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Michael Fassbender’s Production Company DMC Expands in Ireland Following Investment From Fine Point Films
Michael Fassbender’s production company DMC is expanding its Irish operations after receiving investment from Trevor Birney’s Fine Point Films into its Dublin arm, DMC Entertainment. Announced at the Galway Film Fleadh, the deal deepens ties between two companies that both worked on the Irish breakout hit “Kneecap”, and reflects growing momentum and confidence in Ireland’s…
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Initiate reveal new EP With Love // With Rage and single Numb The Pain
Southern California hardcore band Initiate have announced a new EP titled With Love // With Rage, alongside its lead single and video “Numb The Pain”. The release marks the group’s first substantial new output since their 2022 debut album Cerebral Circus, following only a one-off 2025 single called “Too Much”, and continues their approach of…
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Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien gives Abbeycwmhir wide release beyond vinyl
Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien has given a wide release to his atmospheric track “Abbeycwmhir,” which had previously only been available on an exclusive seven-inch vinyl. The song arrives two months after his second solo album, Blue Morpho, and offers fans another glimpse of the introspective work he produced during a difficult personal period. The track…
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Joanna Pettet, Actress in ‘The Group’ and ‘Casino Royale,’ Dies at 83
Joanna Pettet, the London-born actress best known for Sidney Lumet’s ensemble drama The Group and the 1967 James Bond spoof Casino Royale, has died at the age of 83. She died on Tuesday at Temecula Valley Hospital in California, according to her friend and former manager Pam DuBois. Her death fell exactly 31 years after…
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Ex-Pineapple Street Pair Launch New Podcast Shingle, Set Projects With Dan Taberski, Amy Poehler & Patrick Radden Keefe
Two former senior executives of Pineapple Street Studios have launched a new podcast production company, Please and Thanks Productions, roughly a year after the acclaimed studio was shut down following the bankruptcy of its owner, Audacy. Joel Lovell, previously Executive Editor, and Henry Molofsky, an Executive Producer, were both at Pineapple Street from its 2016…
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‘I’m Taking This Extremely Seriously’ – Yungblud Pulls Out of Canadian Festival, Shares Statement – Loudwire
Musician Yungblud has withdrawn from an unnamed Canadian festival, issuing a public statement in which he said he was “taking this extremely seriously.” The article, as published by Loudwire, reports the cancellation and shares the singer’s own explanation for stepping away from the scheduled appearance. The substantive details of the article — including the name…
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Tesco’s overseas empire is in retreat – but shareholders have no complaints
Tesco is reported to be exploring the sale of its remaining overseas operations, its “central Europe” division of 560 stores across Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary, having engaged bankers to weigh its options. This marks the effective end of the global ambitions set out by former chief executive Sir Terry Leahy, who in 2007 predicted half…
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Mick Jagger & Ronnie Wood Debut New Stones Song Lamenting America
The Rolling Stones have previewed a new song, “Ringing Hollow”, from their forthcoming album Foreign Tongues, due out this Friday. Rather than the elaborate rollout used for earlier tracks, Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood, joined by touring keyboardist Matt Clifford, unveiled it with a surprise stripped-down acoustic performance at a listening party held on Wednesday…
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FL Studio 2026 is available now
Image-Line has released FL Studio 2026, the latest version of its widely used digital audio workstation, offered as a free update to all existing users. The release focuses on reducing friction in the creative process, combining a range of workflow refinements with several new creative tools aimed at making music production more accessible. Key additions…
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Getdown Services unveil melancholic single Cha Cha Slide ahead of second album
Bristol disco-duo Getdown Services have released a new single titled ‘Cha Cha Slide’, which they describe as the “saddest song we’ve ever written”. The downbeat track is the latest preview from their forthcoming second album, ‘Massive Champion’, marking a shift towards more emotional and absurd territory for a band better known for their energetic, unhinged…