Daily Newsletter, January 29, 2025

Winter folk, Rolling Stone's 500, and more

Ljubinko Zivkovic
January 29, 2025

Radical Traditional: Folk Music for Winter, by Patrick Clarke

In the third edition of his column exploring the new wave of boundary-pushing folk and traditional music, Patrick Clarke delves into music's role in our intimate relationship with place, and rounds up ten essential new releases

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A Comprehensive Review of Rolling Stone Magazine’s ‘500 Greatest Albums of All Time’

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'50 States Project': Sufjan Stevens' lofty abandoned project

There was never any chance we were going to hear 50 albums about each US state from Sufjan Stevens, but would the finished article have been worth it?

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Top 40 Songs of 1975

A list of the best songs released in 1975.

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Bob Dylan Pays Tribute To The Band’s Garth Hudson, Announces 2025 Tour Dates

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George Clinton, The Doobie Brothers and Others are in the 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame » LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

The new 2025 class of the Songwriters Hall of Fame includes George Clinton, the Doobie Brothers, and others.

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Almost 30 years after disbanding the Grateful Dead are still making history

The Grateful Dead has not had the same members for decades, but the band is still making history.

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One Dutch University is Now Offering A Course On Heavy Metal Rock » LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

Now you can take a university course about your love for heavy metal, since Summa College has a new faculty called ‘The Metal Factory.’

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'The baddies reflect the worries of today': How TV spy thrillers are booming in an age of distrust

From Netflix hit The Night Agent to Apple TV+'s beloved Slow Horses, secret agents and sinister plots are becoming ever more popular again. That's because they resonate with the times.

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10 overlooked movies destined to be hailed as masterpieces

Whether it was shoddy marketing or an audience that just wasn't ready, these movies will outlive their tepid receptions to become generational classics.

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