Smuggling podcasts into a Burmese prison Danny Fenster was jailed during the coup in Myanmar. This is the story of how he got through it.

Man, this comic of Danny Fenster's 6 months in Burmese prison is crushing. Really powerful use of comic illustration and a fun UX by The Verge www.theverge.com/cs/features/...

Liner Notes: Eric "Roscoe" Ambel - Harmonic Talkin' rock 'n' roll with a master of the craft.

Liner Notes is back with a new interview with Eric "Roscoe" Ambel (Joan Jett, the Del-Lords, Steve Earle) to celebrate the re-issue of the Yayhoos' records!

@jefito.com talks with Ambel about the roots-rock supergroup and the making of both records.

Read it here: www.harmonic.fm/blog/liner-n...

There are a lot of great music writers out there, and reading their work has been a much needed break from the rest of the news that comes across my feed.

Going to start sharing more of this through Harmonic. The great @jefito.com has a more extensive list here www.jefitoblog.com/link-digest-...

Record cover of Dog Years by The Night Game

Spinning ‘Dog Years’ by The Night Game during my lunch break. Good for Martin Johnson getting to ride the nostalgia train with BLG right now, but his releases as The Night Game are leagues above.

Love how the panning of the static and the heartbeat-like bass line give that feeling of disoriented panic. Very visceral production.

Thanks for sharing! I'll be checking out whole album.

I will die on the hill that Davy Knowles is the most under appreciated modern blues guitar player.

Harmonic is ramping up this year. We put together a marketing budget but felt like the traditional gameplan of Instagram ads and TikTok campaigns were antithetical to what we’re trying to build.

Instead, we’re putting that money back into the communities we want to support. Details below!

Minnesota wants to win a war of attrition Sousveillance over civil war.

Great article about Walz's call for citizens to film ICE in Minnesota. Even though accountability won't be immediate - and may never come in a satisfactory way - these videos are the only form of transparency we have at the moment. www.theverge.com/policy/86363...

Dear listeners,

When the days feel narrow and the noise gets loud, try a song.
Not as escape — as evidence.
Someone, somewhere, once felt this too and made something that still holds.

If hope is hiding, it often hums first.

Grid displaying artwork for albums covered in the Jefitoblog post New Albums I Loved in 2025

'Tis the season for year-end lists. Here's my round up of new records I loved in 2025, featuring an eclectic array of genres and a near-total absence of albums that have popped up on a bunch of other year-end lists: www.jefitoblog.com/new-albums-i...

Albert Collins - If trouble was money YouTube video by Bornysblues

Love the teles with humbuckers in the neck position. Always makes me think of Albert Collins. youtu.be/cz6LbWWqX-g?...

Recently discovered Kater. She spotlights a bunch of lesser known indie artists on her Twitch streams and Instagram. www.instagram.com/katerfm_?igs...

Who are your favorite music critics, and where do you read their work? I'm particularly interested in finding more young/emerging voices.

New on Harmonic! The Society of Rockets (@societyofrockets.bandcamp.com) deliver the definitive version of Tough Trip Through Paradise! Featuring original vinyl masters, instrumental mixes, original artwork from the band.

Heyo! Look at this digital reissue for the invested listeners!

Mega-thanks to the gang at Harmonic for including us in this unique take!

#newmusic #harmonic #thesocietyofrockets #vinyl #digitalvinyl #nospotify #musicmarketing #janglepop #americana #indiemusic #psychedelic #sanfrancisco #musicsky

Cayle is the kind of madman we need more of in 2025 — running a mission-driven indie label dedicated to supporting social causes important to its artists. Check out my interview with him for @harmonic.fm:

My latest Liner Notes interview at @harmonic.fm digs into the story and creative philosophy behind Social Cinema's debut LP. A clip from our conversation and the link to the full interview below:

More than anything else, I object to this president stealing our time and attention. We can’t even have a Sunday morning without hearing about some insane thing he said and wondering if that insane thing will become real because he’s insane.

Big plus for Apple Music is how easily they handle and sync local files. If you buy a digital download from an artist, drag it into Apple Music on desktop and it’ll sync across devices.

Harmonic Roundtable · Zoom · Luma Another month, another Harmonic hang! For this month's roundtable, we'll be talking about Harmonic's new features, new music we're excited about, and – most…

Our next virtual roundtable will be on Monday, September 22 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT!

After weeks of speaking with indie artists to hear what they want out of a music marketplace, we're offering a sneak peek at some of those features.

RSVP here: luma.com/hznm8h27

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Talked about one of my favorite recent discoveries on Harmonic, “Whiskey & Wine” by Kirsten Kirk. Been a long time since I was at Berklee, and this song made me miss the feeling of being surrounded by so many incredible musicians everyday. Constant collaboration.

I’m biased, but I feel so strongly about this. With the mass amount of independent music being created, we (music fans) don’t need criticism, we need recommendations to turn us on to new music.

Restoring my childhood bass and this (ridiculous) 300 watt behringer amp that must weigh 75lbs. Got good use out of it as a teenager! Had no idea DI was an option back then.

A super insightful conversation on how business and culture of music journalism has changed over the years.

Like many things in music, it feels like it’s been hollowed out by large corporations and has left music fans disconnected as a result.

From this week's Liner Notes, Americana/folk artist Rae Isla @raeisla.bsky.social shares her three indie artist picks. Here's what Rae had to say about Irish artist Katie Phelan and her phenomenal song "Nothing Stays the Same."

Another pick from our beta artists - “I Worry” by Summer Winter. Harmonic co-founder George Howard (@gah650.bsky.social) describes how Summer beautifully captures the juxtaposition of hope and shame, both in the song’s lyrics as well as its arrangement.

Jeff Giles (@jefito.com) shares one of his top picks from our beta testers - Society of Rockets (@societyofrockets.bandcamp.com)! Full of tight performances recorded on vintage gear and mixed by hand, we've been thoroughly enjoying "Tough Trip Through Paradise."

My favorite musical discovery last week was "Tough Trip Through Paradise" by @societyofrockets.bandcamp.com. (Many thanks to @nedraggett.bsky.social for the indirect h/t!) Check it out on @harmonicfm.bsky.social here: app.harmonic.fm/recommendati...

We’ve been having fun discovering new artists in the Harmonic beta! Here’s one of cofounder George Howard’s picks of the week.

Artists, our waitlist is now open! Join us here: www.harmonic.fm

New from one of the best interviewers in the game @jefito.com! So excited for this new interview series and equally excited to read SLOPPY by @raxkingisdead.bsky.social