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For readers, music offers both discovery and connection: a chance to find new voices, revisit familiar favourites and understand how artists build their work and careers. Disputes over samples, reunions and the changing business of entertainment show how creativity, money and cultural influence intersect.

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The Strokes perform two Reality Awaits songs on Saturday Night Live

  • The Strokes performed two songs from Reality Awaits on SNL.
  • Walton Goggins joined them on bongo drums for “Going Shopping”.
  • Nick Valensi was absent from the performance.

The Strokes made their fifth appearance as musical guests on Saturday Night Live, performing two songs from their latest album, Reality Awaits. The appearance follows the North American and European leg of their tour and offers a live showcase for the new record. The band opened with “Lonely…

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Tale Of The Tape: The story of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark’s ‘Architecture & Morality’

  • OMD expanded synthpop with the grand sound of *Architecture & Morality*.
  • Choral samples and Mellotron helped shape the album’s sweeping arrangements.
  • Both Joan of Arc singles reached the UK top five.

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) drew on electronic experimentation and a do-it-yourself approach to help establish British synthpop. Their third album, *Architecture & Morality*, marked a bold change in scale, bringing grand, almost religious soundscapes into their distinctive, intellectually minded pop. Recorded in Liverpool and at The…

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The 5 Greatest Beatles Songs Written by John Lennon

  • Lennon’s Beatles songs reflected the politics and counterculture of the 1960s.
  • “Revolution” advocated change through peaceful methods.
  • “All You Need Is Love” reached a global audience in 1967.

The article ranks five of John Lennon’s Beatles songs, arguing that his autobiographical writing and engagement with anti-war and counterculture movements helped shape some of the band’s most distinctive work. The supplied text describes “Revolution”, “Come Together” and “All You Need Is Love”, linking each to the political…

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Phil Collins reveals the one thing that’s preventing him from touring again

  • Collins says touring is financially impractical for a short run.
  • He feels well enough to perform again.
  • His solo Hall of Fame induction may be a fitting finale.

Phil Collins says the main obstacle to touring again is the practical and financial challenge of going on the road for only a small number of shows. Although he sometimes feels he has not finished performing, he says his upcoming Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction could…

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Former NCT Member Lucas Wong Makes Acting Debut in Taiwanese Folk-Music Drama ‘A Time’ With Jerry Yan, Ning Chang at Taiwan Creative Content Fest

  • Lucas Wong makes his acting debut in Taiwanese drama “A Time”.
  • The story follows five friends over four decades.
  • The series is due to premiere in 2027.

Taiwanese director Tsao Jui-yuan has unveiled “A Time”, a drama series set against the 1970s campus folk-music movement, at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest. The story follows five friends across four decades, exploring how youth, love and personal choices shape their lives. Former NCT and WayV member Lucas…

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Nicko McBrain opens up about using heroin – and how he kicked it

  • McBrain says he used heroin in the late 1970s.
  • He had stopped before joining Iron Maiden in 1982.
  • He encourages people facing substance issues to seek help.

Former Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain says he used heroin in the late 1970s, but was fortunate not to become addicted. He had stopped before joining the band in 1982 and urges people struggling with substance use to seek help. McBrain says he smoked heroin from foil rather…

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In 1970, Neal Schon turned down one of rock’s greatest guitarists. Years later, his decision paid off

  • Schon chose Santana’s band over Clapton’s.
  • He later formed Journey with Gregg Rolie.
  • Derek and the Dominos soon broke up.

In 1970, teenage guitarist Neal Schon was invited to join Eric Clapton’s newly forming Derek and the Dominos, but chose instead to join Carlos Santana’s band. The article presents that decision as a turning point: Schon later helped form Journey with Santana bandmate Gregg Rolie, becoming part of…

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U2 Weigh In on Ed Sheeran and Macklemore Tour Controversy

  • U2 backed Macklemore’s right to speak out.
  • The band said Ed Sheeran should not be vilified.
  • Macklemore was removed after two tour performances.

U2 have defended Macklemore’s right to speak about Palestine after he was removed from Ed Sheeran’s North American tour, while urging the public not to vilify Sheeran. The band described the dispute as a question of artistic freedom and said promoters and venue owners should not censor performers.…

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The biggest lesson Nancy Sinatra learned from her father: “He was a genius”

  • Frank Sinatra’s advice to Nancy centred on ownership and consistency.
  • He founded Reprise after Capitol refused to let him own his masters.
  • Nancy’s recordings are being reissued with her daughter’s help.

Nancy Sinatra says her father, Frank Sinatra, taught her to protect artists’ ownership of their work and to pursue a career with consistency and professionalism. His example matters because musicians who own their recordings can have greater control over how their music is used and who profits from…

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In 1994, Elton John made an album that sold 15,000,000 copies. Now, he only wants to play one song from it

  • Elton John rarely performs songs from *The Lion King* live.
  • “Circle of Life” is the exception in his set.
  • He felt it deserved the Oscar won by “Can You Feel the Love Tonight”.

Elton John has said he rarely performs songs from *The Lion King* live because they do not fit naturally into his concerts, but he makes an exception for “Circle of Life”. He praised its lyrics and said it should have won the Oscar, though “Can You Feel the…

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