The B List: 20 Twitter Feeds to Follow

4. Furthur (@furthurband)

This feed shares setlists, twitpics and information about each show the band plays. Furthur’s feed acts as a template of what we think each band that size should be tweeting during their performances.

5. Ezra Koenig (@azre)

You know those friends that like to tweet every detail of their life? Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig can be included in that group, but he does a good job of keeping us entertained among the minutiae. For instance, when word came down that a recording of Koenig’s cover of Papa Hobo by Paul Simon was available online, he shared a few factoids about the song and other covers of note.

6. Mike Doughty (@Mike_Doughty_)

You’ve got to love when an artist’s humor comes through in their tweets and that holds true for HT fave Mike Doughty’s feed. Doughty critiques art in all of its forms,  shares thoughts from home and on the road, corresponds with his friends (famous and otherwise) and retweets plenty of laugh out loud funny material from a slew of sources.

7. Billy Corgan (@Billy)

If you have any interest whatsoever in the Smashing Pumpkins, the feed from the band’s front man is must-follow material. Let’s just take the last 24 hours: Corgan has shared the alternate title for one of the group’s albums, let his followers know that SP once recorded Sweet Home Alabama and clued them in to an alternate version of Starla…and that’s just today!

8. OhChu (@OhChu)

Billed as “deep thoughts for the modern guy,” this is Christopher Chu of The Morning Benders’ feed. Twitter allows a level of interactivity not found in other mediums and Chu takes advantage by responding to fans’ questions as well as sharing the tracks he’s working on with them from time to time.

9. Umphrey’s McGee (@UmphreysMcGee)

The HT faves go way beyond sharing news on their feed as they also offer contests, setlists, photos and links to UM-related content of all sorts. We also like that they respond to nearly every tweet directed at them.

10. ?uestlove (@Questlove)

We saved the best for last as The Roots’ drummer has led the pack in “celebrity” tweeting over the past few years. You can count on Questo for a behind the scenes look at life as a member of The Roots and supporting Jimmy Fallon plus he’ll share music recommendations, his take on news, television and the food they serve at the NBC cafeteria.

10 Music Writers to Follow on Twitter…

1. Will Hermes (@williamhermes)

This Rolling Stone contributor analyzes albums, live-tweets shows, shares fascinating articles that go beyond the music world and directs followers towards interesting bootlegs and rare tracks for his highly entertaining feed.

2. Rob Mitchum (@robmitchum)

Pitchfork scribe, who we’ve interviewed for Writer’s Workshop, tweets his oft-hilarious take on the music world and reviews old Phish shows in multiple tweets.

3. Maura Johnston (@maura)

Current Village Voice music editor was ahead of her time as one of the first music bloggers to really embrace Twitter. While our readers may not love all the American Idol-related tweets, she does provide good insight on breaking pop-culture and music stories as they happen.

4. Bob Lefsetz (@lefsetz)

Curmudgeonly music industry vet brings his 25 years of experience writing The Lefsetz Letter email newsletter to Twitter. Lefsetz analyzes bands, trends and industry news each day for his feed.

5. Chuck Klosterman (@CKlosterman)

While one of our favorite writers doesn’t tweet about music much, he never fails to make us laugh with his feed. We particularly dig when Chuck tweets about sports.

6. Jefferson Waful (@jeffersonwaful)

The Relix writer, and host of the site’s forthcoming Jeff Waful + 1 program, tweets about life on the road as LD for Umphrey’s McGee, shares astute observations about sports and music and creatively details each night’s UM setlist.

7. Jesse Jarnow (@Bourgwick)

This Brooklyn-based freelancer passes along music news, previews his Frow Show radio program each week and offers a look at life in the city on his feed. Of particular interest to our readers should be the way he breaks down Grateful Dead shows in one tweet of 140 characters or less.

8. Greg Kot (@GregKot)

Unlike his jaded Sound Opinions cohort Jim DeRogatis, Kot offers fresh and keen insight on all genres of music, including insightful album and concert reviews and reports on the industry.

9. Christopher Weingarten (@1000TimesYes)

Didn’t think albums could be reviewed in 140 characters or less? Weingarten shows us how it done on his feed.

10. David Wild (@WildAboutMusic)

Usually we’re turned off by name dropping, but not when this Rolling Stone contributing editor does it. Wild’s feed often features the scribe interacting with musicians and other entertainers and he does a good job of getting his followers involved by tweeting pop quizes and questions for them to answer. He can be pretty damn funny, at times, as well.

What feeds do you consider must-follow? Let us know by leaving a comment or by tweeting @Hidden_Track.

– Scott Bernstein and Andy Kahn

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