Daily Newsletter, February 6, 2025

From Destroyer to Spritual Jazz a quite a bit in between

Ljubinko Zivkovic
February 06, 2025

HOT HALF DOZEN 2.4.25

Slow week- only 75 submissions (next week I will swamped) but some really good ones. Patricia Vonne, Delilah, Tommy Castro…all fun

indiepulsemusic.com/2025/02/04/hot-half-dozen-2-4-25/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

Songs You Need In Your Life: February 5, 2025

The FADER's weekly roundup of the best new music featuring Pig The Gemini, Jourdin Pauline, Maz, Léa Sen, Larum, Anika, Yetsuby, and more.

www.thefader.com/2025/02/05/songs-you-need-in-your-life-february-5-2025?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

8 amazing Bob Dylan covers from the 20th century

Bob Dylan songs have been covered since the 1960s, but these from the entire 20th century are must-listens.

audiophix.com/amazing-bob-dylan-covers-20th-century?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

Rockfort! French Music for January, Reviewed by David McKenna

Addictive sprawling hip hop, specially crafted bird-imitating instruments, and bagpipe hyperpop are the order of the day in David McKenna's latest French dispatch

thequietus.com/quietus-reviews/quietus-international/rockfort-best-french-alternative-music-2025-la-novia-rien-virgule-tartine-de-clous/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

Eagle-eyed Beatles fans spot 'hidden' tribute in Marvel's Fantastic Four trailer

Fans have noticed a subtle reference to The Beatles in the new trailer for the upcoming Marvel movie, Fantastic Four, which is set to be released in July 2025

www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/eagle-eyed-beatles-fans-spot-34620513?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic%2Fthebeatles

Wrong end of 1970s live album ranking list is still a good place to be

There were so many great live albums in the 1970s. So much so that a look at the wrong end of a long ranking list still delivers ten excellent live albums.

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Riding with John Hiatt

In his heyday, John Hiatt wrote songs about cars and girls with a fine wit and a firm grasp of rock and roll essentials. On the eve of the Grammy awards last Saturday night, the Americana Music Ass…

thebluemoment.com/2025/02/04/riding-with-john-hiatt/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

Tracking the Spiritual Jazz Revival

From its roots in the ‘60s to today, the genre remains a profound force for connection and expression.

daily.bandcamp.com/lists/new-spiritual-jazz-album-guide

Banned Books List 2025 - PEN America

What books are banned in 2025? These are the 11 most banned books of the 2023-2024 school year. The banned books list for 2025 includes "Nineteen Minutes," by Jodi Picoult.

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A Jazz Thing

Jazz, the great African-American art form, originally blended blues, ragtime and brass band sounds with African rhythms and traditional European composition. Giants such as Miles Davis and John Coltra

soundcloud.com/soundcloud-stories/sets/a-jazz-thing?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FPlaylists

Destroyer Shares Video for New Song “Hydroplaning off the Edge of the World”

Dan Bejar and a cat star in the visual for the second Dan’s Boogie single

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