# wilkes (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover wilkes. Page: Feed: --- ## [Our Gig Yap Experiment](https://www.drownedinsound.org/our-gig-yap-experiment/) _2026-08-17 · Sean Adams · Drowned in Sound_ Something fun to try. ## [Heat Domes, Pleasure Domes and Wild Boar](https://nancyhonicker.substack.com/p/heat-domes-pleasure-domes-and-wild) _2026-08-15 · Nancy Honicker · Paris on the Skook_ The heat is going to my head as I fantasize about escape! ## [How to take back your listening habits from the algorithm](https://www.drownedinsound.org/how-to-take-back-your-listening-habits-from-the-algorithm/) _2026-08-13 · Emma Wilkes · Drowned in Sound_ Sick of recycling the same old songs? Emma Wilkes says the algorithm's out, and albums in full are in... ## [Scorcher](https://nancyhonicker.substack.com/p/scorcher) _2026-08-09 · Nancy Honicker · Paris on the Skook_ It's a summer for being hot and bothered on the European side of the Atlantic. ## [Confessions of an Album Campaign](https://www.drownedinsound.org/confessions-of-an-album-campaign/) _2026-08-07 · Sean Adams · Drowned in Sound_ Breaking, broken, and reflective. Sean Adams ponders the changing business of releasing records. ## [Is there room for 'outsider art' at the Mercury Prize anymore?](https://www.drownedinsound.org/is-there-room-for-outsider-art-at-the-mercury-prize-anymore/) _2026-08-05 · Emma Wilkes · Drowned in Sound_ The 2026 Mercury Prize nominations are out, but Emma Wilkes asks: should its shortlist really be full of big commercial heavyweights? ## [What We Don’t See When We Look at Art](https://nancyhonicker.substack.com/p/what-we-dont-see-when-we-look-at) _2026-08-02 · Nancy Honicker · Paris on the Skook_ Here is my monthly article on art. It also appears in The Scranton Times-Tribune, The Citizen's Voice of Wilkes Barre, The Hazelton Standard Speaker and The Republican Herald of Pottsville, PA. ## [Meet the politician who wants to help save live music](https://www.drownedinsound.org/meet-the-politician-who-wants-to-help-save-live-music/) _2026-08-01 · Emma Wilkes · Drowned in Sound_ It's oddly comforting finding the names in Westminster who want to use their political capital to keep arts and culture in national conversations. ## [No post today](https://nancyhonicker.substack.com/p/no-post-today) _2026-07-26 · Nancy Honicker · Paris on the Skook_ I'll not be posting my article on anthracite artists until August 2nd. I follow the same calendar as the newspapers where it appears. Today, replaced by a supplement for the Schuylkill County Fair! ## [Hello the CD resurgence, we've been expecting you...](https://www.drownedinsound.org/hello-the-cd-resurgence-weve-been-expecting-you/) _2026-07-22 · Emma Wilkes · Drowned in Sound_ A report has confirmed that the growth in CD sales is outpacing that of vinyl - Emma Wilkes unpicks this (with some help from her sister). ## [Sync bookmarks across every browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/NjBSbTk6P8io) _2026-07-22 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync across Chrome, Firefox and Safari; built-in ad and tracker blocker. ## [Front Porch](https://nancyhonicker.substack.com/p/front-porch) _2026-07-18 · Nancy Honicker · Paris on the Skook_ Down with social media, up with front porches and evening walks, where neighbors meet and talk! ## [The back-to-earth experience of post-festival syndrome (PFS)](https://www.drownedinsound.org/the-back-to-earth-experience-of-post-festival-syndrome-pfs/) _2026-07-15 · Emma Wilkes · Drowned in Sound_ Emma's just returned from a festival and she's a bit worn out. She explores the highs and lows of what she's calling PFS, or post festival syndrome. ## [Perfect Happiness](https://nancyhonicker.substack.com/p/perfect-happiness) _2026-07-12 · Nancy Honicker · Paris on the Skook_ Yes, it happens. Perfect happiness. ## [Five things we've learned from 2026 so far](https://www.drownedinsound.org/five-things-weve-learned-from-2026-so-far/) _2026-07-09 · Emma Wilkes · Drowned in Sound_ We're halfway through the year, but what's stood out? Emma Wilkes looks back at the last six months. ## [Beyond West End Girl: the pros and cons of album-in-full shows](https://www.drownedinsound.org/beyond-west-end-girl-the-pros-and-cons-of-album-in-full-shows/) _2026-07-05 · Emma Wilkes · Drowned in Sound_ Amid the Lily Allen tour discourse, Emma Wilkes defends and celebrates the album-in-full show - but they're not without their pitfalls. ## [Between the Lines](https://nancyhonicker.substack.com/p/between-the-lines) _2026-07-04 · Nancy Honicker · Paris on the Skook_ The 4th of July is a good day for looking into the complexities of American history. On the 250th birthday of the USA, it's also a good day to reflect upon what our nation means to us. ## [The Environment: Two for One](https://nancyhonicker.substack.com/p/the-environment-two-for-one) _2026-06-28 · Nancy Honicker · Paris on the Skook_ Today, I present my monthly article on anthracite artists, this one dedicated to very talented student-artists from the Wilkes Barre area. I follow with an update on the heat dome over France. ## [The show must go on... even in 35 degrees?](https://www.drownedinsound.org/the-show-must-go/) _2026-06-26 · Emma Wilkes · Drowned in Sound_ One musician tells us "we can't afford to not play." Emma Wilkes explores the mitigations to extreme weather and calls for a Heat Strike. ## [Door to Door](https://nancyhonicker.substack.com/p/door-to-door) _2026-06-21 · Nancy Honicker · Paris on the Skook_ A return to Edwards Avenue, Greenwood Hill, Pottsville, PA. ## [AI QA that opens fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/5K6pddNCXKBZ) _2026-06-21 · **Sponsored**_ Run a browser QA from plain-English instructions; get GitHub issues and optional fix PRs. ## [The Desire to Forget, the Duty to Remember](https://nancyhonicker.substack.com/p/the-desire-to-forget-the-duty-to) _2026-06-13 · Nancy Honicker · Paris on the Skook_ Thinking about my father, a World War II Veteran, at the time of year when Americans remember D-Day.