Daily Newsletter, August 1, 2024

Southern rock albums, August releases, more

Ljubinko Zivkovic
August 01, 2024

Eleven brilliant Southern rock albums that need to be in your collection

Southern rock can be a divisive thing, but these albums are unbiasedly great.

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The Quietus International: Japanese Music Reviewed by Patrick St. Michel

Patrick St. Michel offers a guide to the experimental pranksters, sonic mish-mashes and technical innovations shaping the Japanese underground

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Issue #016

Featuring Bob Dylan, Neutral Milk Hotel, Black Pumas, Tim Maia & Herbie Hancock

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Music News: Full album release schedule for August

Which new album do you want to buy in August? Here is a release schedule.

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The Big Lookback: Carola Dibbell on Pere Ubu

"Pere Ubu Lives in This Shit!" The Village Voice, May 7, 1979

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The chord invented by George Harrison

George Harrison of The Beatles was a guitarist's guitarist, with Brian May, Cat Stevens and Keith Richards among the professionals to preach his genius.

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180 Seconds of Perfection: Benjamin Myers on the Beauty of the Three-Minute Pop Song

One writer’s obsession with the seven-inch single has led to a new novel, Rare Singles. Benjamin Myers explains how and why

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The Flaming Lips to Release 'The Soft Bulletin' 25th Anniversary Vinyl Reissue

The Flaming Lips are celebrating the 25th anniversary of one of their best albums, 'The Soft Bulletin,' with a limited-edition vinyl reissue.

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After His Floorboards, Syd Barrett's Earliest Known Painting was Auctioned Off

'Dried Flowers,' the earliest known painting by Pink Floyd's founding member, the late Syd Barrett, is going under auction this month.

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July’s Best Reviewed Fiction

Kevin Barry’s The Heart in Winter, Lev Grossman’s The Bright Sword, and Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s Long Island Compromise all feature among the best reviewed fiction titles of the mo…

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