Daily Newsletter, July 25, 2025

JULIAN CUBILLOS JULIAN CUBILLOS RUINATION RECORDS Who releases a debut album in the midst of a summer heat (at least that is the usual July weather in NYC) when most big, small or non-existent record labels have a pause in their release schedule? Well, probably an artist or a band that is coming up with […]

HEAVENLY OPERATION HEAVENLY SKEP WAX RECORDS When this, the fourth and final album by Heavenly was released back in 1996, it practically had no shelf-life of its own, as its release was overshadowed by the sudden death of drummer Mathew Fletcher. At the same time, the band that recorded its first three albums for the […]

FORTUNATO DURUTTI MARINETTI BITTER SWEET, SWEET BITTER QUINDI RECORDS Fortunato Durutti Marinetti, has been trekking between Turin, IT, and Toronto for a few years now, recording albums that fans of a wide range of artists, from Tindersticks to Destroyer (and few jazz iconoclasts in between) would cherish. Now, Colussi is back with his fourth album, […]

Stars Of The Lid made ambient music but they also shared a weird surreality with fellow Austin, Texans, The Butthole Surfers

Chris Stamey is one of those musicians for whom the term “cult hero” might have been coined. Stop 10 people on the street and nine of them have probably

Experts say that as generative AI becomes more sophisticated, it's becoming harder and harder for the average listener to distinguish between human and machine.

Alfred Hitchcock's grisly horror, which turns 65 this month, might not have become known as an-all time classic without the crucial addition of Bernard Herrmann's disturbing score.

Marvel Studios boss has some great news for all X-Men fans.

As temperatures and travel prices soar, it’s time to skip the vacation and dive into an international crime novel instead! This month’s fiction in translation features a South Korean ps…

Any band can try to make timeless music, but every now and again, you hit on songs that don't seem to be from a different time and galaxy altogether.