Daily Newsletter, September 2, 2024

Ready or not, here it comes. The first Friday of September — and the first Bandcamp Friday of the fall — promises to be the crazybusiest day for music in several months, with more than 450 new albums, EPs, singles, box sets, compilations, anthologies, retrospectives, soundtracks, vinyl reissues and cassettes jamming their way into my […]

Music lovers will always yearn to retreat to an open field with their favorite band. Our history of music festivals explains how it all began.

Baxter reveals he very nearly didn't do the Donna Summer session – and how the producer's willingness to experiment clinched the deal

Ma Parker was an eccentric figure in how she dressed and acted, which is all beautifully reflected in her outlandish and bizarre music.

One of the most diverse genre mixes, with beautifully subtle and evocative tones

So many choices, so hard to choose the best by the Beatles, but these 25 songs should get you through.

The editors of JAZZIZ have the good fortune of being able to listen to new music before it’s officially released in stores and streaming platforms. And because we’re always listening to new tunes, we always know just what to recommend. That’s why we’ll bring you a roundup of ten songs each week, featuring music from

I am midway through Moon Unit Zappa’s new memoir Earth To Moon. Spoiler alert: Her upbringing was not like yours and mine — unless you were raised in L.A. by an aloof, workaholic rock star and a volatile, superstitious woman that you called Frank and Gail instead of Mom and Dad. So far, it’s a […]

Critic Bethanne Patrick recommends 10 promising new titles — fiction and nonfiction — to consider in September.

As part of your many, many perks for becoming a Quietus subscriber, we’re compiling a specially-curated, playlist for our readers every month. Across almost more than four hours of music, you’ll find some transcendent experimental folksong from Frankie Archer and Shovel Dance Collective, raw power from The Bug and Smote, new material from Laura Cannell, […]