. Please do read, comment on, subscribe to, & share my new Substack at the link: open.substack.com/pub/paulrees... #Oscars #dennisvilleneuve #PaulThomasAnderson @taylorsheridantx.bsky.social #RyanGosling #DavidLynch

Guesting on @wgntv.com Morning News today to talk about #RaisedOnRadio & all things AOR: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOm9... wgntv.com/morning-news...

Talking about my #RaisedOnRadio book on the @bookedonrock.bsky.social podcast, and with thanks to Eric: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeET...

My new Substack, close encounters & misadventures with rock and pop legends... and veterinary drugs. Please do read, subscribe to, and share at the link: open.substack.com/pub/paulrees... #MichaelJackson #TheBeatles #classicrock

For the 18 months I was researching, doing interview for, and then writing my new book, #RaisedOnRadio, this was my soundtrack: open.spotify.com/playlist/0FP... #AOR #classicrock

Four publishing myths part two. 4: 'If the writing is good enough, it will sell.' Minus luck, a good publisher and agent, and the right market conditions and marketing strategy it won't. For help with getting published, check in here: paul-rees-author.com/author-coach...

Four publishing myths. Part One. 1: 'You don't need an agent.' False. 2: 'You can write the proposal after the manuscript.' Good luck with that. 3: 'Publishers care about ideas.' Publishers care about ideas that they can market.

'I Saw Country Music Past, Present, & Future...' If you know, you know. The wonder of @tylerchilders.bsky.social in my new Substack. Please do read, comment on, subscribe to, and share at the link: open.substack.com/pub/paulrees...

The stories behind the songs in my new book, #RaisedOnRadio, out now: hachette.co.uk/titles/paul-... #Journey #classicrock #AOR

RT: The stories behind the songs in my new book, #RaisedOnRadio, out now: www.hachette.co.uk/titles/paul-... #Styx #classicrock #AOR

#fouralbums #weekinmusic @tylerchilders.bsky.social @remhq.bsky.social @maggierogers.music-social.com #joshtpearson

#RaisedOnRadio is: 'An arena rock version of Please Kill Me. It’s a page turner without a doubt…. Paul Rees has helped to chronicle the soundtrack of our youth, and we should be grateful for that.' - RadioRadioX www.hachette.co.uk/titles/paul-...

My new book #RaisedOnRadio is: 'An entertaining and edifying depiction of the inner workings of the music business, with a keen appreciation for the craftsmanship, artistry and serendipity necessary to create a hit record.' - Wall Street Journal

Soundtrack to my @metallica.com Substack: open.spotify.com/playlist/3i5...

The stories behind the songs in my new book, #RaisedOnRadio, on sale now at the link: amazon.co.uk/Raised-Radio... @officialaerosmith.bsky.social #ClassicRock #AOR

#letterboxfriday #lastfourwatched

Ranking the mighty @metallica.com in my new Substack. Please do read, comment on, subscribe to, and share at the link: open.substack.com/pub/paulrees...

My #RaisedOnRadio book extracted in @rollingstone.com: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

The stories behind the songs in my new book, #RaisedOnRadio, on sale now at the link: amazon.co.uk/Raised-Radio... #Foreigner #ClassicRock #AOR

The stories behind the songs in my new book, #RaisedOnRadio, on sale now at the link: amazon.co.uk/Raised-Radio... #Kiss #ClassicRock #KissArmy

What I've learned from 14 years of writing books. My new Substack. Please do read, comment, share, and subscribe to at the link: open.substack.com/pub/paulrees... #RaisedOnRadio #authorcoaching

My new book, Raised on Radio, is out now. It represents 30-plus years' of learning how publishing actually works. If you're writing non-fiction and want to appreciably improve your chances of being published - I'm now offering coaching. Details here: paul-rees-author.com/author-coach...

The stories behind the songs in my new book, #RaisedOnRadio, on sale now at the link: amazon.co.uk/Raised-Radio... #BryanAdams #ClassicRock #SummerOf69

Delighted to have done, and thoroughly enjoyed doing the @rocksbackpages.bsky.social podcast, speaking about my new book #raisedonradio and all things AOR. Big thanks to Barney and the team. www.rocksbackpages.com/Podcast/Epis...

The stories behind the songs in my new book, #RaisedOnRadio, on sale now at the link: amazon.co.uk/Raised-Radio... #Survivor #ClassicRock #Rocky #EyeOfTheTiger

Why @bazluhrmann.bsky.social's #Elvis movie, EPiC, is an overwhelming experience. Please do read, comment on, subscribe to, and share my new Substack at the link: open.substack.com/pub/paulrees...