Daily Newsletter, August 30, 2024

Best of 2024 so far, re-assessed album flops, more

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Ljubinko Zivkovic
August 30, 2024

The 50 Best Albums of 2024 So Far

A rolling list of our favorite albums of the year, updated somewhat frequently.

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Hot Picks 29/8/24- The Best New Releases - FVMusicBlog.com

Home » Blog » Hot Picks 29/8/24- The Best New Releases Photo: Patricio Anabalon 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 pleasure! This coverage is created […]

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6 Classic Rock Albums That Flopped at First but Became Legendary

Classic rock albums flopped all the time, but these six iconic records managed to gain notoriety and respect in later years.

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The Oasis reunion and the sad cyclical nature of pop culture

Oasis reuniting has seized the pop culture zeitgeist, but it's a sad state of affairs that everything has circled right back around to 2009.

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Practical Magic: The Self-Titled Debut by Tristwch Y Fenywod | The Quietus

Featuring members of Guttersnipe, The Ephemeron Loop, and Slaylor Moon, Tristwch Y Fenywod spin wild, esoteric fables (with just a touch of disco)

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History and Transcendence of the Shoegaze Music Genre | Sound of Life | Powered by KEF

Discover the unique evolution, fall and second life of shoegaze – "the genre that celebrated itself".

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Review: John Lennon’s ‘Mind Games’ Box Set Favorably Contextualizes a Hidden Gem - Atwood Magazine

Revisited and remastered by Sean Ono Lennon, the new ‘Mind Games’ box set re-centers Yoko Ono’s contributions to John Lennon’s mid-seventies work and provides diehard fans with auditory artifacts and Easter Eggs.

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John Lennon contemplates life on 'Watching the Wheels'

After the split of the Beatles, John Lennon had an existential crisis about what was next and who he was without the band. 'Watching the Wheels' was his answer.

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8 Books That Will Leave You Questioning if Your Memories Are Real - Electric Literature

We can't always trust the stories we tell ourselves

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