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“He confounded his fans and his record label. Most of his band jumped ship after it”: When Arthur Lee steered Love into uncharted waters
This retrospective piece looks back at Love’s ambitious second album, Da Capo, released in 1967, and how frontman Arthur Lee pushed the Los Angeles band in a radically new creative direction. Recorded at RCA Studios in Hollywood in September 1966 with engineer Dave Hassinger (who had also worked with the Rolling Stones), the record marked…
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Trump’s attorney general nominee CANCELS $1.8 billion slush fund for participants of Jan 6 attack on Capitol
According to the headline, Donald Trump’s nominee for US attorney general has cancelled a $1.8 billion fund set aside to compensate or otherwise benefit people involved in the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol. The move would mark a significant reversal of federal financial support connected to the riot, though the article text…
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Husband named as suspect in cold case of wife who died more than 30 years ago as police probe a possible second slaying… his first wife
A man has been named as a suspect in the decades-old cold case death of his wife, with investigators now also examining a possible link to the earlier death of his first wife. Police reopened the original inquiry after new evidence prompted a fresh look at circumstances long treated as unexplained, and detectives are exploring…
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New road restrictions in Sheffield add another nail to heartbreaking coffin – thestar.co.uk
Sheffield City Council is introducing new bus gate restrictions in the city centre, enforced through fines, in a move an opinion piece by editor Nancy Fielder in The Star has strongly criticised as “another nail in the coffin” for the city’s struggling centre. The piece argues the restrictions will deter shoppers and visitors from coming…
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Socceroos on the move: Lucas Herrington headlines post-World Cup transfers | Joey Lynch
Young Socceroos defender Lucas Herrington is closing in on a move from Colorado Rapids to newly promoted Premier League club Hull City, a deal set to make him the second most expensive footballer in Australian history. The 18-year-old, who recently became the youngest Australian to start a men’s World Cup match, is one of several…
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“Fun, feisty, fast and furious. Grunge with a punk-metal heart.” L7’s Bricks Are Heavy – A breath of fresh air in a scene that quickly became stale
This is an album review from Louder celebrating L7’s 1992 album Bricks Are Heavy, marking its release on the Warner Bros subsidiary label Slash Records. The Los Angeles band, previously labelmates of Nirvana at Sub Pop, worked with producer Butch Vig, fresh from Nevermind, for this third record, which the review credits with injecting fresh…
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California Democratic Party backs billionaire tax despite internal opposition
The article’s full text was unavailable, so only its headline can be reliably summarised. It indicates that the California Democratic Party endorsed a proposed tax on billionaires despite opposition from within the party. The endorsement suggests a divide among California Democrats over tax policy and the political consequences of targeting wealthy residents. No further details…
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STEPHEN GLOVER: Spain’s border crisis is a wake-up call to Burnham who’s deep in the realms of delusion if he thinks his party’s stopping the boats
In this Daily Mail opinion column, Stephen Glover argues that a mass border crossing into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta last week, in which around 60,000 people entered from Morocco and 67 died, offers a warning about future migration pressures facing Europe, including Britain. He contends that most of those involved were young male economic…
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Senate reaches deal on funding bill, avoids shutdown
The US Senate reached an agreement on a funding bill, avoiding an imminent government shutdown. The deal matters because a shutdown could have disrupted federal services, delayed payments and affected government employees. The available article text provides no further details on the legislation, including its spending level, duration or the terms agreed by senators. It…
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The tragic story of a teen boy who dreamt of being on Love Island… but was stabbed to death for no reason by a murderer so dangerous he was called ‘Red Alert’
A mother has spoken about the killing of her son, 19-year-old Archie Beston, who was fatally stabbed outside a nightclub in Kingston-upon-Thames in the early hours of 29 February 2020. Archie, a former youth footballer for Brentford and Millwall who worked at Marks & Spencer, had no connection to his killer, Tyrone Bryan, a persistent…