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Kiko Kostadinov and ASICS Release the ILARGI FF II tabi
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UNTOLD Festival to offer free HPV testing and breast ultrasounds to attendees in 2026
UNTOLD Festival has announced that its 2026 edition will provide attendees with free HPV testing and breast ultrasounds, in what organisers describe as a first for European festivals. A mobile caravan stationed near the event site in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, will give wristband-holders access to professional consultations and screenings aimed at supporting women’s health. The initiative…
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Yungblud cancels headline festival set to ‘work on myself’ – Far Out Magazine
Musician Yungblud has reportedly pulled out of a headline festival performance, saying he needs to “work on myself”. The withdrawal points to the singer prioritising his personal wellbeing over a high-profile live commitment, a decision likely to disappoint fans holding tickets for the event. Beyond the headline, the full details of the article could not…
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TED NUGENT Laments Reduced ‘Compensation In The Music-Selling Industry’
In an interview on Joe Pags’s “Unshaken And Unafraid” podcast, veteran American rocker Ted Nugent complained about how poorly musicians are now paid in an industry that has shifted from selling records to streaming, where listeners pay for access rather than ownership. He argued that streaming royalties are so meagre that even huge play counts…
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Lit, the band behind pop-punk hit ‘My Own Worst Enemy,’ settles Sony Music streaming royalty lawsuit
Lit, the American rock band best known for the 1999 pop-punk single “My Own Worst Enemy,” has settled its lawsuit against Sony Music Entertainment over the calculation of streaming royalties. The two sides reached a “settlement in principle,” according to a court filing dated 7 July, though the terms remain undisclosed and a written agreement…
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How Sunflower Bean’s Nick Kivlen Found a Mellow Psychedelic Groove of His Own
Nick Kivlen, the guitarist of acclaimed New York indie-rock band Sunflower Bean, has released his first solo album, Addicted to the Sunset, which he self-released on 7 July. The record marks a notable creative step for a musician who has spent more than a decade largely yielding the spotlight to bandmate and lead singer Julia…
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Mick Jagger & Ronnie Wood Debut New Stones Song Lamenting America
The Rolling Stones have previewed a new song, “Ringing Hollow”, from their forthcoming album Foreign Tongues, due out this Friday. Rather than the elaborate rollout used for earlier tracks, Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood, joined by touring keyboardist Matt Clifford, unveiled it with a surprise stripped-down acoustic performance at a listening party held on Wednesday…
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‘Ramones had leather jackets when they got spat on. We didn’t!’ David Byrne on touring with Talking Heads and taking advice from Lou Reed
In a reader Q&A interview with the Guardian, David Byrne answers fan-submitted questions to coincide with the cinema release of the tour film for his stage show American Utopia. The former Talking Heads frontman reflects on the band’s early days, his evolving approach to live performance and his ambition to direct another feature film, offering…
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Owners of New York’s Legendary Café Wha? to Open New Venue in the City
Located just two blocks away from Café Wha, the new 200-cap club will host folk, Americana, jazz, rock and more.
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Comcast is breaking up with NBCU. Why did it ever buy it in the first place?
Comcast has announced that it is splitting itself into two separate companies: a Comcast broadband business and an NBCUniversal entertainment business. The move follows the earlier spin-off of its cable assets, such as CNBC and MS.NOW, into a new company called Versant, and it marks the effective end of Comcast’s long-running bet on combining media…