Daily Newsletter, August 8, 2023

Britpop, Slowcore, Last Poets, more

Ljubinko Zivkovic
August 08, 2023

Hot Picks 7/8/23- The Best New Releases - FVMusicBlog.com

Today 7/8/23 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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Please Please Just Fuck Off With This Bullshit: Lamacq & Whiley & The Lie Of 'Britpop'

Why is it always the reactionary who get to do revisionism? A few thoughts.

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Women are superstars on stage, but still rarely get to write songs

Songwriting credits since 1958, broken down by gender

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Call It Lust, Sin, Booze, and Jesus: Call It Sacred and Profane - International Country Music

James Akenson Once upon a time in a galaxy long ago I wrote a piece about Tennessee Tech University PhD student Randy Williams. The title “Randy Williams: Just for the Hell…Or The Heaven…Of It” fit nicely with what Randy Williams thought would be the focus of his PhD research. Turns out he was spot on. […]

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‘Our music didn’t build. We were anti-catharsis’: the glacial pleasures of slowcore

Long after their 90s heyday, bands such as Codeine and Duster are finding new audiences in thrall to their slow, sad vision of guitar music. Veterans explain the scene’s angst and idealism

www.theguardian.com/music/2023/aug/02/glacial-pleasures-of-slowcore-codeine-duster?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

1970: The Year in 50 Classic Rock Albums - Best Classic Bands

We looked back at hundreds of albums released that year and whittled the list down to 50 standouts. How many do you own?

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The Last Poets and Watts Prophets: The radical hip-hop pioneers 'written out of history'

Largely remembered as forerunners of hip-hop, the Last Poets, Watts Prophets and Gil Scott-Heron were radical artists who deserve recognition in their own right, writes Dorian Lynskey.

www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230807-the-last-poets-and-watts-prophets-the-radical-poets-overshadowed-by-hip-hop

JAZZIZ Editors’ Choice: Gregory Hutchinson, Cautious Clay, Magos Herrera & More - JAZZIZ Magazine

The editors of JAZZIZ have the good fortune of being able to listen to new music before it’s officially released in stores and streaming platforms. And because we’re always listening to new tunes, we always know just what to recommend. That’s why we’ll bring you a roundup of ten songs each week, featuring music from

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The Complicated Afterlives of Roberto Bolaño

“We never stop reading, although every book comes to an end, just as we never stop living, although death is certain.” This certain death came tragically early for the Chilean poet and novelist Rob…

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11 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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