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Supplemental writing and links from Matthew Perpetua, author of Fluxblog 

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Tom Verlaine in 1983 by Deborah Feingold

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Blur as Blondie in 1991 by Kevin Cummins

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Justine Frischmann of Elastica in May 1995 by Kevin Cummins

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Jarvis Cocker of Pulp as Elvis Costello in November 1993 by Kevin Cummins

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2022 FLUXBLOG SURVEY || TOMORROW IS ALREADY HERE

 I’ve been making “survey” playlists every year for a long time now, and this is one of the more interesting versions of the idea as it’s basically a document of music culture at a transitional moment as Gen Z artists and aesthetics are gaining traction while Millennial artists and culture remain dominant. I’m curious to see how the next few years play out – will there be a clear tipping point in the next two years similar to how Gen X fully asserted itself in 1993 and 1994, or will the sheer volume of Millennials stifle this progress and largely keep Gen Z culture in the margins? I think you can tell who I’m rooting for here.

As with all the surveys this is a playlist covering music across genres, and I think this is a particularly diverse set of songs. As a result it’s very, very long – slightly shorter than the 2021 iteration, but still over 900 songs. And of course there’s going to be things I left out or forgot for one reason or another, but there’s always a point where I just have to stop adding things. This could easily be 1800 songs, but I don’t think that would actually be useful to anyone.

Please share this with anyone you think would find it useful or interesting! Tell me if you found anything you loved in this – I’m always curious what might pop out to people, or how this got around someone’s blindspots.

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Lauryn Hill by Marc Baptiste, Spin January 1999

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PJ Harvey by Maria Mochnacz, Spin August 1993

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New playlist RADIOHEAD UNIVERSE, a career retrospective including solo works, film scores, Nigel Godrich productions, collaborations, remix work, and music by close collaborators Clive Deamer and Tom Skinner.

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This is WHAT WAS BRITPOP? 1993-1997, a playlist featuring all the big favorites along with the also-rans and the artists on the periphery. The second image is a preview of the first third, there are 75 songs in the full playlist.

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Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth by Nitin Vadukal, Rolling Stone September 1994

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Kim Deal of The Breeders by Nina Schultz, Spin July 1995

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Mariah Carey and James Brown by Kevin Mazur, Rolling Stone March 1992

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Sade by Matthew Rolston, Interview November 1988

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Pavement by Marcus Rotn, Q July 1999

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Talking Heads by Bonnie Schiffman, Rolling Stone November 1979

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Madonna and clown by Matthew Rolston, Rolling Stone June 1986

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Damon Albarn of Blur by Rankin, Q April 1999