Ear Fuel

Ear Fuel #41: New Musical Awesomeness

Due to good but unexpected circumstances, I had to step away from this newsletter for the last few weeks.

Sep 3, 2025 • Joel Freimark

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July 2025

Ear Fuel Mixtape #6: POP!

If you don’t want to read, here’s the link to the mixtape.

Jul 30, 2025 • Joel Freimark

Ear Fuel #40: Ozzy Osbourne

Yesterday afternoon, word broke that Ozzy Osbourne passed away.

Jul 23, 2025 • Joel Freimark

Ear Fuel #39: New Albums For Your Ears

I know what you’re thinking: “MORE great releases from this year?!!?

Jul 17, 2025 • Joel Freimark

Ear Fuel #38: Did You Know That's A Sample?

This week, we’re going to take a bit of a deep dive into a subject I always love digging into: the source of the backing sounds on some of your favorite…

Jul 10, 2025 • Joel Freimark

June 2025

Ear Fuel #37: A Trio of Awesome Albums You May Have Missed

Decades ago, The Who sang “…got a feeling ‘21 is gonna be a good year…,” and while that instance was meant to be looking back at the world in 1921, it…

Jun 5, 2025 • Joel Freimark

May 2025

Ear Fuel Mixtape #5: Road Trip!

If you don’t want to read, here’s the link to the mixtape.

May 22, 2025 • Joel Freimark

Ear Fuel #36: More Magnificent, Brand New Albums

2025 continues to be an absolutely phenomenal year in terms of new releases.

May 15, 2025 • Joel Freimark

Ear Fuel #35: Outstanding Newish Releases

One of the tricky things I stumble over as I write and recommend music is the way people interpret the word ‘new.’ That is to say, once an album is more…

May 8, 2025 • Joel Freimark

April 2025

Ear Fuel #34: How Rock Hall Inductees Are Chosen & Two Massive Snubs

With yesterday’s announcement of this year’s inductees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, so began the annual fury and frustration of a large swath of…

Apr 28, 2025 • Joel Freimark

Ear Fuel Mixtape #4: Soundtracks

If you don’t want to read, here’s the link to the mixtape.

Apr 17, 2025 • Joel Freimark

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Ear Fuel #33: Greatest Hits Albums

Few things can divide a group of music fans quicker than mentioning the mere concept of ‘greatest hits’ albums.

Apr 8, 2025 • Joel Freimark

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