Daily Newsletter, November 16, 2024

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Ljubinko Zivkovic
November 16, 2024

The Amplifier: 7 new songs you should hear now

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Bananagun - "Why is the Colour of the Sky?" — POST-TRASH

Melbourne collective Bananagun came out of nowhere with their debut album, an intriguing combination of sunshine pop and afrobeat rhythms. Four years on, the band are back with Why is the Colour of the Sky?, a set of ten songs that audibly push the band into new musical territory.

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Jonathan Lethem's favourite songs | Nine Songs interview

With a career dedicated to the written word and visual arts, Jonathan Lethem, one of the most striking American novelists in the contemporary canon talks BEST FIT through the pivotal songs in his life.

www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/nine-songs-jonathan-lethem?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

What happened to all the Black girl groups?

Where are all the Black girl groups? It's a common question that got us thinking about the legacy, evolution and current state of the Black girl group.

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My Year in Sound | Colleen Cosmo Murphy Takes Us Back to 1986 | Sound of Life | Powered by KEF

In the very first episode of our podcast, music obsessive Colleen Cosmo Murphy brings us back to her version of 1986: high school graduation from a small town i...

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What the Band Eats

Memories of the meals I ate growing up with the Grateful Dead

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'Songs of a Lost World': The Cure's triumphant return after 16 years

ICYMI: The album is out now, but to mark the highly anticipated release of Songs of a Lost World, their 14th studio album, The Cure had performed two intimate s

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The most sampled classic rock song of all time

Sampling has become an essential part of modern music-making, but which classic rock song has been pulle from more than any other?

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Glasgow’s DIY Spirit Keeps Its Underground Music Scene Thriving

The city has always been a hub for great music; its thriving experimental scene is just one example.

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What Hi-Fi? Awards 2024: our 25 Product of the Year winners revealed!

It was a huge year in hi-fi and home cinema

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