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G-Nitro<p>G-Nitro’s Daily Music Wrap-Up - 4/02/25</p><p>I listen to an Aphex Twin album, and listen to Sofia Camara's latest release.</p><p>Favorite Videos include AYA a.ka. PANDA on blackboard, SAY MY NAME on It's Live, and more!</p><p><a href="https://g-nitro.com/g-nitros-daily-music-wrap-up-4-02-25" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">g-nitro.com/g-nitros-daily-mus</span><span class="invisible">ic-wrap-up-4-02-25</span></a></p><p><a href="https://urusai.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/MusicVideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MusicVideo</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/1001Albums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1001Albums</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/AphexTwin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AphexTwin</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/SofiaCamara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SofiaCamara</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/AyaAKAPanda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AyaAKAPanda</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/blackboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackboard</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/SayMyName" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SayMyName</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/ItsLive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ItsLive</span></a></p>
Neil Hopkins<p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/1001Albums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1001Albums</span></a></p><p>Albums like this bring in elements of traditional blues, rock and western swing and I would happily listen to this in a dusty bar late at night with a beer in hand.</p><p>Boxcar-tastic!</p>
Neil Hopkins<p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/1001Albums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1001Albums</span></a></p><p>Honky Tonk Masquerade by Joe Ely (<a href="https://album.link/gb/i/1669638062" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">album.link/gb/i/1669638062</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>)</p><p>This is very much on the Western side of the Country and Western spectrum, with songs of lost loves in Amarillo and lonesome boxcars, as well as two songs about good ol’ honky tonks closing with a great Hank Williams cover. I always used to think that I didn’t like music like this, but it turns out it’s the schmaltzy 70s Nashville style that I’m not a fan of.</p>
G-Nitro<p>G-Nitro’s Daily Music Wrap-Up - 4/01/25</p><p>I refuse to suffer through a Tom Waits album, and check out the latest from Selena Gomez &amp; Benny Blanco.</p><p>Favorite Videos include izna on Studio CHOOM, Chiaki Mayumura at SXSW, and more!</p><p><a href="https://g-nitro.com/g-nitros-daily-music-wrap-up-4-01-25" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">g-nitro.com/g-nitros-daily-mus</span><span class="invisible">ic-wrap-up-4-01-25</span></a></p><p><a href="https://urusai.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/MusicVideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MusicVideo</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/1001Albums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1001Albums</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/TomWaits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TomWaits</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/SelenaGomez" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelenaGomez</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/BennyBlanco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BennyBlanco</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/izna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>izna</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/StudioChoom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StudioChoom</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/ChiakiMayumura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChiakiMayumura</span></a></p>
Neil Hopkins<p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/1001Albums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1001Albums</span></a></p><p>Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout (<a href="https://album.link/gb/i/1483229818" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">album.link/gb/i/1483229818</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>)</p><p>I was intrigued to listen to this one, mainly because I saw that Thomas Dolby had produced it. The album opens promisingly enough with a jaunty honky tonk style tribute to country singer Faron Young, but then it turns into a series of bland and almost identical songs about nothing particularly memorable. It’s a pleasant enough listen, but it falls into the genre of unthreatening CDs to put on at dinner parties. Blandtastic!</p>
G-Nitro<p>G-Nitro’s Daily Music Wrap-Up - 3/31/25</p><p>I revisit an Eurythmics album, and check out the latest release from Lola Indigo. </p><p>Favorite Videos include a DJ Hasabe DJ mix, RESCENE on Off The Stage, and more!</p><p><a href="https://g-nitro.com/g-nitros-daily-music-wrap-up-3-31-25" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">g-nitro.com/g-nitros-daily-mus</span><span class="invisible">ic-wrap-up-3-31-25</span></a></p><p><a href="https://urusai.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/MusicVideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MusicVideo</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/1001Albums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1001Albums</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/Eurythmics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eurythmics</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/LolaIndigo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LolaIndigo</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/DJHasabe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DJHasabe</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/Rescene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rescene</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/OffTheStage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OffTheStage</span></a></p>
Neil Hopkins<p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/1001Albums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1001Albums</span></a></p><p>I can see why it took some people by surprise, but would you really have preferred another by-the-numbers collection of rock songs? I’m glad when musicians produce experimental work, even if it doesn’t always land. It took me a while to get into this album, but it’s definitely one that bears repeated hearings, revealing new facets every time.</p>
Neil Hopkins<p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/1001Albums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1001Albums</span></a></p><p>Kid A by Radiohead (<a href="https://album.link/gb/i/1097862870" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">album.link/gb/i/1097862870</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>)</p><p>The turn of the millennium was a really strange time. It felt as if we had all been holding our breath as the clock ticked over and we had no idea what to expect from the 21st century. This album arrived at exactly the right moment, mixing weird, glitchy beats, ambient noodling, abstract vocals and discordant jazz breakdowns.</p>
Neil Hopkins<p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/1001Albums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1001Albums</span></a></p><p>There are also songs playing with Old Testament themes of vengeful Gods and other familiar themes of urban decay and poverty. </p><p>The highlight for me was the song Factory, an utterly devastating indictment of working class drudgery and poverty that chews people up and spits them out at the end of a working day. This easily stands alongside songs on similar themes from Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie.</p><p><a href="https://album.link/gb/i/400713977" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">album.link/gb/i/400713977</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Neil Hopkins<p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/1001Albums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1001Albums</span></a></p><p>There’s a slightly odd obsession with cars though - driving around aimlessly, tinkering in oily garages and racing late at night on empty strips at the edge of town. </p><p>Perhaps it’s the car as a symbol of freedom for a working class kid, although maybe that’s more of an American thing?</p>
Neil Hopkins<p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/1001Albums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1001Albums</span></a></p><p>Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen </p><p>It’s interesting to go back to this album after listening to Born in the USA, to hear the difference in the sound. Where the later album was bombastic, this album is quieter and more reflective with more piano and less sax, although there are some excellent hard rock tracks on here too.</p>
G-Nitro<p>G-Nitro’s Daily Music Wrap-Up - 3/29/25</p><p>I listen to Rage Against The Machine's debut album.</p><p>Favorite Videos include Chung Ha on it's Live, a classic episode of Music Bank, and more!</p><p><a href="https://g-nitro.com/g-nitros-daily-music-wrap-up-3-29-25" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">g-nitro.com/g-nitros-daily-mus</span><span class="invisible">ic-wrap-up-3-29-25</span></a></p><p><a href="https://urusai.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/MusicVideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MusicVideo</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/1001Albums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1001Albums</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/RageAgainstTheMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RageAgainstTheMachine</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/ChungHa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChungHa</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/MusicBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MusicBank</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/ItsLive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ItsLive</span></a></p>
G-Nitro<p>G-Nitro’s Daily Music Wrap-Up - 3/27/25</p><p>I listen to a Rocket From The Crypt album, and for Throwback Thursday, I revisit albums by Maxwell, and Teddy Pendergrass. </p><p>Favorite Videos include a Wheesung stage compilation, IU's Palette featuring G-Dragon, and more!</p><p><a href="https://g-nitro.com/g-nitros-daily-music-wrap-up-3-27-25" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">g-nitro.com/g-nitros-daily-mus</span><span class="invisible">ic-wrap-up-3-27-25</span></a></p><p><a href="https://urusai.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/MusicVideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MusicVideo</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/1001Albums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1001Albums</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/RocketFromTheCrypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RocketFromTheCrypt</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/Maxwell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maxwell</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/TeddyPendergrass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeddyPendergrass</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/Wheesung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wheesung</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/IU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IU</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/IUsPalette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IUsPalette</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/GDragon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDragon</span></a></p>
Neil Hopkins<p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/1001Albums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1001Albums</span></a></p><p>For me, this album is at its best in the quieter moments, and I’m glad that he chose My Hometown as the closing number which mixes nostalgia with frank honesty about a town suffering from unemployment and racial tensions.</p><p>I think that this album is probably Springsteen’s ‘Dylan Goes Electric’ moment that took him from earnest folk troubadour to mega stardom, maybe alienating some of his earlier fans while gaining a whole lot more.</p><p>Flag-tastic!</p><p><a href="https://album.link/gb/i/203708420" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">album.link/gb/i/203708420</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Neil Hopkins<p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/1001Albums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1001Albums</span></a></p><p>Born In The USA is a bitter and angry song about the fate of American GIs coming back from Vietnam to find that there are no blue collar jobs in their home towns and then ending up broken and in jail from post traumatic stress. Other songs have similarly veiled barbs - Cover Me is again about coping with hidden trauma and Dancing in the Dark is about someone with a crippling lack of self confidence, at odds with the jaunty, danceable synth pop music.</p>
Neil Hopkins<p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/1001Albums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1001Albums</span></a></p><p>Born In the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen </p><p>When this album came out, it was easy to dismiss it as a typical bit of jingoistic, flag waving propaganda. Indeed, Ronald Reagan himself started using the title track as a campaign rally song. However, when you start listening to what Bruce is actually singing the level of disconnect between the bombastic chorus and the verses is enough to give you whiplash.</p>
G-Nitro<p>G-Nitro’s Daily Music Wrap-Up - 3/26/25</p><p>I revisit Liz Phair's classic debut album, and check out Pictoria Vark's latest. </p><p>Favorite Videos include new m-flo music video, Ai Kawashima on The First Take, and more!</p><p><a href="https://g-nitro.com/g-nitros-daily-music-wrap-up-3-26-25" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">g-nitro.com/g-nitros-daily-mus</span><span class="invisible">ic-wrap-up-3-26-25</span></a></p><p><a href="https://urusai.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/MusicVideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MusicVideo</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/1001Albums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1001Albums</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/LizPhair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LizPhair</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/PictoriaVark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PictoriaVark</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/mflo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mflo</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/AiKawashima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AiKawashima</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/TheFirstTake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheFirstTake</span></a></p>
G-Nitro<p>G-Nitro’s Daily Music Wrap-Up - 3/25/25</p><p>I check out a Rufus Wainwright album, and listen to the latest EPs from NMIXX, and KiiiKiii.</p><p>Favorite Videos include Killing Voice featuring Dragon Pony and MRCH, a couple music videos, and more!</p><p><a href="https://g-nitro.com/g-nitros-daily-music-wrap-up-3-25-25" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">g-nitro.com/g-nitros-daily-mus</span><span class="invisible">ic-wrap-up-3-25-25</span></a></p><p><a href="https://urusai.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/MusicVideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MusicVideo</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/1001Albums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1001Albums</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/RufusWainwright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RufusWainwright</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/NMixx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NMixx</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/KiiiKiii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KiiiKiii</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/KillingVoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KillingVoice</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/DragonPony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DragonPony</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/MRCH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MRCH</span></a></p>
Neil Hopkins<p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/1001Albums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1001Albums</span></a></p><p>This album fed back into the musical zeitgeist, influencing Dylan’s nascent electric sound as well as the Beatles themselves with the riff from The Bells of Rhymney being a direct inspiration for George Harrison’s guitar on If I Needed Someone. The only slightly bizarre misstep is the final track which is a version of Vera Lynn’s wartime classic We’ll Meet Again, which obviously has a very different cultural impact in the UK. </p><p><a href="https://album.link/gb/i/153421296" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">album.link/gb/i/153421296</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Neil Hopkins<p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/1001Albums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1001Albums</span></a></p><p>Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds </p><p>1965 was a turbulent year for music. The Beatles had just invaded America and Dylan had gone electric (Judas!). The hippies were making their way to San Francisco and amongst them were the Byrds who bought all of these elements together with this album. The songs are a mix of Dylan covers, folk standards and original songs, with the most recognisable element being the jangly 12 string Rickenbacker guitar that is the centrepiece of their sound.</p>
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