Jan Vranken
@janvranken66.bsky.social
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
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
FROM GOLD RUSH TO SHOPPING CRUSH: THE IRONY OF STEELY DAN'S ' Black Friday '
How a cynical rock song from 1975 became the perfect soundtrack for a phenomenon that didn’t even exist yet—and what it tells us about American obsession, then and now.
#blackfriday #musicsky #musiciansky
How a cynical rock song from 1975 became the perfect soundtrack for a phenomenon that didn’t even exist yet—and what it tells us about American obsession, then and now.
#blackfriday #musicsky #musiciansky
From Gold Rush to Shopping Crush: The Irony of Steely Dan’s “Black Friday” - Maxazine.com
How a cynical rock song from 1975 became the perfect soundtrack for a phenomenon that didn’t even exist yet—and what it tells us about American obsession, then and now. Friday, November 28, 2025, some...
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November 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
FROM GOLD RUSH TO SHOPPING CRUSH: THE IRONY OF STEELY DAN'S ' Black Friday '
How a cynical rock song from 1975 became the perfect soundtrack for a phenomenon that didn’t even exist yet—and what it tells us about American obsession, then and now.
#blackfriday #musicsky #musiciansky
How a cynical rock song from 1975 became the perfect soundtrack for a phenomenon that didn’t even exist yet—and what it tells us about American obsession, then and now.
#blackfriday #musicsky #musiciansky
Nouvelle chronique en ligne sur @maxazine.bsky.social
J’ai plongé dans le nouvel album d’Amadou & Mariam .
Si vous aimez les grooves subtilement maliens, les arrangements modernes et des voix qui racontent des vies entières en quelques notes, ma recension va vous plaire
J’ai plongé dans le nouvel album d’Amadou & Mariam .
Si vous aimez les grooves subtilement maliens, les arrangements modernes et des voix qui racontent des vies entières en quelques notes, ma recension va vous plaire
Amadou & Mariam – L'amour à la Folie - Maxazine.fr
Le 8 septembre 2024, lors de la cérémonie de clôture des Jeux Paralympiques à Paris, Amadou & Mariam ont interprété “Je suis venu te dire que je m’en vais” (‘Je suis venu te dire que je m’en vais’). P...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Nouvelle chronique en ligne sur @maxazine.bsky.social
J’ai plongé dans le nouvel album d’Amadou & Mariam .
Si vous aimez les grooves subtilement maliens, les arrangements modernes et des voix qui racontent des vies entières en quelques notes, ma recension va vous plaire
J’ai plongé dans le nouvel album d’Amadou & Mariam .
Si vous aimez les grooves subtilement maliens, les arrangements modernes et des voix qui racontent des vies entières en quelques notes, ma recension va vous plaire
My review of the new album of Danish rapper @Figi , published in Danish on @maxazine.bsky.social
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#Review #Figi #Legenden #album #rap
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#Review #Figi #Legenden #album #rap
Figi - Blod Sved og Handling - Maxazine.dk
De bedste musikalske opdagelser er ofte dem, du ikke ser komme. Midt i en binge-session af Netflix’ danske krimithriller ‘Legenden’ (international: “The Asset”) stak et track igennem spændingen. Ikke ...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
My review of the new album of Danish rapper @Figi , published in Danish on @maxazine.bsky.social
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#Review #Figi #Legenden #album #rap
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#Review #Figi #Legenden #album #rap
How the Beatles Got Their Hooks Into Gen X and Never Let Go www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/a...
How the Beatles Got Their Hooks Into Gen X and Never Let Go
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November 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
How the Beatles Got Their Hooks Into Gen X and Never Let Go www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/a...
Mijn recensie over het nieuwe album van Mavis Staples, is nu te lezen op @maxazine.bsky.social
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#review #Maxazine #musicsky #musiciansky #album #new #release
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#review #Maxazine #musicsky #musiciansky #album #new #release
Mavis Staples – Sad and Beautiful World - .: Maxazine :.
“I am the last, Daddy, last of us,” zingt Mavis Staples met bevende stem op ‘Human Mind’, en in die ene zin valt de last van 75 jaar Amerikaanse muziekgeschiedenis samen. De laatste overlevende van Th...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Mijn recensie over het nieuwe album van Mavis Staples, is nu te lezen op @maxazine.bsky.social
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#review #Maxazine #musicsky #musiciansky #album #new #release
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#review #Maxazine #musicsky #musiciansky #album #new #release
I wrote this article on who the reals savages are in my opinion:
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#Belem #COP30 #Amazon #indigenos #Bresil #lula #climate
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#Belem #COP30 #Amazon #indigenos #Bresil #lula #climate
WE ARE THE SAVAGES
How COP30 Went Up in Flames and Revealed the Brutal Truth About Who’s Really Destroying the Amazon written by Jan Vranken. BELÉM, BRAZIL — When I heard that fire had broken out at COP30 …
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November 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I wrote this article on who the reals savages are in my opinion:
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#Belem #COP30 #Amazon #indigenos #Bresil #lula #climate
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#Belem #COP30 #Amazon #indigenos #Bresil #lula #climate
"Slikken tegen Schaamte' oftwel de Ozempic paradox nu te lezen op mijn blog
#naakt #bloot #normaal #bodypositive #leuk #blootgewoon
#naakt #bloot #normaal #bodypositive #leuk #blootgewoon
Slikken tegen de schaamte
Het einde van Body-Positivisme? Geschreven door Jan Vranken Het einde van body positivity? De alarmbellen rinkelen in de mode-industrie. Stylisten die werken met celebrities van alle maten zien het…
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November 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
"Slikken tegen Schaamte' oftwel de Ozempic paradox nu te lezen op mijn blog
#naakt #bloot #normaal #bodypositive #leuk #blootgewoon
#naakt #bloot #normaal #bodypositive #leuk #blootgewoon
Ik publiceerde zojuist dit artikel op @linkedin.com
#intiemeterreur #femicide #partnergeweld #veiligthuis #GGD #veiligheid
#intiemeterreur #femicide #partnergeweld #veiligthuis #GGD #veiligheid
Achter de façade: Waarom we bij Veilig Thuis doorvragen over intieme terreur
Het was het vierde gesprek dat ik die week voerde. Op het eerste gezicht leek het een gewoon verhaal.
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November 16, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Ik publiceerde zojuist dit artikel op @linkedin.com
#intiemeterreur #femicide #partnergeweld #veiligthuis #GGD #veiligheid
#intiemeterreur #femicide #partnergeweld #veiligthuis #GGD #veiligheid
I wrote this article about ' A Town called Malice' by the Jam on my Writerzblock blog. Back to 1982 :)
#music #read #1982 #Woking #Thatcher #ReadSky #MusicSky #musciansky
#music #read #1982 #Woking #Thatcher #ReadSky #MusicSky #musciansky
A Town Still Called Malice: How Paul Weller’s 1982 Anthem Predicted Britain’s Endless Austerity
Forty-three years after The Jam’s working-class protest hit topped the charts, the malice remains—and the song has lost its rage written by : Jan Vranken The encore should have been transcend…
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November 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Why Julian Lennon's 'Saltwater' is actually a better song, compared to John Lennon's ' Imagine'. read it now on Writerzblock Blog
#read #music #musiciansky #musicsky #lennon #beatles #julian #salwater
#read #music #musiciansky #musicsky #lennon #beatles #julian #salwater
When Dreams Became Warnings: How Julian Lennon’s “Saltwater” Answered His Father’s “Imagine” 20 Years Later
The son who inherited John Lennon’s idealism but rejected his utopianism created the environmental anthem that proved more prophetic than “Imagine” ever was By Jan Vranken You may…
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November 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I wrote this article about Steely Dan's ' Black Friday ' and more and published it on 'WriterzBlock' blog .
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#longread #music #jazz #yachtrock #musiciansky #musicsky #jazzsky #sex
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#longread #music #jazz #yachtrock #musiciansky #musicsky #jazzsky #sex
From Gold Rush to Shopping Crush: The Irony of Steely Dan’s “Black Friday”
How a cynical rock song from 1975 became the perfect soundtrack for a phenomenon that didn’t even exist yet—and what it tells us about American obsession, then and now Written by Jan Vranken …
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November 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I wrote this article about Steely Dan's ' Black Friday ' and more and published it on 'WriterzBlock' blog .
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#longread #music #jazz #yachtrock #musiciansky #musicsky #jazzsky #sex
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#longread #music #jazz #yachtrock #musiciansky #musicsky #jazzsky #sex
Lees mijn recensie over het fantastische nieuwe album van the Cavemen op @maxazine.bsky.social
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#review #music #newmusic #release #album #Musiciansky #musicsky #amapiano #highlife #afrobeat
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#review #music #newmusic #release #album #Musiciansky #musicsky #amapiano #highlife #afrobeat
The Cavemen - Cavy in the City - .: Maxazine :.
Er bestaat een foto uit 1958 die elke serieuze student van Afrikaanse muziek zou moeten kennen: een jonge Fela Anikulapo Kuti, net van de boot in Liverpool, trompetkoffer in de hand, op het punt om zi...
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November 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Lees mijn recensie over het fantastische nieuwe album van the Cavemen op @maxazine.bsky.social
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#review #music #newmusic #release #album #Musiciansky #musicsky #amapiano #highlife #afrobeat
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#review #music #newmusic #release #album #Musiciansky #musicsky #amapiano #highlife #afrobeat
Reposted by Jan Vranken
Joni Mitchell, voor velen de beste vrouwelijke singer-songwriter ooit, is vandaag 82 geworden. Ze maakte iconische albums als 'Blue' en 'Court And Spark'. Bekendste nummers: 'Both sides, now', 'Woodstock' en 'Big Yellow Taxi'. Ook erg mooi: 'Carey' en 'River'.
November 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Joni Mitchell, voor velen de beste vrouwelijke singer-songwriter ooit, is vandaag 82 geworden. Ze maakte iconische albums als 'Blue' en 'Court And Spark'. Bekendste nummers: 'Both sides, now', 'Woodstock' en 'Big Yellow Taxi'. Ook erg mooi: 'Carey' en 'River'.
My review about the concert of Hiromi and het band Sonicwonder , yesterday in Eindhoven, now published on my WriterzBlock blog
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#review #Hiromi #sonicwonder #jazz #fusion #Musiciansky #Muscisky #reviewsky #eriterssky #readerssky #reading #music
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#review #Hiromi #sonicwonder #jazz #fusion #Musiciansky #Muscisky #reviewsky #eriterssky #readerssky #reading #music
Hiromi’s Sonicwonder in Eindhoven: Technical Perfection in Search of a Soul
wrtitten by Jan Vranken Just after quarter past eight, Hiromi Uehara stepped onto the stage of the sold-out Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, dressed in a Japanese kimono. The symbolism was unmistakable, yet…
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November 8, 2025 at 12:56 PM
My review about the concert of Hiromi and het band Sonicwonder , yesterday in Eindhoven, now published on my WriterzBlock blog
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#review #Hiromi #sonicwonder #jazz #fusion #Musiciansky #Muscisky #reviewsky #eriterssky #readerssky #reading #music
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#review #Hiromi #sonicwonder #jazz #fusion #Musiciansky #Muscisky #reviewsky #eriterssky #readerssky #reading #music
Mijn recensie over het optreden van Hiromi in eindhovrn, is nu te lezen op @maxazine.bsky.social
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#review #fusion #jazz #japan #jazz #musicsky #musiciansky #jazzsky
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#review #fusion #jazz #japan #jazz #musicsky #musiciansky #jazzsky
Hiromi's Sonicwonder in Eindhoven: Technische perfectie op zoek naar een ziel - .: Maxazine :.
Vrijdagavond, even na kwart over acht stapte Hiromi Uehara, gehuld in een Japanse kimono, het podium van het uitverkochte Muziekgebouw Eindhoven op. De symboliek was niet te missen, maar voelde tegeli...
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November 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Mijn recensie over het optreden van Hiromi in eindhovrn, is nu te lezen op @maxazine.bsky.social
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#review #fusion #jazz #japan #jazz #musicsky #musiciansky #jazzsky
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#review #fusion #jazz #japan #jazz #musicsky #musiciansky #jazzsky
I wrote ' Why Jazz Scares some People' and its been published on @maxazine.bsky.social
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#jazz #musicsky #musiciansky #longread #psychology #readersky #readksy
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#jazz #musicsky #musiciansky #longread #psychology #readersky #readksy
Why Jazz Scares Some People - Maxazine.com
The People Who Can’t Handle Jazz: What a Hollywood Movie Taught Me About Ambiguity, Improvisation, and Why Some Minds Need All the Answers; A longread about the psychological trait that separates thos...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I wrote ' Why Jazz Scares some People' and its been published on @maxazine.bsky.social
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#jazz #musicsky #musiciansky #longread #psychology #readersky #readksy
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#jazz #musicsky #musiciansky #longread #psychology #readersky #readksy
I wrote thisl ong review on the ne the Cavemen album for @maxazine.bsky.social . Read it now online
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#review #musicsky #musiciansky #lagos #London #highlife #afrobeat
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#review #musicsky #musiciansky #lagos #London #highlife #afrobeat
The Cavemen - Cavy in the City - Maxazine.com
There exists a photograph from 1958 that every serious student of African music should know: a young Fela Anikulapo Kuti, just off the boat in Liverpool, trumpet case in hand, about to enrol at the Tr...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I wrote thisl ong review on the ne the Cavemen album for @maxazine.bsky.social . Read it now online
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#review #musicsky #musiciansky #lagos #London #highlife #afrobeat
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#review #musicsky #musiciansky #lagos #London #highlife #afrobeat
Ik publiceerde net sit artikel over Sociaal Bloot op mijn WriterzBlock blog :)
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Vrij in je Vel: Een Pleidooi voor Sociaal Bloot
Het lichaam als strijdtoneel: tussen preutsheid en bevrijding Een essay over waarom we dringend moeten nadenken over onze omgang met naaktheid – en wat we daarmee winnen gescheven door Jan Vranken …
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November 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Ik publiceerde net sit artikel over Sociaal Bloot op mijn WriterzBlock blog :)
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I wrote this review on Hiromi's latest release on my WrtiterzBlock blog . For all dem jazzcats out there.
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#review #album #jazz #hiromi #Nippon #jazz
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#review #album #jazz #hiromi #Nippon #jazz
HIROMI: ELECTRIFYING PIANO
A Bittersweet Retrospective Showcasing Virtuosity Without Reinvention By:Jan Vranken Rating: ★★★★☆ (8/10) UMG Recordings | Released October 17, 2025 | 17 tracks, 110 minutes Two days after Japanese…
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November 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
New remix clip from Youssou Ndour. The Grand ball cocerts are upcoming
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#mbalax #senegal #grandball #music #musicsky #musiciansky
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#mbalax #senegal #grandball #music #musicsky #musiciansky
Youssou Ndour - YEKSIL REMIX - CLIP OFFICiEL
YouTube video by Youssou Ndour
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November 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
New remix clip from Youssou Ndour. The Grand ball cocerts are upcoming
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#mbalax #senegal #grandball #music #musicsky #musiciansky
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#mbalax #senegal #grandball #music #musicsky #musiciansky
"Stax Soulsville U.S.A." een enorm mooie documentaire serie op HBO Max, een echte aanrader voor muziekliefhebbers:
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#musicsky #musciansky #soulsky #documentary #tv
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#musicsky #musciansky #soulsky #documentary #tv
STAX: Soulsville U.S.A. | Official Trailer | HBO
YouTube video by YONACIEL
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November 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
"Stax Soulsville U.S.A." een enorm mooie documentaire serie op HBO Max, een echte aanrader voor muziekliefhebbers:
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#musicsky #musciansky #soulsky #documentary #tv
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#musicsky #musciansky #soulsky #documentary #tv
I want to reccomend this band 'The Cavemen' from Lagos, Nigeria, and their new album. It's fab !
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#musiciansky #musicsky #londonswing #Lagos #Nigeria #London #worldmusic #highlife
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#musiciansky #musicsky #londonswing #Lagos #Nigeria #London #worldmusic #highlife
The Cavemen. feat. Pa Salieu - Gatekeepers (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by The Cavemen
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November 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I want to reccomend this band 'The Cavemen' from Lagos, Nigeria, and their new album. It's fab !
youtu.be/ckBPIRCPQUM?...
#musiciansky #musicsky #londonswing #Lagos #Nigeria #London #worldmusic #highlife
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#musiciansky #musicsky #londonswing #Lagos #Nigeria #London #worldmusic #highlife
Ik schreef natuurijk een artikel naar aanleding van de 50ste verjaardag van 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. Lees het op mijn WriterzBlock
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#read #queen #bohemianrhapsody #50 #gold #hit
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#read #queen #bohemianrhapsody #50 #gold #hit
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY: DRIE GENERATIES, ÉÉN ONSTERFELIJK MEESTERWERK
50 jaar na de release blijft Queen’s magnum opus definiëren wat durf in rockmuziek betekent 31 oktober 1975. Een nummer van bijna zes minuten, geen refrein, en een operasectie. EMI wilde het …
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November 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Ik schreef natuurijk een artikel naar aanleding van de 50ste verjaardag van 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. Lees het op mijn WriterzBlock
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#read #queen #bohemianrhapsody #50 #gold #hit
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#read #queen #bohemianrhapsody #50 #gold #hit
Lees mijn recensie over het nieuw album van Hildur Guonadottir , nu op mijn WriterzBlock
#review #recensie #musiciansky #musicsky #release
#review #recensie #musiciansky #musicsky #release
Hildur Guðnadóttir – Where to From
Albumrecensie Toen de inktzwarte, claustrofobische klanken van de HBO-serie Chernobyl mijn huiskamer binnensijpelden, wist ik meteen dat hier iemand aan het werk was met een zeldzaam talent voor he…
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November 1, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Lees mijn recensie over het nieuw album van Hildur Guonadottir , nu op mijn WriterzBlock
#review #recensie #musiciansky #musicsky #release
#review #recensie #musiciansky #musicsky #release