Daily Newsletter, November 7, 2023

Marnie Stern's name remained stuck in the minds of modern rock fans. With a mention of Stern comes her always incredible guitar technique, never showing off, but always played with purpose. She’s back with another incredible offering, aptly titled The Comeback Kid , pushing forward without sacrific

Such an approach seems to have worked wonders for Miller and his collaborators here, creating quite an ample reservoir of cool grooves.

Happy birthday wishes to Radiohead’s Johnny Greenwood (52), Bryan Adams (64), Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits (76), Art Garfunkel (82) and, of course, Kevin Jonas (36) — and posthumous greetings to Gram Parsons, who would be 77 today (and probably making incredible music). While you spin their greatest hits, take a spin through all the […]

A transcendent synth-pop song, Bizarre Love Triangle is a big part of New Order’s legacy, and it remains a firm fan favourite.

Almost everything John Lennon and Paul McCartney felt — and they felt a lot — was poured into their music.

Music authorities on why we need music criticism.

Frank Zappa was not only a musical innovator, his album covers broke new ground. Artist Cal Shenkel discusses some of his striking sleeves.

For Billie Holiday, music offered a conduit to transcendence that her tragic life sorely called for. She became the greatest jazz singer of all time.

With new books about everyone from Arlo to Zevon — not to mention Babs’ memoirs, a trio of titles about The Beatles and Macca, art and photo tomes of Bowie and Gorillaz, Jack White’s lyrics, a track-by-track trip through Metallica’s career and more — you’ve got a busy week ahead. Get busy reading or get […]

Tom Jolliffe takes us into Noirvember with a selection of straight to video noir films… Dark tales of murder, intrigue, adultery, crime, punishment, femme fatales and lots of ominous dark shadow. Film noir and in more recent cinema history, neo-noir, have offered up an array of moody gems. Noir has infused so much of the […]

Featuring tracks from The Beatles, Katy J Pearson, The Last Dinner Party and more, here are the best new singles of the week as picked by Far Out Magazine.