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Jan Vranken
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Jan | Writer • Musician • Body Freedom Advocate
Putting words on pages and notes in spaces. My writing explores human connection, while my music gives it rhythm. Body acceptance and social nudity as paths to authentic living. www.writerzblock.blog
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Op Writerzblock schreef ik een arikel over waarom ik soms zo moet janken door muziek.
#emotion #cry #music #musiciansky #musicsky #love
The Inexplicable Nature of Musical Magic
Or: why I was crying on the couch while my wife was munching on a bar snack By Jan Vranken — Writerz Block It was an ordinary Tuesday evening. Nothing special going on. I had seen the name Cynthia …
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January 31, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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Now on Writerzblock , my new review on the newest album by Magic System
#musiciansky #musicsky #review #newalbum #ivorycoast #abidjan
MAGIC SYSTEM – DONI DONI
Albumreview by Jan Vranken Ivory Coast’s Zouglou Kings Return to Their Roots on Reflective 12th Album Three decades is a lifetime in pop music. Most groups don’t survive it. Those that …
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January 29, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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Critique de nouvelle album de Souad Massi, maintenant a @Maxazine. Le album sort en Mars 2026
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@musiciansky #musicsky #critique #musique #maghreb
Souad Massi – Zagate - Maxazine.fr
Il y a des moments dans une carrière musicale où un artiste se libère définitivement des attentes, des étiquettes, des chemins balisés qui ont fait son succès. Avec Zagate, son neuvième album studio, ...
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January 28, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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Today on Writerzblock Blog, my review of the new Mika album !
#review #musicansky #musicsky #newalbum #newmusic #frenchmusic
Mika- Hyperlove
Albumreview by Jan Vranken MIKA Returns to Form with ‘Hyperlove’: A Psychedelic Pop Renaissance The flamboyant pop visionary delivers his most ambitious work since 2007’s ‘L…
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January 28, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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Philip Glass Withdraws From Kennedy Center, as Its Symphony Vows to Play On www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/a...
Philip Glass Withdraws From Kennedy Center, as Its Symphony Vows to Play On
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January 27, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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Demonstrators Flood Minneapolis Streets as Hundreds of Businesses Close to Protest ICE www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
Demonstrators Flood Minneapolis Streets as Hundreds of Businesses Close to Protest ICE
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January 24, 2026 at 9:04 AM
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New albumreview on Writerzblock Blog :
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Michael League, Pedrito Martínez & Antonio Sánchez – Elipsis
In jazz, an ellipsis represents the unspoken — those pregnant pauses where meaning hovers between notes. For Michael League, the five-time Grammy-winning architect behind Snarky Puppy, the concept …
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January 20, 2026 at 11:34 AM
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Zeldzaam noorderlicht goed te zien boven Amsterdam
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January 20, 2026 at 9:18 AM
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Ik publiceerde vanochtend dt artikel op Writerzblock.
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#afghanistan #reportage #journalistiek
De prijs van het verhaal
Hoe westerse documentairemakers hun bronnen in gevaar brengen Door Jan Vranken | Writerz Block Op 13 januari 2026 werd Khadija Ahmadzada, een taekwondolerares uit Herat, samen met haar vader opgepa…
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January 20, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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My review on the new ASAP ROCKY album, now on Writerzblock !
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#review #album #music #rap #hiphop #usicsky #musiciansky
A$AP Rocky – Don’t Be Dumb
albumreview by Jan Vranken The Harlem Style Icon Returns With a Sprawling, Chaotic Testament to His Own Mythology Eight years is an eternity in hip-hop. In the time since A$AP Rocky released T…
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January 19, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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Goed nieuws ! De website ter ere van dichter/filosoof Miet kerbsch heeft,vanuit het archief, een uodate gekregen. Bezoek de site !
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Home | Miet Kerbusch. De vergeten Dichteres
. Miet Kerbusch. 1937-2003 Een website opgedragen aan het leven en werk van Nederlands meest vergeten dichter
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January 19, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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Inderdaad ook ik heb een mening over de wedstrijd gisteren. Heier kan je hem lezen : writerzblock.blog/2026/01/19/d...
#finale #CAN2025 #Senegal #Marokko #voetbal
De Panenka van de Kosmische Gerechtigheid
Hoe Marokko alles probeerde en toch verloor — want karma is een bitch Door Jan Vranken | Writerz Block | 19 januari 2026 Laat me vooraf duidelijk zijn: dit is geen objectief verslag. Ik ben Senegal…
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January 19, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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Ik schreef voor writerzblock dit artikel waarin mijn interesse in AI en mijn sociaal activistische instelling voor sociaal bloot samen komen :
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#AI #fotografie #seks #bloot #naturisme
De algoritmes zijn roomser dan de paus
De algoritmes zijn roomser dan de paus Hoe Big Tech naaktheid censureert, hypocrisie normaliseert, en de pornoficatie van het menselijk lichaam in stand houdt Door Jan Vranken — Writerz Block Het e…
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January 19, 2026 at 10:20 AM
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Writerzblock took it on them to publish my review on Xiu Xiu's new album :)
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#review #newmusic #album #release #musicsky #musiciansky
Xiu Mutha Fuckin’ Xiu: Vol. 1
XIU XIU Albumreview by Jan Vranken Polyvinyl Records | January 16, 2026 For over two decades, Xiu Xiu have operated in the shadowlands where beauty and dissonance collide, where emotional devastati…
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January 17, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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Today Presidential Elections in Uganda. For Writerzblock I wrote this article:
Uganda Votes Under Military Shadow: Why This Election Matters Far Beyond One Country's Borders
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#Uganda #elections #Museveni #BobbiWine #life #president
Uganda Votes Under Military Shadow: Why This Election Matters Far Beyond One Country’s Borders
Written by :Jan Vranken As voters cast ballots today, a pop star faces off against Africa’s longest-serving strongman in an election that reveals how autocracy adapts—and why simply surviving…
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January 15, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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January 14, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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Finally : On WriterzBlock I'll jabe my final say on the Debabte that Isn't . Beatles or Stones ? Rubbish !
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#musicsky #musiciansky #longread #music #Beatles #stones
THE BEATLES VS. THE ROLLING STONES: THE DEBATE THAT ISN’T
Why This “Rivalry” Is Music’s Greatest Lie By Jan Vranken Let me be brutally clear from the start: this isn’t a debate. It never was. The Beatles versus The Rolling Stones i…
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January 14, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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Ook vandaag op Writerzblock. Een gastronomische recensie van de enige boshut in Nederland .
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#fgastronomie #recensie #luch #wandelen #uiensep #lekker #tripadvisor
In de Enige Berghut van Nederland Schuilt een Limburgse Ziel
Boscafé ’t Hijgend Hert in Vijlen bewijst dat echte gastvrijheid nog bestaat Door Jan Vranken  •  13 januari 2026 VIJLEN, Nederland — Er zijn plekken die je vindt, en er zijn plekken die je o…
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January 13, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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Now on Writerzblock. My review on the new Dry Cleaning album !
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#review `#newmusic #album #postpunk #drycleaning #uk #Musiciansky #musicsky
Dry Cleaning- Secret Love
ALBUM REVIEW The Ordinary as Extraordinary: Dry Cleaning Reaches New Heights There are bands that intrigue you from the very first moment, and there are bands that slowly creep under your skin unti…
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January 13, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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Writerzblock Blog published my new review on the latest 'Sault' album ' Chapter 1' , earlier today:
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#review #release #londonscene #iflo #music #musiciansky
Sault – Chapter 1
Albumreview Three albums in less than a year. Acts of Faith at Christmas 2024, 10 at Easter 2025, and now Chapter 1 in early January 2026. The British collective led b…
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January 12, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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My , not so objective , review of Rob Lamothe's new live album, is nog publsihed in Writerzblock Blog :
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#musiciansky #musicsky #review #live #album #great
ROB LAMOTHE – Live at St Pancras Old Church
Review Written by Jan Vranken Disclaimer: This is not an objective review. It cannot be, and I don’t want it to be. I’ve known Rob Lamothe for over thirty years and have collaborated wi…
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January 11, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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New on WriterzBlock Blog . A review on Conway the Machine newest album .
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#review #album #music #musiciansky #musicsky #rap #hiphop #beats
Conway the Machine – You Can’t Kill God with Bullets
Albumreview Conway the Machine – You Can’t Kill God With Bullets Albumreview A Survivor’s Testament: Buffalo’s Most Resilient MC Delivers His Most Ambitious Statement Yet Th…
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January 10, 2026 at 10:09 AM
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Recensie over het nieuwe album van Richad Ashcroft , nu, toch al :) , op Writerzblock Blog .
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#review #recensie #music #newrelease #musiciansky #musicsky
Richard Ashcroft – Lovin’ You
Virgin Records | ★★★☆☆ (3 van 5 sterren) Door Jan Vranken | Writerz Block Mea culpa. Dit album lag al sinds begin oktober op mijn bureau te wachten op een luisterbeurt, ergens tussen stapels promos…
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January 6, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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Ik schreef dit artikel op WriterzBlock Blog over de waarheid achter Spotify
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#music #journalism #longread #streamingmedia #media
De Streamingparadox: Waarom Grote Artiesten Wel Bots Mogen Gebruiken en Kleine Niet
Drake’s 120 miljard streams, Nederland’s ‘extreme cijfers’ en de vragen die niemand stelt Door Jan Vranken Wanneer rapper Drake in september 2025 als eerste artiest ter were…
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January 5, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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Vandaag gepubliceerd op @maxazine.bsky.social , mijn recensie van het nieuwste album van NAS & DJ Premier .
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#review #recensie #musicsky #musiciansky #album #hiphop
Nas & DJ Premier - Light-Years - .: Maxazine :.
Bijna drie decennia lang zweefde het als een mythe door de hiphopwereld: een volledig album van Nas en DJ Premier. Sinds de cover van Scratch Magazine in januari 2006 was het een belofte die nooit wer...
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January 5, 2026 at 9:24 PM