Daily Newsletter, May 20, 2024

New music and books this week, and some more

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Ljubinko Zivkovic
May 20, 2024

Five excruciatingly annoying pop hits from 1980s

Some songs you can ignore, but many times the ones you cannot are the most annoying tunes. That is the case with these 1980s tracks.

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Next Week in Music | May 20-26 • The Long List: 380 Releases On The Way - Tinnitist

Today in musical birthdays: Pete Townshend of The Who turns 79, glamazon singer Grace Jones and sax maniac Tom Scott are both 76, on-again off-again AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd hits 70, singer-songwriter Sam Smith is 32 — and, in the posthumous category, ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill would have been 75, while beanpole punk O.G. […]

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May 19, 2024

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Nagat El-Sagheera: the golden age of Egyptian music

Exploring the life and career of Nagat El-Sagheera, the vocalist who helped to establish the golden age of Egyptian music, before embracing funk and disco.

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5 Cool Covers of Songs from The Beach Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds’ in Honor of the 1966 Album’s Anniversary

In honor of the anniversary of the release of The Beach Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds,’ check out covers of five Songs from the classic 1966 album.

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Going Deep on Japanese Acid Folk

Japan has offered particularly fertile ground for psychedelic folk music through the decades.

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22 best opening songs on debut albums from the 1970s

This list of the 22 best first songs on first albums from the 1970s shows that some bands and artists get it right on the first track of their debut album.

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When Sun Ra made a medical breakthrough with music

Sun Ra was convinced he was an angel from Saturn; while that might not have been true, his music was prone to the odd miracle.

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Mixing Pop And Politics: A Marxist History Of Popular Music

Mixing Pop And Politics is a dense and deep dive into the Marxist chronicles of pop culture by Toby Manning.

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Next Week in Music | May 20-26 • 7 New Books - Tinnitist

Michael McDonald takes it from the streets to the bookshelves, Iggy & The Stooges get updates, Brian Eno gets beached, Prince and NKOTB celebrate ruby anniversaries and more new additions to your reading list:   What A Fool Believes: A Memoir By Michael McDonald & Paul Reiser THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Doobie Brothers. Steely Dan. […]

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