Daily Newsletter, December 29, 2023

'Besties' are still around, so is other stuff

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Ljubinko Zivkovic
December 29, 2023

The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s

From Lauryn Hill to Radiohead, My Bloody Valentine to Janet Jackson, Nirvana to Wu-Tang Clan, and so many more, these are the albums that changed music forever.

pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-best-albums-of-the-1990s/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

The 30 Best Indie Folk Albums of 2023

From Sufjan Stevens to Mitski to Nicole Dollanganger to Field Medic, here are Paste's picks for the 30 best indie folk albums of 2023.

www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-albums/30-best-indie-folk-albums-of-2023?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

How Old Music Became the Biggest Thing in New Music

Nostalgia retains its stranglehold on music. Many high-profile reissues and rereleases throughout 2023, however, suggest a new path forward to talk about (and profit off) the past—from Taylor Swift’s rerecordings to the Replacements and beyond.

www.theringer.com/music/2023/12/20/24005670/reissues-taylor-swift-taylors-version-replacements-tim-beatles?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

How The Cars soundtracked the fantasies of an entire generation

The Cars' 'Moving in Stereo' was featured in the 1980s' hit 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' during the famous scene with Phoebe Cates, now becoming a staple.

faroutmagazine.co.uk/how-the-cars-soundtracked-the-fantasies-of-an-entire-generation/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

"He liked living on the edge, but over the line was even better": Dennis Wilson's wife shot his car with a 9mm pistol. He narrowly escaped the Manson Family. And he released a stunning solo album

Famously, Dennis Wilson was the only member of the Beach Boys who surfed - but on land, his life was chaos

www.loudersound.com/features/dennis-wilson-pacific-ocean-blue?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

When The Who (Literally) Blew Up The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in 1967

From 1967 to 1969, Tom and Dick Smothers hosted The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, a politely edgy comedy show that tested the boundaries of mainstream television and the patience of CBS executives.

www.openculture.com/2023/12/when-the-who-blew-up-the-smothers-brothers-comedy-hour-in-1967.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

"He really lived it": Lightnin' Hopkins picked cotton and worked on a chain gang before becoming the most recorded of the postwar bluesmen – and schooling the likes of Billy Gibbons and Johnny Winter

"Lightnin' did everything the way you'd think a real blues player would do…" The story of Lightnin' Hopkins: Sage, scoundrel and natural-born storyteller

www.guitarplayer.com/player/the-story-of-lightnin-hopkins?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2Fjazz

Three Things You Might Not Know About Edward Hopper's 'Nighthawks'

Hopper's mysterious 'Nighthawks' is an icon of American popular culture. Here are three facts that might make you see scene in a new way.

news.artnet.com/art-world-archives/edward-hopper-nighthawks-facts-2414407?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FART

The most anticipated books of 2024 (so far)

Here are the most promising titles arriving in the first half of the new year

www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/article-2024-books-to-read/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2Fbooks