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Change is bound to come, and so it has. At the risk of being dramatic, after nine years and countless posts in this space, I have decided to close up shop and move across town to Substack. I\u2019ll be sure to leave a forwarding address below, but before I do I just wanted to say thank you reader who has frequented my page and read through my musings. I don\u2019t take your presence for granted and have loved the conversation, the enthusiastic agreement, and even the respectful disagreement with my obsessive music lists and opinions. <\/p>\n

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I\u2019m also under no pretense that you\u2019ll drop everything and follow me across town to keep up with my thoughts on music and life, (though I\u2019d love it if you do!) so this might be goodbye. If it is, genuinely\u2014thank you. I get it\u2014another platform, another app with notifications to download and to manage. Another one that\u2019s going to offer you the chance to \u201csupport\u201d me financially, which could be seen as pressure. I was torn and I still am on the \u201cwhy now\u201d and the \u201cwhat will be different\u201d questions. I hate self-promotion or asking for money, but I\u2019m going to have it as an option. Please hear me clearly, there is no pressure from me to you to pay for my content, only an invitation.<\/p>\n

I would simply say, if you love what you read, if my writing brings joy and value to you, please consider co-creating with me. That\u2019s what financial support, that\u2019s what liking, sharing, and comments on posts do\u2014it joins the conversation and widens its reach. It also co-creates with the artists being written about, helping spread the word and busting through the algorithmic gatekeepers. Additionally, it encourages me and provides a little extra added motivation to finish, to keep going. <\/p>\n

That said, I love music, lists, retrospectives and I will be offering any who decides to join the option of monthly, yearly, or one-time financial gifts as a way to encourage me and fund what would ultimately be my dream job. Writing about music. Wrestling with meaning. Making connections with fellow obsessive music fans. Encouraging indie artists. <\/p>\n

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So practically, this space will remain open for awhile (maybe all of 2026, maybe less, we\u2019ll see), and some of the content will stay as is for you to return to. Some have been taken down to repurpose into what I hope will be a book on music, meaning, and nostalgia. (Fingers crossed!) Lastly, some will be repurposed or reposted at the new address.<\/p>\n

Okay. This is already getting longer than I\u2019d planned so\u2026to sum up. Thank you, join me if you dare, and here\u2019s the address to the new digs. Hope to see you there! <\/p>\n

Josh Balogh Substack<\/a><\/p>\n

Happy listening! <\/p>\n

Josh <\/p>\n

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