Daily Newsletter, January 2, 2023

Japanese ambient, cover songs and more

Ljubinko Zivkovic
January 02, 2023

The Best Cover Songs of 2022

From a popstar tag-in to a nu metal tribute, these 10 songs had it covered.

https://floodmagazine.com/123389/best-cover-songs-of-2022/

Japanese ambient music: 7 essential and new age records

Japanese ambient music created in the 80s has found a second life in reissue culture. Here's our cheat sheet to the genre's resurgence

https://crackmagazine.net/article/lists/japanese-ambient-music/

Sardonic soulmates: When Frank Zappa called Steely Dan “one of my favourite groups”

Musical outcasts.

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/frank-zappa-steely-favourite-groups/

50 Albums Turning 50 in 2023

A rundown of 50 of the most important rock albums released in 1973.

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/albums-turning-50-in-2023/

A Far Cry From Dead: Remembering Townes Van Zandt - Rock and Roll Globe

Townes Van Zandt was the real deal. I don’t know if there’s anybody in the field of country music – real country music not cowboy hat crap – who doesn’t

https://rockandrollglobe.com/country-and-or-western/a-far-cry-from-dead-remembering-townes-van-zandt/

The 20 most anticipated movies of 2023

An array of cinematic splendour.

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/20-most-anticipated-movies-2023/

Happy Public Domain Day 2023!

Each January 1st is Public Domain Day, where a new crop of works have their copyrights expire and become free to enjoy, share, and reuse for any purpose.

https://publicdomainreview.org/blog/2023/01/public-domain-day-2023

22 books we're looking forward to in 2023

From fairy tales to historical fiction to the memoir of a prince, Salon looks ahead to the year in books

https://www.salon.com/2023/01/01/best-books-2023/

If These Walls Could Sing, review: Mary McCartney's Abbey Road film needs more rock 'n' roll magic

McCartney's Disney+ documentary gets by with decent anecdotes, treats from the archive and more than a little help from dad's friends

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2023/01/02/walls-could-sing-review-mary-mccartneys-abbey-road-film-needs/

2022 – My Year In (Play)Lists

Three playlists to sign of 2022 in song! My favourite track from each of my favourite LPs and EPs from 2022. Every track that topped my #FiveThingsWeLikedThisWeek throughout the year. Charting the …

https://fortherabbits.net/2022/12/31/2022-my-year-in-playlists/