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Every Baby Boomer Alive Remembers These 4 Classic Pop Jams From 1965

This is a nostalgia-focused music listicle celebrating four pop songs from 1965, aimed at readers who came of age during that era. It doesn't cover breaking news but instead revisits chart-topping hits that defined the mid-1960s pop landscape, highlighting their commercial success and lasting cultural significance. The four…

WATCH: Olivia Rodrigo Perform ‘Thirty-Three’ With The Smashing Pumpkins At Lollapalooza

• Olivia Rodrigo performed "Thirty-Three" with The Smashing Pumpkins at Lollapalooza.
• The Smashing Pumpkins launch a 30th anniversary "Mellon Collie" tour this autumn.
• Rodrigo recently released an album featuring The Cure's Robert Smith.

Olivia Rodrigo joined The Smashing Pumpkins on stage during their headline set at Lollapalooza, performing an acoustic rendition of "Thirty-Three" alongside frontman Billy Corgan. The moment marks the latest in a growing string of high-profile collaborations for Rodrigo, and highlights an established act embracing a newer generation of…

The 1985 album Shane MacGowan biblically adored: “The songs are like hymns”

• MacGowan deeply admired a 1985 album.
• He said its songs felt like hymns.
• The article explores its influence on his musical outlook.

The article examines Shane MacGowan’s admiration for a 1985 album, which he regarded with an almost religious reverence. His comparison of its songs to hymns underscores the emotional and spiritual force he found in the record. The piece places this appreciation within MacGowan’s wider musical outlook, highlighting his…

3 Southern Rock Songs From the 1980s That Prove Three Guitars Are Better Than One

• Article lists three 1980s southern rock songs with multi-guitar arrangements.
• Featured tracks: .38 Special's two songs and Molly Hatchet's hit.
• Highlights how layered guitars shaped the southern rock sound.

American Songwriter has published a listicle spotlighting three southern rock tracks from the 1980s that showcase the genre's signature use of multiple guitarists working in tandem. The piece argues that layering two or three guitar parts, rather than relying on a single lead, gave these songs their distinctive…

MEGADETH Announces March/April 2027 European Tour With BLACK LABEL SOCIETY And TESTAMENT

• Megadeth announce 24-date European farewell tour for March–April 2027
• Black Label Society and Testament join as support throughout
• Tickets go on general sale 7 August, following an August presale

Megadeth have announced "Breakout: Hibernation Of The Nations", a 24-date European leg of their ongoing multi-year farewell tour, running from March to April 2027. The thrash metal veterans will be joined throughout by Black Label Society and Testament, and the run follows a hugely successful year for the…

Love Language: Sekou Interviewed

• Clash interviews rising songwriter Sekou on music and his love of fragrance
• He visits Grasse, France, to meet CHANEL perfumer Olivier Polge
• Sekou, 21, has backing from Justin Bieber and Elton John, new mixtape out

British songwriter Sekou, 21, spoke to Clash about the connection between fragrance, confidence and creativity, in an interview built around his visit to Grasse in the South of France to meet Olivier Polge, CHANEL's Perfumer-Creator. The piece frames fragrance as central to Sekou's sense of self-presentation, tying it…

Willie Nelson Turned Down What Became One of Kenny Rogers’ Signature Songs in 1978

• Willie Nelson turned down "The Gambler" before Kenny Rogers made it a hit.
• Nelson declined as he already performed another long song, "Red Headed Stranger".
• Songwriter Don Schlitz wrote most of it in 20 minutes in 1976.

Country singer Willie Nelson has revealed he turned down the chance to record "The Gambler", the Don Schlitz-penned track that went on to become one of Kenny Rogers' signature hits and spawned a series of TV films. Rogers, a close friend, personally pitched the song to Nelson before…

The 10 Biggest Classic Rock Hits That Never Won Record of the Year, Ranked

• Collider ranks ten classic rock hits that never won Grammy Record of the Year
• Thin Lizzy and Kansas songs lost to now-forgotten winners in the 1970s
• Full top-ten list, including entries 7 through 1, wasn't fully available

Collider has published a ranked list of ten classic rock songs that became huge hits but never won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year, highlighting what the piece frames as some of the Recording Academy's biggest historical snubs. - "The Boys Are Back in Town" by…

Fans at Lollapalooza go viral for passing a bag of pee over the crowd

• Viral clip shows fans passing a urine-filled bag over Lollapalooza crowd
• Online backlash criticises poor festival hygiene and etiquette
• Follows similar complaints from Noah Kahan, Olivia Rodrigo and other artists

Footage of festival-goers passing a bag of urine over the crowd at Lollapalooza 2026 in Chicago has gone viral, sparking widespread criticism of poor audience behaviour and hygiene at the event. The clip has drawn significant backlash online, with many questioning why attendees would resort to this rather…