Daily Newsletter, December 2, 2024

New this week, genre-bending, songs and jazz, more

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Ljubinko Zivkovic
December 02, 2024

Eleven genre-bending songs that prove music has no limits

Songs that push and keep pushing music forward are often tracks that one needs to listen to several times, such as these 11 songs.

audiophix.com/eleven-genre-bending-songs-prove-music-no-limits

Next Week in Music | Dec. 2-8 • The Long List: 410 Releases On The Way - Tinnitist

It’s all downhill from here, folks. Take that however you want. Here’s the deal: We are heading into the final Bandcamp Friday of 2024 — which is why there are more than 400 new albums, EPs, singles, box sets, compilations, anthologies, retrospectives, soundtracks, vinyl reissues and cassettes arriving next week. The rest of December, on […]

tinnitist.com/2024/12/01/next-week-in-music-dec-2-8-the-long-list-410-releases-on-the-way

The EP that kickstarted Australia's psychedelic boom

The Vines' debut EP, 'College', generated hype during the build-up to their debut album and kickstarted the contemporary psychedelic boom in Australia.

faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-ep-that-kickstarted-australias-psychedelia

Yacht Rock Essentials: “Undercover Angel,” Alan O’Day’s One-Shot Tribute to Clandestine Passion

americansongwriter.com/yacht-rock-essentials-undercover-angel-alan-odays-one-shot-tribute-to-clandestine-passion

Spotify’s AI is no match for a real DJ

Ain’t nothing like the real thing.

www.theverge.com/24290914/spotify-ai-dj-radio-kexp?ref=refind

Music News: Full album release schedule for December

There are not a lot of new album releases in December, but you might still find some must-have gems.

audiophix.com/music-news-full-album-release-schedule-december

Olivia Tremor Control's Will Cullen Hart Gone at 53 - Rock and Roll Globe

Will Cullen Hart, co-founder of the Athens, GA musical collective The Elephant 6 Recording Co. and co-leader of the brilliant psych band the Olivia Tremor

rockandrollglobe.com/remembrance/olivia-tremor-controls-will-cullen-hart-gone-at-53

3 of the Trippiest Rock Songs Ever

americansongwriter.com/3-of-the-trippiest-rock-songs-ever

Exploring the Genre-Blending Intersection of Jazz, Hip-Hop and EDM | Sound of Life | Powered by KEF

Once a domain of intricate harmonies, jazz has found fresh resonance in the rhythms of hip-hop and energy of EDM.

www.soundoflife.com/blogs/mixtape/jazz-hip-hop-edm

Next Week in Music | Dec. 2-8 • 5 New Books - Tinnitist

I already have way too many books waiting to be read. But that’s not going to stop me from seeking out these new titles on RTJ and guitarist Marty Friedman. I’m also intrigued by that book on music from alien worlds and the afterlife, though I suspect / assume that as soon as you open […]

tinnitist.com/2024/12/01/next-week-in-music-dec-2-8-5-new-books

Beauty. Pain. Catharsis. Whatever: Nirvana do MTV Unplugged | The Quietus

Thirty years after the release of the band's Unplugged in New York album, Marc Burrows explores the fraught session that saw Nirvana go acoustic before an audience of friends, peers, and, for some reason, Kate Moss

thequietus.com/culture/books/beauty-pain-catharsis-whatever-nirvana-do-mtv-unplugged

10 astonishing black and white movies you have to see

Old they may be but these films have the power to surprise and delight even now

www.shortlist.com/lists/10-astonishing-black-and-white-movies-you-have-to-see-405039