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“They Couldn’t Call It the Greatest Hits”: The Forgotten Rock Career of Horror Icon Tim Curry
Tim Curry, best known for distinctive acting roles, also pursued a solo rock career in the 1970s and early 1980s after his breakthrough in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Although his records did not become major commercial successes, the article argues that they demonstrate the range of his musical ability and help explain why he…
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mikako of Nagie Lane on the Mind-Set for Living Amid Diversity, Cultivated in Vienna: Billboard Japan Women In Music Interview
Mikako of Nagie Lane reflected on hosting Billboard Japan’s Women In Music – EQUAL STAGE, describing it as a meaningful opportunity to confront experiences of gender inequality and recognise that others may share them. She said the event’s all-female line-up and international-facing artists made a strong statement, while encouraging continued discussion about women’s experiences in…
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FOREIGNER Shares Previously Unreleased ‘Head Games’-Era Song ‘Trouble’, Featuring Newly Added PETER FRAMPTON Solo
Foreigner has announced a newly remixed and remastered deluxe edition of its 1979 album *Head Games*, due for release on 30 October 2026. The announcement is accompanied by “Trouble”, a previously unreleased song from the original recording sessions, now issued commercially for the first time with a newly added guitar solo by Peter Frampton. The…
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Dolly Parton’s 30 Greatest Songs
Variety selects 30 of Dolly Parton’s greatest songs, mixing major hits, lesser-known tracks, songs she did not write and one she gave to another performer. The list presents Parton as an exceptional American songwriter whose catalogue spans country, pop, humour, heartbreak and feminist-minded social commentary. – “I Will Always Love You” is highlighted as Parton’s…
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The singer Elvis Presley crowned as “The King of Cool”
Elvis Presley is remembered as the “King of Rock and Roll”, despite longstanding debate over whether other pioneers such as Fats Domino, Chuck Berry and Little Richard were equally or more deserving. The article argues that Presley’s lasting fame, image and influence made him the genre’s defining celebrity, while revealing that he reserved a different…
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4 Songs From 1972 That Give Me Instant Goosebumps Every Time
The article is a subjective selection of four songs released in 1972 that the writer says reliably provoke an emotional, physical response. It argues that their appeal lies in a mixture of restlessness, nostalgia, empathy and regret, illustrating how songs from the early 1970s can remain personally powerful decades later. – Neil Young, “Out On…
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The Duskbloods Feels Like a Nintendo Party Game in a Bloody Wrapper
IGN’s Logan Plant says The Duskbloods, despite its dark Bloodborne-like style, feels surprisingly well suited to Nintendo hardware. After roughly eight hours in a Switch 2 network test, he found its fast, unpredictable PvPvE matches resemble Nintendo party games by making comebacks, experimentation and enjoyable losses as important as outright victory. Players enter a large…
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“It’s stunning”: the 2020 album David Crosby called “one of the best”
David Crosby praised Sarah Jarosz’s 2020 album *World on the Ground*, calling it “one of the best records” he had ever heard and describing it as “stunning”. The endorsement matters because Crosby, known for his exacting musical standards, used his influential position in classic rock to champion an artist working in the comparatively less prominent…
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Becky G Returns to Top Latin Pop Albums Chart With ‘Baraja Bendita’
Becky G’s fifth studio album, *Baraja Bendita*, has debuted at No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Latin Pop Albums chart, her strongest opening on that ranking in more than four years. The result reinforces her continued presence across Latin music formats, following her 2022 chart-topper *Esquemas*. The album earned 7,000 equivalent album units in the US…
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POLYPHIA Announces New Album ‘Be Not Afraid’, Shares ‘Power In The Blood’ Single
Polyphia have announced their fifth studio album, ‘Be Not Afraid’, due for release on 23 October through Rise Records, alongside the new single ‘Power In The Blood’. The accompanying video, filmed in Rio de Janeiro’s São Francisco da Penitência Church, presents the band against elaborate Baroque surroundings and introduces the record’s darker, more ambitious direction.…