Open Mic/Ask Me Anything
Open Mic/Ask Me Anything
Have a question? Maybe a rant or hot take? Here's your chance to sound off!
Good morning!
It’s time for another Open Mic/AMA!
A lot of new faces have joined us since the last time we did one of these (hey there!), so I thought it might be fun to do again.
One of this platform’s superpowers is the direct line between writer and reader. There’s no algorithm, so there's no need to bend one’s writing to appease one. It also provides space for writers to check in with everyone. I intentionally don’t run ads here, which means paid subscriptions and word of mouth fuel this entire project.
This is an AMA, but it's also one of my regular pulse checks. I genuinely want to hear what you have to say!
You may also have noticed that the comment section has really, really come to life over the last few months and continues to grow. I couldn’t be happier about that— please keep the converation (and recs) coming!
I mention it every time, but it bears repeating: This is a smart, curious community happy to share their knowledge and ask questions of one another.
So, ask me anything you want about music (or even non-music questions)!
Either reply to this email or leave a comment, and I’ll be back next week to answer some of them.
In the meantime, here are a couple of questions for you:
What would you like me to write about?
Have a record you’d like me to review?
A specific artist?
How about something off menu?
Will the Brewers break my heart again this year?
Is there anything you want to see more of here? Less of?
How about frequency? Too much? Not enough? Just right?
Another one of my favorite things about Substack is that it gives projects like this room to take the twists and turns that other platforms might not. We should take advantage of that.
All questions/comments/rants/raves welcome. Hot takes, too.
Thanks for being here,
Kevin—
How do you request submissions for guest posts on Substack? Do you have to make a post on Notes or do you contact people directly?
I have had "guest posts" in the form of monologues by my fictional characters, but that doesn't count.
Good day Kevin.
1. Favorite concert venue and why?
2. Favorite concept album, and why is it Operation Mind Crime by Queensryche?
3. Would love to hear your thoughts on Muscle Shoals recording studio and why it is, or is not possibly the most important recording studio in the US.
4. And quite possibly the most important question of the bunch, pancakes or waffles?
The frequency of your writing is perfect, even though it's that time of year where I seem to struggle between life and everything too get a chance to read. I look forward to your " what have you been listening to" article every Monday, as it's pushed me to dig deep into my vinyl just so I don't have to tell you that I listen to the same stuff... over... over.. and over.