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MASTODON: We Get To Honor BRENT HINDS By Playing His Songs And Keeping His Music Alive
Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor and guitarist Bill Kelliher have spoken about performing without founding guitarist Brent Hinds, who left the band and later died, as they prepare to release their first album in five years. In an interview with Germany’s Visions magazine, the pair reflected on the emotional difficulty of continuing without him and said…
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Yope raises $12.3M to build a private social network without algorithms or ads
London-based startup Yope has raised $12.3 million in a seed round led by Northzone to build a private social network aimed at young people, deliberately avoiding the algorithmic feeds, advertising and public content that define giants like Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram. The app is built around “micro communities” — small groups of real-life friends…
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Prosecutors argue D4vd had financial motivation to kill Celeste Rivas Hernandez
Prosecutors in the murder trial of singer D4vd, born David Anthony Burke, have argued that he had a financial motive to kill 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose body was found in gruesome conditions in a car registered to him. At a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is sufficient evidence for the case to proceed…
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Here’s How To Play Halo: Campaign Evolved With Your Friends Across Xbox, PlayStation, And PC
Halo: Campaign Evolved will support cross-platform co-op between Xbox, PlayStation 5 and PC, allowing players to team up regardless of where they own the game. The feature is significant because it extends the traditionally Xbox-associated Halo series to PlayStation while keeping friends connected across platforms. Players must add friends using their Xbox Gamertag or username…
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Born 52 Years Ago Today in Tennessee, the Bluegrass Gospel Singer Who Inspired Carly Pearce and Co-Wrote a Martina McBride Hit With Her Husband
Sonya Isaacs Yeary, known for her work with the family bluegrass gospel group the Isaacs, was born in LaFollette, Tennessee, on 22 July 1974. As a solo artist and songwriter, she has charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs list and co-wrote “I’m Gonna Love You Through It” with her husband Jimmy Yeary, which became…
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Glasgow School of Art: We can’t afford the £265m to restore the Mack to its former glory
Glasgow School of Art has said it cannot afford the estimated £265 million needed to fully restore the Mackintosh Building, the celebrated Charles Rennie Mackintosh-designed landmark, to its original condition following the devastating fires that gutted it. The admission raises serious questions over the future of one of Scotland’s most important architectural treasures and whether…
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A host of issues: World Cup focus turns to Morocco with costs and legacy topping agenda
With more than 1,400 days remaining before the centenary 2030 World Cup, Morocco is racing to finalise preparations as co-host alongside Spain and Portugal, an undertaking that mirrors challenges faced by South Africa before it staged the 2010 tournament. Officials insist the project extends beyond football, framing it as a driver of infrastructure development for…
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Ojai Playhouse Launches ‘Left Turn,’ a Free Indie Film Showcase Featuring ‘Our Hero, Balthazar,’ ‘Crumb Catcher’ and More (Exclusive)
Ojai Playhouse, one of California’s oldest single-screen cinemas, is launching a new free showcase series called “Left Turn” to spotlight emerging independent filmmakers, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The inaugural event takes place on 8 August and follows the venue’s recent success screening independent films such as Obsession and Backrooms, reflecting a broader effort by…
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Shania Twain on Her Most Personal Album Yet, ‘Little Miss Twain’: ‘It Brings Me Joy to Share That Part of Me’
Shania Twain has released her seventh studio album, “Little Miss Twain,” out on 24 July, which she describes as her most personal work to date. The record revisits her childhood in Timmins, a mining and lumber town in northern Ontario, before she became a global country-pop star, drawing on intimate memories she previously felt were…
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Charles Gaines, whose book Pumping Iron helped to popularize bodybuilding, dies at 84
Charles Gaines, the American author whose 1974 book Pumping Iron helped bring bodybuilding into the cultural mainstream and launched Arnold Schwarzenegger’s career, has died at the age of 84. His daughter, Greta Gaines, confirmed his death on Tuesday but did not disclose a cause, paying tribute to him as someone who lived life to the…