Who Is Holly Gleason and What Has She Written For?

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Holly Gleason is a Nashville-based writer and artist development consultant. According to her website, she has written for a long list of music and culture publications, including Rolling Stone, The LA Times, The New York Times, Oxford American, No Depression, PASTE, Spin, Musician, CREEM, Interview, PLAYBOY, and Mix, among others.

What she does

Her site describes two intertwined roles:

  • Writer — music journalism, essays, and cultural writing across national and regional outlets.
  • Artist development consultant — working with artists on their careers, based in Nashville.

Where her work has appeared

The publications listed on hollygleason.com span mainstream press, alt-weeklies, music magazines, and regional titles:

Category Outlets named on the site
National / mainstream Rolling Stone, The LA Times, The New York Times, Spin, Interview, PLAYBOY
Music / roots press No Depression, PASTE, Oxford American, Lone Star Music, Texas Music, Musician, CREEM, Rock & Soul, Mix
Regional / local The Palm Beach Daily News, The Vineyard Gazette
Trade / radio / other Tower Pulse, Request, Rockbill, Bam

What she writes about

Her stated interests cover songwriters, roots music, country, R&B, and very early rap — plus broader themes like life moments, fame, and its impact on identity. That mix explains the range of outlets above: from Rolling Stone and Spin to No Depression and Oxford American.

The site itself

hollygleason.com is her personal home base. Its navigation points to a home page, a section titled "Woman, walk the line," essays, search, and an about page. The site also references a project titled Land of Hope and Dreams: Music and Education: Where the Spirit of Learning and Teaching Should Meet.

If you're looking for her published work, the essays section of the site is the most direct starting point; the outlet list above is useful for searching archives of specific publications.