The New Bands for Old Heads Directory & Discord

A quick guide to two of the main paid subscriber benefits: the recommendation directory and the Discord community.

• Skip to the directory link!

• Skip to the Discord invite!

What is the directory?

The directory is the easiest way to search through New Bands for Old Heads.

It’s a running index of the new bands I’ve recommended in the newsletter, including:

• the new band

• the older band, artist, or general vibe they might appeal to fans of

• the post where I wrote about them

So if you half-remember me recommending a band that sounded like The Velvet Underground, or you missed a few weeks of posts and want to catch up without digging through the archive, this is the place to go.

It also has a tab for every single playlist I’ve ever shared both in this newsletter and elsewhere in the New Bands for Old Heads ecosystem (Tik Tok; I’m talking about Tik Tok).

It also has a tab for every single playlist I’ve ever shared both in this newsletter and elsewhere in the New Bands for Old Heads ecosystem (Tik Tok; I’m talking about Tik Tok).

Is it beautiful? No. It is a Google Sheet. We are all doing our best.

But is it useful? Very much so.

What is the Discord?

If the newsletter is where I send you new music, the Discord is where everyone gets to talk back.

It’s the community side of New Bands for Old heads — the place where you can discuss music, swap recommendations, share what you’re listening to, ask for suggestions, and generally keep the conversation going between posts.

Basically, it’s our little supernerd treehouse where we can hang out and chat in a fully zero-gatekeeping zone.

We also do monthly book club, radio hours/listening hangs, and the occasional IRL meetup at festivals and shows. It has been a genuinely kind, funny, low-pressure space, which I appreciate more than I can say, and it’s a testament to how amazing this community is ❤️.

Why are the links here?

The directory and Discord are paid subscriber benefits, so the links sometimes need to be updated.

Instead of sending people on a scavenger hunt through old emails, I’m keeping the current links here. If you bookmark a link and it stops working, come back to this post.

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When people subscribe through your referral link, you can earn access to paid benefits like the directory, Discord, paid posts, playlists, giveaways, and the full paid archive.

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