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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 1979 lawsuit that almost derailed David Lynch’s career: “You can’t blame them for being upset”

  • A title dispute threatened Lynch’s breakthrough film.
  • The settlement required a disclaimer distancing the film from the play.
  • The Elephant Man later became a major critical success.

David Lynch’s move from cult filmmaker to mainstream director was nearly disrupted when the makers of Bernard Pomerance’s successful stage play The Elephant Man sued Mel Brooks’s film company over its planned film of the same name. The dispute mattered because Lynch had only made Eraserhead and the…

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Venice Head Talks Studio Absence, Dearth Of Female Golden Lion Contenders & Why Neon Nixed Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Artificial’ – Q&A

  • Venice’s 2026 programme focuses heavily on global political and social crises.
  • Barbera cites record submissions and institutional autonomy.
  • Studio absence and female representation remain key concerns.

Venice Film Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera says the 2026 programme is the festival’s most political yet, reflecting conflicts, repression, climate change, migration and social instability. He argues that filmmakers are responding to contemporary crises by creating stories that help audiences understand issues beyond headline news, reinforcing Venice’s…

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Daniel Hart Drops His Liner Notes for ‘The Vampire Lestat’

  • Daniel Hart took on a much larger songwriting role.
  • The new season required vastly more music.
  • Songs explore Lestat’s emotions and relationships.

Composer Daniel Hart says the shift from AMC’s Interview with the Vampire to The Vampire Lestat greatly expanded his role, requiring him to write a far larger volume of original music and lyrical songs for Lestat’s rock-star storyline. The change matters because the music is intended to express…

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Atlanta Punk-Pop Band The Paradox Announces ‘Proceed With Caution’ EP Ahead of Fall Tour: ‘A Step in the Next Direction’

  • The Paradox release a six-track EP on 2 October.
  • Their first national headline tour begins on 14 October.
  • The band blends pop-punk with Black musical influences.

Atlanta punk-pop band The Paradox will release its six-track Proceed with Caution EP on 2 October, followed by its first national headline tour from 14 October. The release marks an expansion of the group’s pop-punk sound, drawing more visibly on funk, Motown, R&B and hip-hop, and supports its…

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“I’ve entered a time in my life where I wanted to create something I could conduct and drive.” Clown from Slipknot launches new website and new side project O’ Day Monster, debuting with a single that’s light years removed from metal

  • Slipknot’s Clown launches experimental side project O’ Day Monster.
  • Debut single ‘Un Life’ comes with an AI-created video.
  • New website brings together Crahan’s various ventures.

Slipknot percussionist and co-founder M. Shawn Crahan, known as Clown, has launched a new side project called O’ Day Monster alongside a new personal website. The project’s debut single, ‘Un Life’, is accompanied by an AI-created video and is described as musically far removed from Slipknot’s metal sound,…

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Meta’s New Feel-Good AI Ad Uses a Song About the World Ending

  • Meta used Bowie’s apocalyptic “Five Years” in an optimistic AI advert.
  • Critics said the soundtrack clashes with the campaign’s reassuring message.
  • Meta cited Bowie’s own comments about optimism and technology.

Meta has released an Instagram advertisement presenting artificial intelligence as a tool for connection and personal potential, using David Bowie’s 1972 song “Five Years” as its soundtrack. The choice has drawn criticism because the song depicts an apocalyptic future, creating a contrast with the advert’s optimistic message and…

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Kevin Morby & Waxahatchee Announce New Coolest Baby

  • Kevin Morby and Katie Crutchfield have welcomed their first child.
  • The baby arrived two weeks earlier than expected.
  • Morby will miss Eaux Claires Festival to stay with his family.

Kevin Morby and Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield have announced the birth of their first child together. The news matters to fans because it follows Crutchfield revealing her pregnancy during a co-headlining tour in April, and it will affect Morby’s immediate live commitments. Morby said the baby arrived two weeks…

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Music publishers file amended lyrics lawsuit against Anthropic – just as AI firm’s separate $1.5B settlement with authors wins court approval

  • Publishers allege Claude copied copyrighted song lyrics.
  • Internal records form a central part of the amended complaint.
  • Anthropic also faces separate claims over books and thousands of songs.

Concord Music Group, Universal Music Publishing Group and ABKCO Music have filed an amended US lawsuit accusing Anthropic of systematically copying and reproducing copyrighted song lyrics through its Claude AI chatbot. The case matters because it adds detailed allegations based on Anthropic’s internal records, intensifying a wider legal…

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The 1996 song David Crosby called “so good” no one can ignore

  • Crosby praised Soul Asylum’s ‘Just Like Anyone’.
  • The song appeared on 1996 album *Candy from a Stranger*.
  • The article highlights Crosby’s wide-ranging musical taste.

David Crosby praised Soul Asylum’s 1996 song ‘Just Like Anyone’, saying it was so strong that nobody could ignore it. The article presents the track as an example of Crosby’s broad musical taste and his willingness to champion artists beyond the folk-rock scene for which he was best…

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35 Years Later, These Are the Best Albums of 1991

  • 1991 reshaped music through grunge and genre-crossing albums.
  • *Dangerous* showed Michael Jackson’s continued pop dominance.
  • A Tribe Called Quest and Soundgarden receive major recognition.

Collider ranks 10 albums as the best releases of 1991, arguing that the year transformed popular music through grunge while also producing influential pop, hip-hop and heavy rock records. - Nirvana’s breakthrough is presented as central to grunge’s mainstream explosion, although the article stresses the year was broader…

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