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Josh
@jherr.bsky.social
Auburn alum, writer
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Newsletter for the end of April + beginning of May!

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April Showers Brings May Flowers
end of april updates + featured and top reads
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May 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
First feature in a while with Brian Brown, a Nashville rapper that recently celebrated 5 years of his acclaimed album, Journey. Beautiful work, beautiful person

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The Journey Comes Full Circle
Brian Brown celebrates the five year anniversary of his Journey album
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February 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Two years ago, I started writing often on my substack, including peeks at my novella, The Laurentian War. Unfortunately, I used AI to create cover art for some of those stories and even the digital cover of my novella before I was educated on its effects on both the environment and creative field
February 11, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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Newsletter for Feb. 4 up now
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MMA Newsletter — Feb 4.
roundup part 2, reads of the month, featured story
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February 5, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I’m at the phase where every creative near or around the music industry struggles with - should I try to make it myself despite no experience
February 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
As Trump continues to threaten Canada, the events of my book The Laurentian War seem to be creeping closer which is terrifying because the war is preceded by the most consequential drought the US has ever seen 🥲
January 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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yeah this new Twigs is crazy, full review is ready
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Eusexua by FKA twigs | Album Review
twigs’ first offering since 2022
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January 24, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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The batch so far this month! Also see the newsletter on the Medium blog and subscribe to keep up with the pubs latest
January 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Aquarius III by Logic | Album Review by Paul K. Barnes
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Aquarius III by Logic | EP Review
Logic gifts fans some leftovers seemingly from his most recent album.
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January 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
There’s literally like a dozen movies showing why it’s a bad idea to embrace AI what are we even doing
January 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Look Up by Ringo Starr | Album Review by Mariel Ferragamo
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Look Up by Ringo Starr | Album Review
The Beatles charmer makes a cool-headed country album that’s equally as amiable as he is
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January 16, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Reviewed Cordae’s album, The Crossroads, very good. Full review on my Substack

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The Crossroads by Cordae | Album Review
a storytelling rap canon display
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January 14, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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First review of 2025? Lil Baby’s, WHAM - review by Yegor Mirnov

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WHAM by Lil Baby | Album Review
Atlanta MC Comes Back After A Three Year Pause
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January 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Review of Bad Bunny’s latest by Mark Chinapen
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DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS by Bad Bunny | Album Review
The Puerto Rican superstar kicks off 2025 with new music
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January 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Before we officially begin 2025 at MMA, take a look back at all of our coverage with the MMA Master Playlist ‘24! A couple of our favorite songs from each and every single album we covered is included - the variance here is incredible. Check it out on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/3OQ...
MMA Master Playlist ‘24
Playlist · jherr · 329 items
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January 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Twiddled my thumbs a lot this year so here’s my top 5 albums of 2024 to start the new year right

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My Top 5 Albums of 2024
including some of my favorite songs and honorable mentions
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January 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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So far this month, we’ve got reviews of Soccer Mommy’s latest, Leon Bridges, and Blu & Evidence’s, Los Angeles - check out full reviews on blog!
December 16, 2024 at 4:14 PM
I think it’s so cute that journalists get to go on little dates with artists sometimes
December 12, 2024 at 8:02 PM
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Top Reads of November: Reviews of One Assassination Under God - Chapter 1 by Marilyn Manson, The Crossroads by Cordae, and From Zero by Linkin Park - find this months best on modernmusicanalysis.blog!
December 5, 2024 at 5:15 PM
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One Assassination Under God — Chapter 1 by Marilyn Manson | Album Review

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One Assassination Under God — Chapter 1 by Marilyn Manson | Album Review
America’s shock rocker signals his return to music
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November 29, 2024 at 7:06 PM
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Wow, lots of new followers, thank you! Got plenty on the horizon, especially with EOY lists — until then, find all the new on modernmusicanalysis.blog!
Modern Music Analysis
analysis of your favorite music with attention to culture and influence
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November 27, 2024 at 1:08 AM
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GNX by Kendrick Lamar | Album Review by @jherr.bsky.social

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GNX by Kendrick Lamar | Album Review
Another surprise drop from the Compton artist
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November 27, 2024 at 1:09 AM
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Crazy stuff by Lamar, full review in link

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November 23, 2024 at 2:54 AM