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Voices: ‘If Trump hates him, he’s the right choice’: Readers dismiss anger over Ed Miliband’s foreign secretary appointment

  • White House reportedly furious over Ed Miliband's foreign secretary appointment
  • Miliband and Trump have feuded for years over net zero, Russia
  • Independent readers mostly side with Miliband over Trump's objections

Ed Miliband's appointment as foreign secretary under new prime minister Andy Burnham has reportedly angered the White House, which is said to be "deeply concerned" about the choice given his long history of criticising Donald Trump. Readers of The Independent responded to the row largely by dismissing it…

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AGNOSTIC FRONT Releases Music Video for ‘Divided’ From ‘Echoes In Eternity’ Album

  • Agnostic Front release "Divided" video from "Echoes In Eternity" album
  • Song tackles extremism and division; band cites unity message
  • Coincides with European tour leg starting 25 July in Germany

New York hardcore band Agnostic Front have released the official music video for "Divided", a track from their 2025 album "Echoes In Eternity" on Reigning Phoenix Music. The release coincides with the band's ongoing European summer tour, with the second leg set to begin in Töging Am Inn,…

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The Barbarians of California Unleash Brilliant Track ‘Really Really Rad’

  • Barbarians of California release new single "REALLY REALLY RAD"
  • Track previews album "MEGATONS", out 21 August
  • Band say the follow-up record came together with surprising ease

The Barbarians of California have released a new single, "REALLY REALLY RAD", a chaotic and high-energy hardcore track that the band say pushes the genre in unconventional directions. Frontman Aaron Bruno described the track simply as fun to make and "really good", reflecting the playful, boundary-pushing spirit of…

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M83 unveils I Wrote You a Letter, new album due September

  • M83 announces new album *I Wrote You a Letter*, out 25 September
  • First full-length since 2023's *Fantasy*
  • Made with Joe Berry, Clément Libes and Benoit de Villeneuve

French musician Anthony Gonzalez's project M83 has announced a new studio album, *I Wrote You a Letter*, set for release on 25 September via his own label, Other Suns. It follows 2023's *Fantasy* and marks Gonzalez's next full-length record since that release, alongside a soundtrack he produced for…

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Six beluga whales are airlifted from abandoned Canadian Marineland for a new life in US sanctuary after officials threatened to euthanise them

  • Six beluga whales airlifted from closed Marineland Canada to US sanctuary
  • Officials had threatened euthanasia without a rehoming solution
  • Move follows welfare concerns over Marineland's abandoned marine mammals

Six beluga whales have been airlifted from the shuttered Marineland park in Ontario, Canada, to a marine sanctuary in the United States, after Canadian authorities warned the animals could be euthanised if a rehoming solution was not found. The move marks the latest chapter in the long-running saga…

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Inpatient (Ren x Chris Webby) – Asylum (Lyric Video)

  • Ren and Chris Webby release joint track "Asylum" as "Inpatient"
  • Video is a lyric video hosted on YouTube
  • Source page lacks detailed song information beyond title/artists

This is a YouTube lyric video for "Asylum," a collaborative track by British rapper Ren and American rapper Chris Webby, released under the moniker "Inpatient." The page content is largely YouTube's standard site metadata rather than descriptive information about the song itself, so no editorial detail about its…

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“We have a giant container that we fill with joints, and usually we’ve all eaten 100 to 200 milligrams of edibles”: Hashtronaut, the stoner rockers who make Sleep look straight-edge

  • Denver band Hashtronaut pair heavy cannabis use with intense live shows
  • Guitarist Robb Park says fans expect a joke band, get serious music
  • Band consumes large amounts of edibles and joints under Colorado's legal cannabis laws

Hashtronaut, a stoner rock band from Denver, Colorado, have built a reputation for gigs that hit far harder than their jokey name and cannabis-soaked persona might suggest, with guitarist Robb Park noting that audiences who expect a novelty act are often surprised by how serious the band's live…

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Elements Music & Arts Festival Continues to Push the Boundaries of the Camping and Attendee Experience

  • Elements Festival returns to Long Pond, Pennsylvania, 7-9 August 2026
  • New Fire and Earth stage designs and a Guest Relations department debut
  • Festival emphasises community "Vibe Village" camping and emerging artist bookings

Elements Music & Arts Festival returns to Long Pond, Pennsylvania, from 7-9 August, continuing its evolution from a Brooklyn warehouse party into one of the United States' leading camping festivals. Ahead of the event, Dancing Astronaut spoke with co-founder Brett Herman and general manager Dan Slutsky about what…

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Krill reunite in Chicago with first new track in a decade

  • Krill reunite in Chicago, release first new song in ten years
  • New lineup features Jonah Furman, Ian Becker and Andrew Clinkman
  • Song reflects on Furman's move back home to Chicago

Krill, the indie rock trio formerly based in Boston, have reunited in Chicago with an updated lineup and released "Commemorative Plaque," their first new song in a decade. The band now comprises singer-bassist Jonah Furman, drummer Ian Becker and new guitarist Andrew Clinkman, joined on the track by…

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MJ Lenderman, Ben Gibbard, Modest Mouse, Kurt Vile & more cover Neil Young for new compilations

  • Two Neil Young tribute albums are forthcoming
  • Major indie and rock artists contribute covers
  • Proceeds support California’s Bridge School

Two new instalments of the Neil Young tribute series Heart of Gold are due to feature covers by artists including MJ Lenderman, Ben Gibbard, Modest Mouse, Kurt Vile and Lucinda Williams. The releases matter because their proceeds will support the Bridge School, a California organisation serving children with…

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