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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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Two House races take center stage as conservative PAC launches multimillion-dollar Big Tech push

  • Defending Our Values PAC makes first campaign investments in two House races
  • Backs Rhett Marques in Alabama and Scott Singer in Florida
  • Races seen as key to GOP retaining House majority

A conservative political action committee focused on artificial intelligence policy, Defending Our Values PAC, has made its first campaign investments by backing two Republican House candidates in races it considers pivotal to the GOP retaining control of the chamber. According to Fox News Digital, the PAC is supporting…

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Remembering When an EP Brought Four New Beatles Recordings to the Brits in 1964

  • Long Tall Sally EP (June 1964) offered UK fans genuinely new Beatles recordings
  • Featured three covers plus original "I Call Your Name"
  • Some tracks had already been released earlier in the US

The article looks back at The Beatles' Long Tall Sally EP, released in Britain in June 1964, which stood out from the group's earlier EPs by featuring genuinely new recordings rather than repackaged tracks. Most previous Beatles EPs had simply recycled songs already released as singles or on…

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Anurag Kashyap, MIFFest Jury President, Searches for ‘a New Cinematic Language’

  • Kashyap is jury president and masterclass leader at MIFFest 2026
  • He's seeking a "new cinematic language" from younger filmmakers
  • Cites shrinking attention spans and streaming overload as shared industry challenges

Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap is serving as jury president at the Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest), where he is also leading a masterclass titled "Unfiltered Realism." Rather than presenting himself as an authority with fixed answers, Kashyap says he is using the role to seek out what he…

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Bub – living an artist’s dreams and dreads in New York

  • New game Bub dramatises artist Case Jernigan's life with MS
  • Blends NYC scenes with stop-motion childhood memories and visions
  • Handmade visuals, original score, players can create art; out 2027

A new video game called Bub tells the autobiographical story of artist and stop-motion animator Case Jernigan, exploring the impact of his multiple sclerosis diagnosis on his ability to make art. Developed with coder and gameplay designer Todd Anderson, the game blends a present-day New York City setting…

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Hole and Smashing Pumpkins icon Melissa Auf der Maur digs into archive to unveil first new music in 16 years

  • Melissa Auf der Maur announces first new album in 16 years
  • 'Bass Womb Room' features unreleased 1990s demos, out 4 September
  • Album ties in with a Toronto photo exhibition and 240-page photobook

Melissa Auf der Maur, bassist for Hole and former touring member of The Smashing Pumpkins, is releasing her first new music in 16 years. The album, 'Bass Womb Room: My '90s 4-Track Demos x Field Recordings', collects previously unreleased living-room demos she recorded in the 1990s using a…

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Chiodos Unleash Stunning New Track ‘TAPDAT’, Their First In 12 Years

  • Chiodos release 'TAPDAT', first new music in 12 years
  • Band have signed to SharpTone Records
  • North American tour kicks off 30 July in Denver

Chiodos have released 'TAPDAT', their first new song in 12 years, marking a fresh chapter for the band following their 2024 comeback. The track arrives after two years of extensive touring, including celebrations of the 20th anniversary of their landmark album 'All's Well That Ends Well', and the…

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In Conversation: Harmony Tividad

  • Girlpool's Harmony Tividad discusses her debut solo album 'Lifetime'
  • Album explores past selves, womanhood and autonomy through confessional songwriting
  • Made with producer Yves Rothman after Girlpool's 2022 hiatus

Harmony Tividad, best known as one half of Girlpool, has discussed her new solo album 'Lifetime' with Clash Magazine, describing a record shaped by reflection on past versions of herself and different life phases. The interview explores how her songwriting process, rooted in spirituality and intuition, has evolved…

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The DVD that came with Metallica’s St Anger makes metal’s most maligned album make sense

  • Feature revisits the DVD packaged with Metallica's St Anger album
  • Album followed Hetfield's 2001 rehab stint and band turmoil
  • Napster lawsuit and Jason Newsted's exit also marked this period

A retrospective feature revisits the DVD that accompanied Metallica's 2003 album St Anger, arguing that its rehearsal footage helps explain why the band made such a divisive record. The album followed a turbulent period for the band, during which frontman James Hetfield entered rehab in July 2001 to…

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How The Mary Wallopers fight for free pints inspired the 2020’s trad-folk resurgence

  • Free pub performances helped launch The Mary Wallopers.
  • The trio became leading figures in trad folk’s revival.
  • Their influence extends into punk and indie music.

The article traces how Irish trio The Mary Wallopers developed from playing traditional songs in Dundalk pubs in exchange for free pints into prominent figures in the 2020s revival of trad folk. It argues that their pub-based beginnings reflect folk music’s longstanding connection with communal, working-class spaces, and…

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UK Music Chief Asks New PM Andy Burnham To Remove EU Touring Barriers

  • UK Music urges PM Andy Burnham to ease EU touring rules for musicians
  • Five demands include tackling ticket touts and AI copyright protections
  • Sector worth £4.8bn in exports; BBC funding also flagged as priority

UK Music's chief executive, Tom Kiehl, has written to newly installed Prime Minister Andy Burnham, urging him to tackle post-Brexit barriers that make touring the EU difficult for British musicians. Kiehl set out five priorities for the incoming Labour leader, who is known to be a keen music…

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