Daily Newsletter, December 25, 2023

Some things that were featured this year

Seeking a connective thread among the AllMusic editors' favorite reissues and archival releases from 2023 is a bit of a fool's errand. There are too many styles and too many formats…

Here we go again, racing to December’s finish line, eager to put another chaotic year in the rearview and nervous about what the next 12 months have in store for us.

We're happy to present "Post-Trash's Staff Picks: The Best of 2023" as voted by the site’s wonderful contributors (including their individual lists). With 22 of our writers submitting their votes, we had 315 different records nominated and only the top nine records received a score of sixt

Tracy Chapman's beautiful song about escaping from poverty was everywhere this year, thanks to a hit cover by country star Luke Combs. Whatever the version, it hits harder than ever.

It was 1963 and J Edgar Hoover was growing increasingly concerned with the counterculture movement. He hated songs like The Kingsmen's 'Louie, Louie'.

Just like a baby’s head, I have a soft spot for Three Dog Night. And just like babies, Three Dog Night records are everywhere. They make you smile, but you sure as shit don’t want to take one home or be next to one on a plane. The reason I have a guilty pleasure relationship […]

From Priscilla Presley’s turn in the spotlight to the return of Mean Girls, these are the buzzy films to mark in your calendar

“Protecting students from books containing sexual acts does not protect them from performing sexual acts.” Jane Smiley talks to an Iowa high school newspaper about book banks, after her novel A Tho…

Our personal highlights in the world of hi-fi and home cinema