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Add to playlist: the nervy breakbeats and acid delirium of Silverwingkiller and the week’s best new tracks

  • Guardian spotlights Salford duo Silverwingkiller's industrial dance sound
  • Formed 2024, blend breakbeats, acid synths and violent themes
  • Column also lists other standout new tracks, including from Beck and Leon Bridges

Salford duo Silverwingkiller are featured in the Guardian's weekly new music playlist column for their pummelling industrial dance sound, blending nervy breakbeats, acid-house synth textures and themes of paranoia and violence. Formed in 2024 by James Baca (from Peterborough) and Yushang Ni (from Shanghai), the pair have carved…

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5 Songs That Prove Paul McCartney’s Songwriting Peaked Between 1970 and 1975

  • American Songwriter argues McCartney's peak songwriting occurred during 1970–1975, a period of personal transitions including the Beatles breakup and his marriage and fatherhood
  • Article highlights five tracks spanning genres—rock, ballads, and film scoring—that demonstrate his technical range and commercial success during this five-year span

Singer-songwriter Paul McCartney of British rock group Wings, pictured wearing a neck scarf in an office in London circa 1975. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) In terms of cultural influence, Paul McCartney seemed to be at a songwriting peak during one five-year period in particular. The post 5…

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Over 4,500 Google workers have signed a petition calling for layoff protections: ‘These layoffs and cuts are not difficult decisions, but simply profit being put over the people that make this company run’

  • Over 4,500 Google workers seek stronger layoff protections.
  • Signatories accuse Google of putting profit before staff.
  • The petition highlights continuing anxiety over tech-sector job cuts.

More than 4,500 Google employees have signed a petition demanding stronger protections against redundancies, arguing that recent job cuts prioritise profit over the people who operate the company. The action reflects continuing staff concern about instability at Google despite the company’s financial strength and prominent role in the…

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The Odyssey Estimated Box Office Opening Suggests a Strong Start Powered by Imax Hype

  • The Odyssey is forecast to open with $90–$100 million in North America.
  • IMAX demand is fuelling early interest in Nolan’s film.
  • Its $375 million combined costs require a long, strong cinema run.

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is projected to make a strong start at the North American box office, driven largely by demand for IMAX screenings. Its performance matters because the film’s unusually high production and marketing costs mean it will need sustained ticket sales beyond its opening weekend to…

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10 Greatest Sci-Fi Epic Movies of the 21st Century

  • Article ranks 10 greatest sci-fi epics of the 21st century
  • Credits advances in visual effects for enabling increasingly ambitious cinematic scope
  • Selected films span spectacle-driven franchises (Avatar) to character-arcs-in-wasteland narratives (Furiosa)

The best sci-fi epic movies of the 21st century include misunderstood efforts like The Fountain and grand, ambitious masterpieces like Dune: Part Two.

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Hoy backs Glasgow 2026 for ‘massive success’

  • Hoy expects Glasgow 2026 to overcome concerns about its reduced scale.
  • The Games will feature 10 sports across four venues.
  • Glasgow replaced Victoria after Australia withdrew over costs.

Sir Chris Hoy has said he expects the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games to be a “massive success”, despite the event being substantially smaller than the city’s 2014 Games. His support matters as Glasgow prepares to host at short notice after Victoria, Australia withdrew, while organisers seek to demonstrate…

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At least someone’s been getting jobs under Labour! No10 ‘special adviser’ numbers jumped by a QUARTER in Starmer’s final year – as Government smashed records

  • No 10 special-adviser numbers reportedly rose by a quarter.
  • Government-wide adviser staffing reached a record level.
  • The figures have prompted criticism over political appointments.

The article reports that the number of special advisers working in No 10 increased by around a quarter during Keir Starmer’s final year, while the wider Government employed record numbers of these political appointees. It presents the rise as notable amid criticism of Labour’s employment record and public-sector…

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Moment hero farmers stop field blaze spreading to housing estate after braving flames in their tractors to plough emergency firebreak

  • Farmers ploughed a firebreak with tractors to halt a field fire.
  • Their action stopped the blaze reaching a housing estate.
  • Comes amid wider UK heatwave and wildfire concerns.

A group of farmers has been praised as heroes after they used their tractors to plough an emergency firebreak, stopping a fast-moving field fire from spreading into a nearby housing estate. The men drove into the path of the flames to carve out the break, a quick-thinking intervention…

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Lorde slams new AI-generated Spotify feature: “We don’t want this”

  • Lorde says Spotify’s AI song summary was inaccurate.
  • She fears AI explanations limit artistic interpretation.
  • Spotify says the beta feature’s error was corrected.

Lorde has criticised Spotify’s AI-generated ‘About the Song’ feature after it produced an incorrect description of her song ‘Current Affairs’. She argued that the error, and the practice of assigning an AI-generated meaning to music, could restrict listeners’ own interpretations, and called for artists to be able to…

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Hooters says kids, families are part of its comeback as waitresses insist they’ve always been welcome

  • Hooters is repositioning itself towards families and younger diners.
  • Founders regained control after the chain’s corporate bankruptcy.
  • The company says it will stress food, hospitality and community.

Hooters is seeking to rebuild its business by appealing more directly to children and families after its original founders regained control following corporate bankruptcy. The company says the effort involves reducing its previously oversexualised image and placing greater emphasis on food, hospitality and community involvement, while some waitresses…

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