Daily Newsletter, October 7, 2025

Sinking the teet into the week with these goodies

Ljubinko Zivkovic
October 07, 2025

Richard Branson on signing Sex Pistols and the state of the music industry: "The more the establishment attacked us, the more we enjoyed it"

Sir Richard Branson on he pressure he faced for signing Sex Pistols – with comparisons with Kneecap today – as well as sharing his thoughts on the shifting landscape of the music industry.

www.nme.com/news/music/richard-branson-interview-virgin-records-sex-pistols-music-industry-3897339?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=richard-branson-interview-virgin-records-sex-pistols-music-industry

Ranked: rock's 17 most captivating concept albums

14 daringly weird concept albums stretch imagination with surreal narratives, bizarre sounds, and sheer unforgettable strangeness

www.classical-music.com/features/recordings/concept-albums?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy%20music

1973: The Year in 50 Classic Rock Albums - Best Classic Bands

We looked back at 100s of classic rock albums released in 1973 and somehow whittled the list down to the 50 we think stand the test of time.

bestclassicbands.com/1973-classic-rock-albums-5-20-19/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

The shock northern soul singles that became chart hits

Northern Soul was a scene built upon obscure and forgotten soul singles, but the popularity of the scene soon rocketed those singles into the mainstream charts.

faroutmagazine.co.uk/northern-soul-obscurities-chart-hits/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

PJ Harvey: Is This Desire?

Read Ivy Nelson’s review of the album.

pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/pj-harvey-is-this-desire/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

Clive James on Rock Music... and why it Must be Turned Down | The Quietus

I hated punk rock I just couldn’t listen to it. Later on, when I did listen to it, I found that there were a few things there. I hated the noisemakers. I still hate the noisemakers. I always thought they should turn it down a notch. I always think that excessive noise is a sign […]

thequietus.com/interviews/things-i-have-learned/clive-james-pete-atkin-interview-album-reissues/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Mon+06+Oct+2025&utm_campaign=The+Portal+6+October+2025

Books, Loner Folk Classics, & More

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‘Around The World In A Day’ One Of Prince’s Classic Albums Gets a 40th Anniversary Reissue » LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

The Around The World in a Day reissue features a new Dolby Atmos mix done by Prince protégé Chris James, and arrives in a variety of formats.

livinglifefearless.co/2025/music/around-the-world-in-a-day-one-of-princes-classic-albums-gets-a-40th-anniversary-reissue/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2Fpublished+articles

‘Stranger Things’ Star Finn Wolfhard is Adapting The Replacements Biography for A Film » LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

'Stranger Things' star, Finn Wolfhard has set his sights on developing an adaptation of The Replacements biography 'Trouble Boys.'

livinglifefearless.co/2025/news/stranger-things-star-finn-wolfhard-is-adapting-the-replacements-biography-for-a-film/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2Fpublished+articles

The experimental movie that features porn, heavy metal and a 4880-page poem

A look a 'The Cure For Insomnia' an 87 hour movie 'adapting' a poem over four thousand pages long into a baffling, barely comprehensible art experience.

dangerousminds.net/art/the-experimental-movie-that-features-porn-heavy-metal-and-a-4880-page-poem/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FFilm+%26+TV

The Big Indie Playlist: The best new music of the week

With selections curated by University, dive into the best new music of the week from across indie, punk, alt-pop, folk and beyond.

faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-big-indie-playlist-curated-by-university/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FPlaylists

The Monday Morning Brew #123

A new playlist ft. Tindersticks, Smog, Dory Previn, Low, Jim White, Giant Sand, Ellen McIlwaine, Scott Walker, Nick Lowe, Grinderman, Vic Chesnutt, Dean & Britta, Martha Wainwright, Meg Baird and more.

klofmag.com/2025/10/the-monday-morning-brew-123