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4 Cover Songs I’m Not Afraid To Say Are Better Than the Original, Even if It’s Controversial
An American Songwriter columnist argues that certain cover versions of well-known songs surpass their originals, acknowledging the inherently subjective nature of such a claim. The piece is a personal, opinion-led list rather than a factual report, reflecting the writer’s own listening history and emotional attachment to specific renditions, some of which they encountered before hearing…
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Poll: Vote for Your PS5 Game of the Month (July 2026)
Push Square has opened its regular reader poll asking PS5 owners to vote for their favourite game released in July 2026, after what the site’s writer described as a notably quiet June for new releases. July brought a stronger line-up, dominated by two well-reviewed remakes, Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced and Halo: Campaign Evolved, which…
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FC 27 Ultimate Team deep dive Pitch notes: FUT Gallery, SBC changes, and more
EA Sports has previewed changes coming to Ultimate Team in FC 27, its football simulation game, ahead of the title’s release later this year. The update signals that while the mode’s core structure remains familiar, EA is reworking progression systems and adding new features designed to give players more ways to earn rewards and greater…
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Trueno & Milo J Close LAMC 2026 at New York’s SummerStage & More Uplifting Moments in Latin Music
Trueno and Milo J closed out the 2026 Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) with a sold-out, free performance at Central Park’s SummerStage in New York on Saturday 1 August, capping a week of milestones for Latin music highlighted by Billboard. The Argentine artists offered contrasting but complementary styles, with Trueno’s hard-edged, old-school rap delivery paired…
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3 Songs From the 1970s That Will Instantly Turn You Into a Southern Rock Fan
American Songwriter has published a short list piece celebrating southern rock, picking out three tracks from the 1970s that the outlet says capture the genre’s distinctive “muggy, swampy” feel and could win over new fans. The article is part of the publication’s ongoing “The List” series, which regularly rounds up songs by theme, era or…
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Lollapalooza 2026 Day Three: Olivia Dean, Sienna Spiro, and Rain Delays
Heavy overnight rain flooded Chicago’s Grant Park and continued into Saturday, forcing organisers to delay the third day of Lollapalooza 2026 by about three hours for clean-up, with some sets cancelled or shortened as a result. Despite the disruption, headliner Olivia Dean and rising British singer Sienna Spiro both delivered standout performances, capping a breakthrough…
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These App Store hidden gems prove there’s still room for great software in the AI era
TechCrunch has published a fresh round-up of “hidden gem” apps on Apple’s App Store, arguing that despite predictions AI agents might replace traditional apps, indie and creative software development is thriving. The piece links this resurgence partly to AI-assisted coding, which is letting more people, including novices, build and ship apps quickly, though it also…
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National Gallery security staff segregated like ‘second-class citizens’, curator claims
A senior curator at the National Gallery has told the Guardian that outsourced security guards, most of whom are from minority ethnic backgrounds, are effectively segregated from the gallery’s mainly white in-house staff. While employees such as curators and marketing staff use a bright, well-equipped “hub” with a subsidised canteen, security guards are confined to…
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Haile Gerima Dissects His 10 Hour Documentary Feature ‘Black Lions – Roman Wolves’ & Teases His Next Project On America’s Black Maroons
Ethiopian-born filmmaker Haile Gerima will give the first US public screening of his 10-hour, five-part documentary “Black Lions – Roman Wolves” at the BlackStar Film Festival in Philadelphia next week, following well-received showings at the Berlin Film Festival in February. The film, decades in the making, examines Italy’s colonial legacy in Ethiopia through archival footage…
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“They called me the woman that was sent by Satan to destroy them.” Christian cults, boat orgies and terrorist accusations: Hawxx are screaming for liberation
Hawxx, a London-based punk band fronted by Annouli Papadimitriou, are the subject of a profile detailing the extreme personal experiences behind their music, including reported involvement with Christian cults and accusations of terrorism, one of which saw Papadimitriou labelled “the woman that was sent by Satan to destroy them.” The piece, published by Louder, explores…