Daily Newsletter, April 13, 2024

Album review

ASHA JEFFERIES EGO RIDE NETTWERK If you are of the opinion that well-crafted, sophisticated pop is not worth your time, you just might as well move on and pass on Asha Jefferies’ new album Ego Ride.  On the other hand, even if you do have such an opinion, you just might as well stick with […]

JADE BIRD BURN THE HARD DRIVE GLASSNOTE RECORDS Expressing your personal life, feelings, and observations would be quite a double-edged sword for singer-songwriters. To make it work, the artists who take that route have to make a solid connection with their listeners, make them understand what is going on, and make them relate to what […]

SUGAR CANDY MOUNTAIN MYSTIC HITS ROYAL OAKIE Sugar Candy Mountain’s Mystic Hits is an album that has been out of print for a while now (a decade or so), and in the meantime has earned that mystic tag from its title. Starting out as duo of Will Halsey and singer-songwriter Ash Reiter, Sugar Candy Mountain turned into […]

Highlights of the 1972 year in music included new arrivals like Elton John, David Bowie and Eagles. But many '60s favorites remained.

No one writes a piece of music trying to hurt people, but these songs were far more damaging to music than many realised. Check out the full list here.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5jvZYevRUT/?igsh=NG1yZnpjZDk5eWRq For over 45 years, Rhino Entertainment has been at the forefront of the reissue

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Any article written about Concept Albums struggles to clarify which albums fit the term.  Sometimes they include albums by Frank Sinatra and The Beach Boys. In the 50s, Sinatra put together love so…

As South African electronic music infiltrates the international pop sphere, Lior Phillips highlights the country’s take on drill as a fascinating example of the country’s ability to remake genres in its own image

Exploring the unforgettable sounds of Middle Eastern and Arabian psychedelic rock music, which emerged in the 1960s and 1970s and has not lost prominence since.