Daily Newsletter, December 20, 2024

As the end of the year approaches, things seem the same, bute are quite different...

Ljubinko Zivkovic
December 20, 2024

30 best albums of 2024 (with a number one that might surprise you)

2024 was pretty great for music, but what albums were the best? These 30.

audiophix.com/30-best-albums-2024-number-one-that-might-surprise-you

KLOF Mag: 2024 Albums of the Year (Editor’s Year in Review)

Covering folk, jazz, experimental, avant-garde, field recordings and more, KLOF Mag’s editor takes us on an eclectic meander through their 2024 Albums of the Year.

klofmag.com/2024/12/klof-mag-albums-of-the-year-2024/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

The 40 Best Debut Albums of 2024

www.pastemagazine.com/music/debut-albums/the-40-best-debut-albums-of-2024?mc_cid=39da2cdbbc&mc_eid=2e9df9deca&utm_source=PMNTNL&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=241218&md5=b29b66f4370c21faca8e1fc9e233d084

Rockfort! The Best French Music of 2024 | The Quietus

Just as I was wondering how to round of the year with this column – I made the mistake of cramming big stuff like the French elections and the Paris Olympic Games into the previous one – I put on tQ’s Low Culture podcast, in which editors Luke Turner and John Doran opened by discussing […]

thequietus.com/tq-charts/columns-of-the-year/rockfort-the-best-french-music-of-2024/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

Chappell Roan: The Anti-Popstar of 2024

After a stratospheric year on the charts and dominating music festivals, the newly minted star may signal a vital turning point in how we treat and identify with celebrities.

floodmagazine.com/183325/chappell-roan-the-anti-popstar-of-2024/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy%20music

The Bach Boys and The Monkees - two Christmas albums to play this holiday season

There’s so many ways to go any given Christmas season these days - from the old-fashioned ‘classics’ to blues, soul or punk and heavy metal, whatever suits the

stairwayto11.com/the-beach-boys-and-the-monkees-two-christmas-albums-to-play-this-holiday-season-01jfa3ndhtgj?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2Fpublished+articles

Listening To Africa: Three African Writers Discuss the History and Future of African Music

I subscribe to far too many newsletters. Most remain unopened. But for some reason, I decided to open one from David Byrne (probably because Mali was in the subject line, and it is #ReadingAfrica W…

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A Celebration of Bob Dylan's 50th Anniversary of 'Blood on the Tracks' Features Numerous Stars » LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Bob Dylan's 'Blood on the Tracks,' his center is organizing a big celebration.

livinglifefearless.co/2024/news/a-celebration-of-bob-dylans-50th-anniversary-of-blood-on-the-tracks-features-numerous-stars/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2Fpublished+articles

A Cornucopia of Bob Dylan Instruments and Other Memorabilia to Hit A New Auction » LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

A special auction of 60 Bob Dylan items is coming from the archives of late journalist Al Aronowitz, who introduced Dylan to The Beatles.

livinglifefearless.co/2024/news/a-cornucopia-of-bob-dylan-instruments-and-other-memorabilia-to-hit-a-new-auction/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2Fpublished+articles

Rudy Van Gelder: the forgotten brains behind the sound of jazz

Leaving a towering body of work behind him, record engineer Rudy Van Gelder worked on some of the most acclaimed modern jazz pieces with little recognition.

faroutmagazine.co.uk/rudy-van-gelder-the-forgotten-mastermind-jazz/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2Fjazz