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All Of The Special Guest Appearances You Missed At Vans Warped Tour Long Beach

• Vans Warped Tour's Long Beach event featured multiple surprise cross-artist collaborations
• Performances ranged from pop-punk covers to heavier genre collaborations across the weekend

Vans Warped Tour's Long Beach stop delivered several surprise guest appearances from artists joining other acts on stage over the weekend. The pop-punk and hardcore crossovers highlighted the collaborative, nostalgic spirit of the tour's current run, giving fans unexpected performances beyond the advertised lineup. Sum 41's Deryck Whibley…

Too Lost partners with Roblox to bring catalog of independent music to games and virtual spaces

• Independent music distributor Too Lost partners with Roblox to integrate thousands of tracks into the gaming platform
• Game developers can now embed music from both established and emerging artists across multiple genres into their experiences
• Partnership reflects Roblox's strategy to position itself as a music discovery platform targeting younger audiences

Too Lost, an independent music distributor, has partnered with Roblox to bring its catalogue of tracks into the gaming platform, allowing creators to embed songs in games and virtual spaces. The deal reflects Roblox's broader ambition to position itself as a hub for music discovery rather than solely…

3 One-Hit Wonders From 1973 That 70s Kids Will Never Forget

• Feature lists three memorable 1973 one-hit wonders for 70s listeners
• Includes Stealers Wheel, Brownsville Station and Dr. John tracks
• Notes later pop-culture use, like Reservoir Dogs and a Mötley Crüe cover

An American Songwriter feature revisits three one-hit wonders from 1973 that the writer argues remain especially memorable to those who grew up in the 1970s. It frames the year as a golden period for rock music, singling out tracks whose distinctive sound or later pop-culture use kept them…

Blossoms to return to Manchester Deaf Institute to celebrate 10 years of their debut album with intimate gig

• Blossoms play their 2016 debut album in full at Manchester's Deaf Institute
• One-off gig on 5 August marks the album's 10th anniversary
• Show will be recorded for a live CD tied to their new album

Blossoms will play a one-off homecoming gig at Manchester's Deaf Institute on 5 August 2026 to mark the 10th anniversary of their self-titled debut album, performing the 2016 record in full. The show, which will be recorded for an exclusive live double CD edition of their forthcoming album…

You won’t have to worry about limited bandwidth or data now that Valve has fixed local network game transfers on Steam

• Valve fixed Steam’s local network game transfers.
• The feature can reduce internet data use.
• It should help users with limited bandwidth.

Valve has fixed an issue affecting Steam’s local network game transfers, a feature designed to let users copy installed games between nearby PCs without downloading them again from the internet. The change matters for people with limited broadband capacity, data caps or slow connections, as local transfers can…

Jackson Browne to perform first headline shows since death of son in 2025

• Jackson Browne will return to headline shows in 2025.
• The concerts follow the death of his son.
• Dates and venues were not provided.

Jackson Browne has announced his first headline concerts since the death of his son, with the shows scheduled for 2025. The return marks a significant personal and professional moment for the singer-songwriter after a period of bereavement. The available article text does not provide dates, venues, ticket information…

Remembering When The Cars Went the Weird, Wild Route on Their Third Album in 1980

• The Cars' 1980 album Panorama took a darker, experimental turn
• It divided critics and sold worse than earlier albums
• Single "Touch And Go" only reached US number 37 despite acclaim

The Cars' third studio album, Panorama, released in 1980, marked a deliberate departure from the polished New Wave sound that had made the Boston band a critical and commercial success. Rather than repeat the formula of their acclaimed 1978 debut and 1979's Candy-O, the group leaned into a…

Samantha Morton has always been great

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“The first Slipknot album is all chaos; the Stone Sour album is a baring of the soul”: Corey Taylor reveals the 10 albums that changed his life

• Corey Taylor names the ten albums that shaped his life and music
• Iron Maiden's Powerslave, a Christmas gift, started it all
• Picks range from Slipknot's chaos to Ray LaMontagne's soul

Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor spoke to Metal Hammer in 2011 about the ten albums that shaped him as a musician and person, ranging from his childhood introduction to heavy metal through to more introspective solo-era influences. The piece offers a personal, career-spanning insight into how…