Daily Newsletter, December 29, 2024

The releases shrink, so does the weekly roundup, replaced by other features

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Ljubinko Zivkovic
December 29, 2024

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

Indie Basement: Best Albums of 2024

www.brooklynvegan.com/indie-basement-best-albums-of-2024/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

Hot Picks 27/12/24 Part One - The Best New Releases - FVMusicBlog

Home » Music Blogs » Hot Picks 27/12/24 Part One – The Best New Releases Photo: Raw Soul Today 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 and are putting them all in one place for your listing pleasure! […]

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Hot Picks 27/12/24 Part Two - The Best New Releases - FVMusicBlog

Home » Music Blogs » Hot Picks 27/12/24 Part Two – The Best New Releases Photo: Kavlick Today 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 and are putting them all in one place for your listing pleasure! This […]

fvmusicblog.com/hot-picks-27-12-24-part-two-the-best-new-releases/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

What was the first song to use backmasking in music?

The mysterious technique of backmasking in music has a number of popular yet controversial examples, but which song was the first to use it?

faroutmagazine.co.uk/what-was-the-first-song-to-use-backmasking-in-music/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

An AI-generated Beatles album I will actually listen to: "Rubber Soul, but it's Motown"

boingboing.net/2024/12/27/an-ai-generated-beatles-album-i-will-actually-listen-to-rubber-soul-but-its-motown.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=boingboing/magazine/Music

George Harrison's Life and Work, Revisited

A new book explores the nature of the Beatle through his musical hits and his complicated relationship with Paul McCartney.

airmail.news/issues/2024-12-28/the-transcendental-beatle

Time Capsule: Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, Safe As Milk

www.pastemagazine.com/music/captain-beefheart-his-magic-band/time-capsule-captain-beefheart-his-magic-band-safe-as-milk?mc_cid=83ca111a10&mc_eid=2e9df9deca&utm_source=PMNTNL&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=241228&md5=b29b66f4370c21faca8e1fc9e233d084

The Carlos Santana albums you should definitely listen to

With glorious Afro-Latin rhythms and ill-advised collaborations, Carlos Santana’s 60-year career path needs to be negotiated with care. These are his best albums

www.loudersound.com/features/carlos-santana-best-albums?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=RockundVinyl/magazine/WAS+MIT+ROCK,+VINYL+UND+LESEN

John Coltrane’s ‘Circle of Tones’ Illustration Beautifully Visualizes the Connections Between Mathematics and Music

How do you explain the art of music to a mathematician?

mymodernmet.com/the-coltrane-circle-mathematics-and-music

Sally Rooney to Percival Everett: The 24 best books of 2024

From an intense tale of two brothers to a stunning Booker winner – the very best fiction of the year.

www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240605-andrew-ohagan-to-scarlett-thomas-12-of-the-best-books-of-2024-so-far?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2Fbooks