Daily Newsletter, October 29, 2025

ISABEL RUMBLE HOLD EVERYTHING LIGHTLY INDEPENDENT There’s not that many chances for singer-songwriters to hide behind others. Both good and bad music they create is solely connected to their name and it is a make or break. At the same time, with so many of them being able to reach audiences these days, any failing […]

Ljubinko Zivkovic, Rock At Night Amsterdam Review: Jonathan Wyndham – Middle Class & Infamous – Release date: October 2025 Sometimes an artist can spread their talents thin, trying to do too many things, sometimes, doing [...]

Inventive, fearless, unforgettable: 1978’s greatest debut albums shattered conventions, from punk’s aftermath to post-punk innovation

Stevie Chick talks to Bob Mould and Greg Norton about Grant Hart, American punk and paving the road for Nirvana

Considering that the expletive in question was nearly the centerpiece of the chorus in this 1978 classic, it's a good thing that Debbie did some lyrical tweaks.

They changed the sound of modern music—but when The Beatles fell apart, so did the friendship at its core. What followed were letters, interviews, and songs that exposed just how much pain—and pride—lingered between John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

His dazzling ‘Wall of Sound’ brought widescreen drama to pop music. But Phil Spector’s personal life was music’s darkest psychodrama

The opening song in a movie can make or break it, but these are ten times the opening track for a film was absolutely perfect.

Solo records from the catalogs of George Harrison and Ringo Starr have recently gotten the reissue treatment on vinyl and CD.

Florian Schneider, co-founder of electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk, is getting a massive auction of over 450 different lots.

The Chicago pianist, drummer, and composer’s sprawling career included a key role in Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew band and a string of foundational releases for ECM Records

Remakes are plentiful in Hollywood — too plentiful. But these 10 movies actually deserve remakes that could fulfill their full potential.

On my way to the Revox room in Warsaw's Sobieski Hotel, my mind wandered/wondered: If a voracious reader is a bookworm, is a tape enthusiast a tapeworm? Maybe not, but this I know: When it comes to madcap marketing lingo, Revox is up there with its claim that the new B77 Mk III reel-to-reel is "built for eternity." I coughed politely behind my hand. Will a B77 give many years of top-notch service? I expect so. Will it outlive your grandchildren? Perhaps. The next ice age? No.

Guitar rock comes roaring back, a monumental tear-jerker wrecks legions of fans, hip-hop hits Broadway and more.Note: This is a recurring series in celebration of All Songs Considered’s 25th anniversary. A shorter version of this episode ran earlier in the year.

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