Daily Newsletter, December 4, 2023

On inspiration in music, best of the month and more

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Ljubinko Zivkovic
December 04, 2023

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Does it matter if artists are picking up stuff from each other?

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Recording legends such as Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon, Pretenders, and many others, released outstanding LPs in '23.

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The www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-albums/best-albums-of-november-2023?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+musicBest Albums of November 2023

Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.

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The Quietus | Opinion | Black Sky Thinking | Spotify Wrapped & Apple Music Replay Vie To Be The

The streaming services have become locked into an arms race to see who can own the end of year reveal, says Eamonn Forde. It's just that the artists who are, arguably, being badly treated and the listeners who foot the bill are the ones doing all of the heavy lifting when it comes to branding and marketing

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Tom Waits pays tribute to Shane MacGowan in rare public statement

Several more musicians have paid tribute to Shane MacGowan, including Tom Waits, Bruce Springsteen, Nick Cave, and Bono.

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“Christine had been killed. The studio was somewhere I could go where I’d feel something other than lost”: how David Crosby turned grief into hazy magic on his solo masterpiece If I Could Only Remember My Name

The Roman Catholic Church isn’t exactly renowned for its love of rock music, but a curious recent event suggests otherwise. In the summer of 2010, L’Osservatore Romano, the Vaticanȁ

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The Case for Listening to Complete Discographies

In a world of obscene musical abundance, a listener needs a strategy.

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The Best Reviewed Books of the Month

Featuring new titles by Sigrid Nunez, Barbra Streisand, Claire Keegan, and more

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Edward Hopper: exploring America's most introspective artist

In his time, Edward Hopper was considered shy and introverted, two qualities that became the finest tools in his artistic arsenal as he catalogued '50s America.

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The Best Cover Songs of November 2023

The 19 best covers of the past month, from Sleaford Mods covering Pet Shop Boys to boygenius cover Sinead O'Connor.

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