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Music covers the people, performances and recordings that shape what we hear, from classic rock and pop to newer artists and regional industries. It also includes the stories behind songs, albums, tours and the creative choices that give them lasting appeal.

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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 Rover’s Golden’: A timeline of Yard Act’s Leyland chariot

  • Yard Act's mascot golden Rover 416 has been destroyed in a symbolic "burial"
  • The car became famous via 2020 single 'Fixer Upper' and character Graham
  • Acquired by the band in August 2021, retired after new album's release

Yard Act, the West Yorkshire post-punk band, has retired the golden Rover 416 cabriolet that became the mascot of their debut album, The Overload, marking it with what the band called a "Viking burial" to symbolise a new era. The car, first registered in 1994, took on a…

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Watch Role Model Debut Reflective Song ‘Harmony’ on ‘Fallon’

  • Role Model debuted ‘Harmony’ on Fallon.
  • The song closes his newly released third album.
  • The album reflects on time and post-break-up life.

Role Model performed his new song ‘Harmony’ on The Tonight Show, marking the track’s television debut on the day his third album, Chuck Timely & the Hourglass, was released. The theatrical performance featured his live band and backing singers, bringing the album’s closing track to a wider audience.…

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Hear Madonna and Kylie Minogue Team Up for ‘Love Sensation (Afterhours Mix)’

  • Madonna and Kylie Minogue release their first recorded collaboration.
  • The remix follows a live Amsterdam preview.
  • Confessions II became Madonna’s tenth US number-one album.

Madonna and Kylie Minogue have released ‘Love Sensation (Afterhours Mix)’, their first collaboration on a recorded song. The remix adds Minogue’s vocals to Madonna’s ‘Love Sensation’ from her latest album, Confessions II, and follows the pair’s live preview of it in Amsterdam, marking a notable meeting of two…

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Locarno’s Alliance 4 Development Welcomes Queer Musical, Eco Body Horror and Bruce LaBruce’s Melodrama with Monica Bellucci and Béatrice Dalle

  • Locarno selects new European film projects for development.
  • Bellucci and Dalle lead Bruce LaBruce’s French melodrama.
  • Queer identity and family tensions feature prominently.

Locarno’s Alliance 4 Development has unveiled its latest co-development projects from Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland, highlighting films centred on love, family dynamics, identity and masculinity. The selection matters because it gives emerging European projects an industry platform, while bringing together distinctive works ranging from queer musical drama…

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The Falklands pub crawl: sinking pints in Las Malvinas

  • Falklands pub crawl links Port Stanley's bars to 1982 war history
  • Five pubs, 20 minutes' walk, over 180 years of stories
  • Recent England-Argentina World Cup tensions revived old wartime feelings

In the Falkland Islands, some 7,900 miles from London, pubs are far more than places to drink — they have long served as community hubs, meeting halls and, during the 1982 Falklands War, refuges for civilians. Far Out Magazine traces a short pub crawl through the capital, Port…

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Karol G, Role Model, FLO, Stray Kids & More: New Music Friday Guide

  • Karol G releases sixth album, a more intimate, vulnerable sound
  • Role Model, FLO and Stray Kids also drop new albums this week
  • Karol G's single "Matadora" hits No. 3 on Hot Latin Songs chart

Billboard's Friday Music Guide has rounded up the week's most notable new releases, headlined by Colombian superstar Karol G's sixth studio album, alongside new records from US pop artist Role Model, British R&B trio FLO and South Korean boy band Stray Kids. The guide highlights the releases considered…

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The global ambassadors of egg-punk: How Prison Affair have changed DIY music forever

  • Prison Affair are presented as major egg-punk innovators.
  • Their DIY label supports newer underground artists.
  • Their short, lo-fi releases shaped the scene.

Prison Affair are portrayed as leading figures in egg-punk, a playful, fast-paced and deliberately lo-fi strain of DIY punk. The article argues that their music, visual identity and independent approach have helped turn a niche internet-born scene into an international community, while preserving its anti-polished, humorous character. Based…

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Hear Sierra Ferrell’s Psychedelic New Song, ‘Trying To Love You’

  • Sierra Ferrell releases new single "Trying to Love You," her first of 2026.
  • Track blends country, jazz and psychedelic rock influences.
  • Follows Grammy-winning 2024 album Trail of Flowers; tour continues through Red Rocks.

Country-roots singer Sierra Ferrell has released her first new single of 2026, "Trying to Love You," blending country, old-time and New Orleans jazz influences with a psychedelic edge reminiscent of Jefferson Airplane. Produced by Gabriel Kelly, the track marks a fresh musical step for the Nashville-based artist, who…

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Alex Lifeson on the battle behind Rush’s most divisive song, Subdivisions. “I was sitting there thinking, I can’t hear guitar”

  • Alex Lifeson discusses tension over Rush's 1982 track "Subdivisions"
  • He felt guitar was sidelined as synths took over the mix
  • Reflects Geddy Lee's growing synth influence and 1980s rock trends

Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson has spoken about the tension behind the making of "Subdivisions," the opening track from the band's 1982 album Signals, recalling how the song's shift towards synthesisers left him feeling sidelined during recording. The track, produced at Le Studio in rural Quebec, became one of…

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This 70s Glam Rock Icon Was a Bigger Star Than David Bowie

  • Ziggy Stardust was Bowie's fictional 1972 glam rock alter-ego.
  • The character drove Bowie's rise to superstardom during that era.
  • Bowie killed off Ziggy on stage in London in July 1973.

David Bowie's status as a glam rock icon of the early 1970s owed much to Ziggy Stardust, a fictional alter-ego he created rather than simply a fashion phase. The character, distinguished by an orange mullet, bold face paint and flamboyant outfits, became central to Bowie's 1972 album The…

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