Ljubinko Zivkovic November 13, 2023
Your Mind Is On Vacation When You Don’t Use It
Or inspiring others in a big way
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When Sly Stone fronted a Chicagoland bar band - Chicago Reader
In 1982 and ’83, Sly Stone spent several months of a comeback attempt gigging with local seven-piece One Eyed Jacks. Results were . . . mixed.
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How The Specials and 2 Tone empowered a generation to believe in a multicultural future
Against a backdrop of division and despair, disaffected youth united through The Specials and 2 Tone to challenge the Thatcherite status quo.
www.bigissue.com/culture/music/the-specials-2-tone-record-story-book-multicultural-music/?utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music&utm_source=flipboard
10 masterpiece albums that require repeated listens
From Tom Waits to The Walkmen and Karen Dalton, these ten records are slow burning albums that require repeat listens in order to grow on you over time.
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60 great albums you've (probably) never heard
From undiscovered classics by artists you've never heard of to underrated gems by all-time greats… Find your next favourite album here
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Knuckle Down: XTC's Andy Partridge Turns 70 - Rock and Roll Globe
It's fair to assume that some people hate their names. But what about rock bands? I mean, your parents named you, but you named your own rock band. Right?
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The Marvin Gaye song that shows his ideals for living
By 1971, Marvin Gaye focused his attention on writing about social, political and even environmental issues, with one song defining his ideas.
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Inside the booming black market for Spotify playlists
Artists are desperate to be on your favorite playlists.
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“Ronnie Van Zant’s widow wouldn’t allow Lynyrd Skynyrd to use his voice, but she said: ‘I’ll do it for Dolly’”: how Dolly Parton ended up covering Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Free Bird on her new album
Country star Dolly Parton cover of Free Bird also features one of the last appearances by late Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington
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Essential Cult 80s Movies You May Have Missed
Tom Jolliffe with ten great cult 80s films you may have missed… The cult film. From the obscure gems with an undying loyalty from their small following, to the mass cults who followed Star Wars back in the 80s (it’s now probably too huge, mainstream and widely spread across mediums to be considered cult). Sometimes […]
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