Daily Newsletter, August 7, 2023

This week's releases, music books, more

Ljubinko Zivkovic
August 07, 2023

What It Takes To Be A Happy Man

When an artist we love is not around any more

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Next Week in Music | Aug. 7-13 • The Long List: MoreThan 235 Releases On The Way

Even though we’re deep into the slowest part of the summer, there are still plenty of musical birthdays, anniversaries and milestones to mark: Monday is Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson’s…

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Hot Picks 6/8/23- The Best New Releases - FVMusicBlog.com

Today 6/8/23 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

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The greatest song of all time, according to science

The neuroscience of song.

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The Avalanches to Daft Punk: who has the record for the most samples in a song?

Daft Punk used a lot, DJ Shadow most definitely, and The Avalanches 'used thousands', but who really has the record for the most samples used in a single tune?

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What was the world’s first concept album?

A tale of tech and pop culture.

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‘Quantum Criminals’ Is the Steely Dan Book That’s as Darkly Funny as Their Songs

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Next Week in Music | Aug. 7-13 • New Books

The joker and the thief, highways and heartaches, wisdom and Wailers, jazz and Jarreau — they all belong on your summertime reading list. Let’s dig in: Highways and Heartaches: How Ric…

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Dead Man: The Greatest Western You've Probably Never Seen

Written and directed by Jim Jarmusch with a star-studded cast, many behind-the-scenes elements render Dead Man the greatest western you've never seen.

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Watch Toyah & Robert Fripp revisit their cover of "Smoke on the Water"

This week on their Sunday Lunch series, Toyah and Robert Fripp look back on one of their earliest videos

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