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3 One-Hit Wonders From 1982 That 80s Kids Will Never Forget

  • Music feature highlighting three 1982 tracks that achieved cultural staying power despite limited chart success
  • Songs feature synth-driven production and layered meanings that resonated across audiences of that era
  • Article argues early 1980s music deserves greater recognition alongside other celebrated decades

Modern English at the Park West in Chicago, Illinois, May 6, 1983. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) You never forget the songs that mean the most. These are three one-hit wonders from 1982 that 80s kids will never forget. The post 3 One-Hit Wonders From 1982 That 80s…

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Bad Bunny concert in Milan abandoned because of hailstorm

  • Bad Bunny's Milan concert halted by a violent hailstorm
  • Sold-out crowd safely evacuated from the venue
  • Live Nation promises full refunds to all ticketholders

A sold-out open-air concert by Puerto Rican music star Bad Bunny in Milan was cut short on Saturday night after a violent hailstorm struck the venue, forcing organisers to evacuate the crowd. The incident, which occurred shortly after the singer began his set, highlights the growing disruption severe…

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Brace yourself, Vernon! Former page 3 model Rhian Sugden to write tell-all book 16 years after sexting scandal with Tess Daly’s estranged husband

  • Rhian Sugden is writing a tell-all book about her 2010 affair with Vernon Kay.
  • The sexting scandal previously damaged Kay's marriage to Tess Daly.
  • Kay and Daly are now reportedly estranged, 16 years on.

Former glamour model Rhian Sugden is writing a memoir revisiting the 2010 sexting scandal that led to the breakdown of Vernon Kay's marriage to Tess Daly, sixteen years after the affair first made headlines. The book promises to give her side of events, an episode that has continued…

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Noah Kahan concert among shows cancelled last minute due to severe weather in New York

  • Noah Kahan's Citi Field show cancelled due to storm risks on 18 July
  • No rescheduled date announced yet for the postponed concert
  • Zeds Dead's New York gig also cancelled, now rescheduled for 14 August

A Noah Kahan concert scheduled for Citi Field in Queens, New York, was cancelled at the last minute on Saturday 18 July due to severe weather, as thunderstorms brought risks of damaging winds and flash flooding. Venue organisers said safety was the priority in making the "very difficult…

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‘We were in danger of running it into the ground’: Brittany Howard on fleeing fame, fighting Trump and the epic return of Alabama Shakes

  • Alabama Shakes reunited in 2024 after a seven-year hiatus.
  • A friend's brewery fundraiser sparked their unplanned comeback.
  • New single American Dream, addressing US turmoil, has gone viral.

Brittany Howard has revealed how Alabama Shakes, the Grammy-winning blues-soul-rock band from Athens, Alabama, unexpectedly reunited after a seven-year hiatus, driven initially by a favour for a friend rather than any grand plan. The trio, who stopped performing in 2017 after becoming "physically and creatively spent" following huge…

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What was the first FIFA World Cup song?

  • FIFA’s first official World Cup pop song was 1990’s ‘Un’estate italiana’.
  • Chile’s 1962 ‘El Rock del Mundial’ pioneered World Cup pop music.
  • Earlier tournament songs were local or commissioned, not official FIFA pop themes.

The article traces the development of World Cup music, arguing that FIFA did not approve an official pop song until Italia ’90. It identifies Giorgio Moroder’s ‘Un’estate italiana’ as the first official FIFA World Cup song, while noting that earlier tournaments had music closely associated with them without…

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‘People say they’ve conceived to my music’: Tricky’s honest playlist

  • Tricky shares his honest, personal playlist with the Guardian.
  • He rejects the idea that his music is meant for sex.
  • Key tracks include the Specials, Van Morrison and Gregory Isaacs.

In a Guardian "Honest Playlist" interview, trip-hop pioneer Tricky reflects candidly on the songs that have shaped his life, from teenage romance to his views on music's role in intimacy. He dismisses the idea of songs being made "to have sex to," despite fans repeatedly telling him his…

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“It could hardly have been more in tune with the gothic scene’s aesthetic preferences if it had come with free bat wings”: The pioneering British punk band who embraced the darkness to make a classic 80s goth album

  • The Damned blended punk with dark, theatrical menace from their 1977 debut onward.
  • Frontman Dave Vanian's gothic persona developed steadily through the late 1970s.
  • This evolution culminated in 1985's goth landmark album, Phantasmagoria.

The Damned, often dismissed by the music press as punk rock's goofball clowns, always had a darker, more theatrical streak running beneath their chaotic energy. This tendency eventually crystallised into Phantasmagoria, the 1985 album that saw the band fully embrace gothic rock and become closely associated with the…

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Talent shows put disabled performers in spotlight

  • Sheffield's Burton Street Foundation hosted three major performance events for 250+ adults with learning and physical disabilities, autism, and mental health conditions
  • Participants expressed positive experiences with singing and performing on stage; management highlighted how proper support enables creative expression and confidence

Clients with learning disabilities show off creative talents on stage in a series of concerts.

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Doctor’s Orders: Maquina prescribe their nine favourite records

  • Portuguese noise rock trio Maquina shares nine favorite albums in Far Out magazine feature
  • Selections span from aggressive thrash metal to meditative psychedelic rock, reflecting diverse influences
  • Each member prescribed three albums chosen for their emotional and artistic significance

Primal picks from the Portuguese trio. The post Doctor’s Orders: Maquina prescribe their nine favourite records first appeared on Far Out Magazine.

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