Daily Newsletter, October 17, 2023

On 'Moonshine,' Maurice Louca & Elephantine present themselves as a new force in spiritual jazz.

A collection of brilliant releases.

I am not kidding: There are more than 500 new albums, EPs, singles, box sets, compilations, anthologies, retrospectives, soundtracks, vinyl reissues and cassettes arriving next week. And it’s not even Record Store Day or Bandcamp Friday. Heaven help us all. Get busy perusing or get busy dying: Abigail / Necrofilth | Fuck In […]

Less More shouldn’t be confused with the old adage of “less is more,” a saying that rarely applies to Tundrastomper’s nuanced compositions. The theme seems to be more of a contradictory nature, the push and pull between two sides of a spectrum, less vs. more. Whichever way you go, Tundrastomper off

At the last concert of her mini U.S. tour, Lana Del Rey announced that she would donate all the money earned back to the cities where she played.

The Stones and Brian Jones is the latest Rolling Stones documentary, and it will explore the life of the band's founder, Brian Jones.

Celebrating 40 years of their self-titled debut album, The Violent Femmes reissue will come in a special 4-disc vinyl box set.

Right at the start of his phenomenal new biography, Lou Reed: The King of New York, Will Hermes makes a confession: “If you’re looking for some neat totalizing statement or psychological profile to explain Reed, to fix him like a butterfly specimen, you won’t find it here.” Recently, Aquarium Drunkard hopped on Zoom to chat with Hermes about all things Lou.

I already have more than 50 music books languishing in a file on my computer, waiting for me to get around to reading them. And based on these new releases, I’m going to be adding another handful to the digital pile next week. On the plus side, at least I don’t have to buy new […]

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