Daily Newsletter, June 24. 2024

To quote Jon Bon Jovi: “Whoa-ho, we’re halfway there.” Welcome to the last week of June, folks. The eternal firehose of new releases will probably slow down — at least a little — for the next few weeks. But first, we have to get through this 400-plus albums, EPs, singles, box sets, compilations, anthologies, retrospectives, […]

Prog rock is not for everyone, but if you are looking to get into the subgenre, here are six albums to start your journey.

A selection of Tim Alborn's latest favorites from his newly-revived, legendary '90s indie pop label.

It's amazing that these songs from The Kinks, George Harrison, Rick Dees + more not only were played on Top 40 radio but became smash hits. Their stories...

In the inaugural edition of a new quarterly column, Patrick Clarke explores the resurgence of folk in left-field, experimental and underground music

There have been a lot of rock bands that have had siblings as part of the group, but these are the 30 best.

As artists grow in popularity, their ideas often become more abstract, which leads to some of the most pretentious music you'll ever hear.

Grateful Dead studio albums have been unfairly maligned from both sides.  Deadheads would rather listen to the expansive live versions of the songs long

These seven soul classics were the best released in that genre in the final year of the 1960s.

The jazz saxophonist talks about creating a "dance" record, plus Washington performs live for World Cafe.

Peep Kurt and Courtney‘s snapshots, learn about Josef K’s life and times, dive deep into The Boss and Blondie’s back catalogs, meet the women of punk and Afrobeat — or open the covers on one of the other new books heading for the shelves. Or don’t. Frankly, I don’t care. My work is done either […]

In an exclusive extract from his new book The Radio Phonics Laboratory, Justin Patrick Moore takes us through the secret history of the links between wartime cryptography and electro-funk

Home » Blog » Hot Picks 22/6/24 – The Best New Releases Photo: PORTRAITS & TALES *Read Disclosure Here Today we bring to you our hottest finds of the week. We have curated a list of the best releases from our musical travels this week and are putting them all in one place for your listing […]

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