Ljubinko Zivkovic

The Hague

Freelance Journalist and Copywriter at Freelance

Freelance Writer at LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

freelance writer, journalist, copywriter, writing mostly about music and other cultural distractions

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Daily Newsletter, April 17, 2025

1 week ago | ljubinkos-newsletter.beehiiv.com | Ljubinko Zivkovic

Album Of The Week: The Convenience 'Like Cartoon Vampires'Hey. Hey you! You like rock ‘n’ roll, right? I mean, who doesn’t? Fucking losers, mainly. Can you imagine? Pssh. There’s an important qualifier to get out of the way, though. As a discerning listener, you’re not in the market for just any bar-band rawk slop, and frankly, some of the bands being propped up by the cool kids strike you as a bit… inert? Swaggerless?
Bootsy Collins - 'Album of the Year #1 Funkateer' Review » LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

1 week ago | livinglifefearless.co | Ljubinko Zivkovic

When you’ve played with all-time legends like James Brown and George Clinton and have 23 albums behind your name it is easy to take a lazy route and sleep tight on your former accomplishments. After all, you probably have deserved it, and bass and funk master Bootsy Collins certainly did. So it might be a bit of boasting and a cop out if for Bootsy Collins to title his latest album (23rd) Album of the Year #1 Funkateer.
A Book With All Of Johnny Cash's Lyrics is Set to Be Published " LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

1 week ago | livinglifefearless.co | Ljubinko Zivkovic

The Complete Johnny Cash: Lyrics From a Lifetime of Songwriting, is a new music book that has a publishing date set for October 24, 2025. Cash is set as the author, along with his longtime chronicler, Mark Stielper, and the book will be published by the renowned publisher Hachette.
Daily Newsletter, April 16, 2025

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Who would have thought Wednesday would be filled to the brim with stuff?
Review: Chicago band Sharp Pin’s album ‘Radio DDR’

1 week ago | rockatnight.com | Ljubinko Zivkovic

By Ljubinko Zivkovic, Rock At Night AmsterdamReview: Sharp Pins’ album Radio DDR – Release date: March 23, 2025It is not that often these days that a relatively new band is able to channel an established sound and then give it touches that simply make it sound new and fresh as if it was invented yesterday. That sound is the jangle pop strand of power pop, driven by a great melody, vocals and some nifty guitars, and that band is Chicago’s Sharp Pins.
Daily Newsletter, April 15, 2025

1 week ago | ljubinkos-newsletter.beehiiv.com | Ljubinko Zivkovic

Hot Picks 13/4/25 - The Best New Releases - FVMusicBlogHome » Music Blogs » Hot Picks 13/4/25 – The Best New Releases Photo: Niamh Maclennan 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 […]fvmusicblog.com/hot-picks-13-4-25-the-best-new-releases/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music
Nick Drake’s ‘Five Leaves Left’ Album is Getting a Box Set Treatment » LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

1 week ago | livinglifefearless.co | Ljubinko Zivkovic

Late British singer-songwriter Nick Drake did not have much success with wider audiences when he was still around, but he built a huge cult following in the decades after his passing, with his three official albums becoming singer-songwriter favorites. Now, after nine years of preparation, Five Leaves Left, his initial offering, is getting the box set treatment and will see the light of day on July 15, 2025, via UMR/Island Records.
New York Post-Punk Stalwart Jesse Malin Preparing a Musical About His Life » LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

1 week ago | livinglifefearless.co | Ljubinko Zivkovic

Back in 2023, New York post-punk stalwart Jesse Malin suffered a rare spinal stroke that left him unable to walk. As Rolling Stone noted, in the agonizing time since, he’s endured a regimen of demanding physical therapy, and even stem-cell injections.
17 live albums from the 1970s that remain vibrant

1 week ago | audiophix.com | Ljubinko Zivkovic

From the decade that produced some of the best live albums aroundIt just might be the case that the 1970s produced some of the best live albums around, and that doesn’t just concern their quality, whether music or recording is concerned, but also the quantity, as it seems that the list of brilliant live albums from the seventies could go on and on.
17 live albums from the 1970s that remain vibrant

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Ljubinko Zivkovic

Billy Bob Thornton’s favourite movie of all time: “I watch it probably three times a month”Growing up incredibly impoverished and fighting his way into Hollywood by tooth and nail, Billy Bob Thornton is one of those household names that …