Daily Newsletter, September 1, 2025

Seasonal weekly grind starts to intensify, relief included

Ljubinko Zivkovic
September 01, 2025

California Dreamin': the 17 greatest Laurel Canyon albums, ranked

From sun-soaked harmonies to confessional folk, these 17 classic Laurel Canyon albums defined a countercultural golden age

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If I Go Down Dying: 'Highway 61 Revisited' Turns 60

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The Debbie Harry song that created the best CBGB crossover

There was no bigger success from CBGBthan Debbie Harry. Years later, she joined another export to create the best crossover that could have been.

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“A synthesizer enhances worship. When we use the synthesizer, we sing even more enthusiastically”: Exploring the link between spirituality and synthesizers

Why has the synth has become a key navigational aid for those seeking deeper truths?

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Isle of Wight 1970: The getaway

The problem with the 1970 Isle of Wight festival was how to get out of it. On the morning of Monday, August 31, exactly 55 years ago, something like 600,000 fans were going to be trying to leave th…

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'The Catherine Wheel': David Byrne's underrated masterpiece

In 1981, David Byrne wrote a funk opera for Twyla Tharp—and it might be better than any Talking Heads album.

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The accidental Neil Young masterpiece his label didn't get

After a hot streak in the early 1970s, Warner expected Neil Young to keep delivering in the same vein, so they were confused when he made his rawest record

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Hot Picks 1/9/25 - The Best New Releases - FVMusicBlog

Home » Music Blogs » Hot Picks 1/9/25 – The Best New Releases Photo: Rebecca Lorna Today we bring to you our hottest finds of the week. We have curated a list of the best releases from our musical travels this week and are putting them all in one place for your listing pleasure! This coverage […]

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Move over Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin has a fantasy movie on Netflix UK you need to watch

When In The Lost Lands, a new fantasy film based on a short story by George R. R. Martin (Game of Thrones), directed by Paul W. S. Anderson and with a very soli

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The 12 Best Suspense Movies Of All Time, Ranked - SlashFilm

From the 1930s to the early 2000s, and featuring some of the best movie stars and directors to ever do it, here are the 12 best suspense movies of all time.

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