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4 Songs Every 70s Kid Heard While Riding in the Family Car to School Each Morning

• Nostalgic list of four 1970s radio staples for kids' school car rides
• Includes ABBA, Queen, Eagles and Fleetwood Mac hits
• All were major chart successes on release

This lighthearted piece from American Songwriter revisits four songs that would have been staples of car radio listening for children being driven to school during the 1970s, tapping into nostalgia for the era's biggest chart hits. It highlights tracks that dominated radio airplay at the time and have…

Bimbo Announce Debut Album The Bimbonacci Sequence: Hear “Chewing Glass”

• Bimbo announce debut album The Bimbonacci Sequence, out 18 September.
• New single "Chewing Glass" arrives with a puppet-themed video.
• Sibling duo will tour the US Midwest and East Coast in October.

Marquette, Michigan duo Bimbo have signed to indie label Exploding In Sound and announced their debut album, The Bimbonacci Sequence, alongside the lead single "Chewing Glass". The band, made up of siblings Gretchen McKenzie (vocals/guitar) and Dawson McKenzie (drums), describe their sound as evoking the White Stripes "if…

TOM KEIFER: Writing Songs ‘Always Starts With A Lyric For Me’

• Tom Keifer says songwriting always begins with the lyric first
• He avoids repeating the same style across albums
• Still working on follow-up to 2019 solo album "Rise"

CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer has discussed his songwriting process in a new interview with Jacky BamBam on Philadelphia's 93.3 WMMR radio station, explaining that lyrics always come first for him, regardless of a song's genre or intensity. He said the lyric acts as a "screenplay" that determines the…

Inpatient (Ren x Chris Webby) – Mason Jar [Official Video]

• Ren and Chris Webby join forces on "Inpatient" collaborative project
• "Mason Jar" gets its own official video release

Ren, the Welsh singer-songwriter known for his raw, theatrical storytelling and breakout viral success, teams up with American rapper Chris Webby for "Inpatient", a joint project blending Ren's melodic intensity with Webby's sharp lyricism. "Mason Jar" is a track from that collaboration, presented here as an official video.…

Cinetic Media Signs Filmmaker Roger Ross Williams

• Roger Ross Williams has signed with Cinetic Media
• He's the first Black director to win an Oscar
• Currently making Strange Arrivals with Demi Moore, Colman Domingo

Oscar-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams has signed with talent and literary agency Cinetic Media, the company announced exclusively. Williams, who made history as the first African-American director to win an Academy Award (for his short film Music By Prudence), is a leading documentary and narrative filmmaker whose signing…

The 10 State Property Songs LeBron James Needs to Memorize Before the NBA Season Starts

Billboard has published a list of ten State Property tracks it says LeBron James should familiarise himself with following his move to the Philadelphia 76ers. The piece is a light-hearted, fan-culture feature tying James's new city to State Property, the Philadelphia hip-hop collective signed to Roc-A-Fella Records in…

Ubisoft working on new open-world Far Cry game, report says

• Ubisoft reportedly reviving Far Cry as a new open-world shooter, "Kodiak"
• Planned extraction shooter version was cancelled and repurposed
• Separate mainline entry "Blackbird" also said to be in development

Ubisoft's Vantage Studios is reportedly developing a new open-world Far Cry shooter after scrapping plans for an extraction shooter version of the franchise, according to industry outlet Insider Gaming. The move suggests Ubisoft is returning to Far Cry's traditional FPS and action-adventure roots rather than pursuing a more…

The 1976 song Lemmy put in the same league as The Beatles: “Unbelievable hooks”

• Lemmy praised Ramones classic ‘Blitzkrieg Bop’.
• He compared its hooks with The Beatles’.
• The song became a defining punk anthem.

Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead praised The Ramones’ 1976 song ‘Blitzkrieg Bop’, saying its memorable hooks placed it in the same league as The Beatles. The article presents the remark as evidence of Lemmy’s respect for concise, immediate songwriting despite Motörhead’s much heavier sound. ‘Blitzkrieg Bop’ appeared on the…

As Electric Forest Attendees Search for Answers, Law Enforcement Insists Deceased Newborn Case ‘Will Be Solved’

• Newborn found dead in porta-potty at Electric Forest festival, Michigan
• Baby was born alive; mother's identity still unknown
• Second death, an apparent suicide, reported the next day

At Electric Forest 2026, a major electronic music festival in Rothbury, Michigan, a cleaning crew discovered the body of a newborn baby inside a portable toilet in the VIP "Good Life" camping area on the morning of Sunday 28 June. Authorities say the infant was born alive and…

Ella Langley Sets a Record with ‘Choosin’ Texas,’ Ties Harry Styles

• "Choosin' Texas" ties Harry Styles's record for longest non-holiday Number One.
• Langley now leads all women with 15 weeks atop the Hot 100.
• She could challenge all-time records before Christmas songs return to charts.

Country singer Ella Langley has set a new chart milestone, with her song "Choosin' Texas" tying Harry Styles's "As It Was" for the longest run atop the Billboard Hot 100 by a non-holiday song, and becoming the longest-reigning Number One by a woman outside of festive releases. The…