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The “intense” singer Bob Dylan knew better than himself: “Let him sing”
Bob Dylan drew heavily on those who came before him, treating songs as something passed down through generations rather than owned outright, and he counted Johnny Cash among the most important influences on his own path. This mattered because Cash not only shaped Dylan’s sense of authenticity in music but also publicly defended him during…
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King and grammar schools headline UK news as tech row and Chicago exhibition dominate abroad
Charles meets AI bosses on safe development and new figures show grammar schools’ white British intake nearly halved in a decade, while a Michigan ex-police chief quits amid a pardon-bribe scandal, cars are exposed as data-harvesters, the US eye a 35th straight World Cup win, and Stephen King hails the new Carrie ad…
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3 Pop Punk Songs From the 2000s That Still Sound Edgy Today
This piece highlights three pop-punk tracks from the 2000s that the writer argues have retained their bite despite the passage of time, pushing back on the idea that songs inevitably soften with age. The songs chosen span the decade and its two dominant pop-punk moods: teenage isolation and defiant rebellion. The selection includes an unnamed…
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Wade wins first European Tour title since 2016
James Wade claimed his first European Tour darts title in a decade, beating fellow Englishman Ross Smith 8-4 in the final of the Flanders Darts Trophy in Antwerp. The win ended a wait stretching back to his 2016 European Darts Matchplay victory in Hamburg and comes despite the absence of world number one and two…
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Carter beats Williams to claim first English Open
Ali Carter beat Mark Williams 9-6 to win the English Open in Brentwood, securing his first title in this event and returning to the world’s top 16. The 47-year-old Englishman, playing in front of home supporters, produced a dominant display after trailing at the interval, and the victory carries added significance given his long battle…
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JAN MOIR: Like a warrior queen in sequins, Celine’s comeback was the biggest since Lazarus – only he wasn’t wearing 5in heels!
Céline Dion returned to the stage in Paris on Saturday night, performing at the Plenitude Arena to an audience of 35,000 that included Oprah Winfrey, Gayle King and Michelle Obama. The concert marked a significant comeback for the singer, who has battled Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS), a rare neurological condition that at its worst caused…
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40 Years Later, Transformers Officially Embraces Its Most Heartbreaking Controversy
Hasbro is marking the 40th anniversary of The Transformers: The Movie by directly acknowledging the controversy that has shadowed it for decades: the shock death of fan-favourite Optimus Prime early in the 1986 film. Rather than avoid the topic, the toy giant has framed its anniversary campaign as an “Apology Tour”, pairing a new toy…
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How a 1969 Crosby, Stills & Nash one-take masterpiece almost gave their engineer a heart attack: “My whole life was flashing in front of me”
Sound engineer Bill Halverson has recalled the tense moments behind Crosby, Stills & Nash’s recording of “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” in 1969, describing how a spontaneous, unrehearsed take at Wally Heider’s Studio III in Los Angeles nearly derailed the session before becoming a defining moment on the band’s debut album. The story illustrates the unpredictable…
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3 Artists Who Wrote Their Signature Hits in Less Than an Hour
An article from American Songwriter highlights three well-known songs that their creators reportedly wrote in under an hour, illustrating how sudden bursts of inspiration can produce lasting hits. The piece frames these anecdotes as examples of songwriting happening in a flash, rather than through prolonged effort, underscoring the unpredictable nature of the creative process. The…
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All 8 ‘Murderbot’ Books, Ranked According to Goodreads
Collider has ranked all eight books in Martha Wells’ award-winning science fiction series The Murderbot Diaries according to their Goodreads scores, timed to coincide with renewed interest following Apple TV’s adaptation starring Alexander Skarsgård and the announcement of a second series. The list highlights that the series is remarkably consistent in quality, with every entry…