Daily Newsletter, August 14, 2024

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Ljubinko Zivkovic
August 14, 2024

Weekly Roundup Archives - Atwood Magazine

Every Friday, Atwood Magazine’s staff share what they’ve been listening to that week – a song, an album, an artist – whatever’s been having an impact on them, in the moment.

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Debunking the myth of the indie landfill

Many bands have been dubbed indie landfill over the years. But at the Paris Olympics, Phoenix proved that the phrase has been far out prevalent in culture.

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Spectres of the Spectrum: Damaged by Ghost Dubs is our Album of the Week | The Quietus

Haunted by the ruins of industry, pounding with low-end sonics, Michael Fiedler’s latest is heavy with subterranean grooves and chthonic sonics, finds Jon Buckland

thequietus.com/quietus-reviews/album-of-the-week/damaged-ghost-dubs-review/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

Billy Talbot of Crazy Horse Speaks (And More)

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Five no-frills 1990s albums that define lo-fi

The 1990s produced some bombastic records, but these lo-fi gems are priceless.

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“A fine overview of the label’s underground credentials… unclassifiable obscurities abound”: History of Deram (and Decca) celebrated in Psych! British Prog, Rock, Folk & Blues box set

A sprawling 3CD / 2LP retrospective of Britain’s first “groovy” record label

www.loudersound.com/reviews/pysch-british-prog-rock-folk-blues-deram?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/entertainment

The Oral History of the ‘Garden State’ Soundtrack, 20 Years Later

Twenty years after the release of ‘Garden State,’ the movie endures as the epitome of love-it-or-hate-it, twee indie. But if there’s one thing most people can agree on, it’s that the soundtrack was really, really good. Below, Zach Braff, James Mercer of the Shins, Imogen Heap, and more explain how it all came together.

www.theringer.com/movies/2024/7/24/24204761/garden-state-soundtrack-album-music-20th-anniversary-zach-braff?ref=refind

The final recording featuring all four Beatles members

The break-up of The Beatles was publicly announced in April 1970, but in reality the band had split the previous year. What was their final recording together?

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'This will make them scream': Alfred Hitchcock on his film-making secrets

Known as the "master of suspense", in 1964 Alfred Hitchcock told the BBC why it was his skill at playing with the audience's emotions that kept them glued to the screen.

www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240808-this-will-make-them-scream-alfred-hitchcock-on-his-film-making-secrets?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FFilm+%26+TV

10 Songs You Should Listen to Now: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist

Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat

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