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The Killers, Jack White, Khruangbin, Alvvays & more playing new Goldenvoice fest Ocean Way

  • Goldenvoice launches Ocean Way on Santa Monica beach this September.
  • The Killers and Olivia Dean will headline.
  • Jack White, Khruangbin and Alvvays are also confirmed.

Goldenvoice has announced Ocean Way, a new two-day music festival on Santa Monica beach, scheduled for 26–27 September 2026. The event is notable as the first major music festival to be held on the beach there, and is intended to combine live music with food, wellness, design, sustainability…

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Bad Company OUT NOW !! ASYLUM (FULL ALBUM) NEXT WEEK !! #Inpatient 4 Lyfe 🤪💊🕸

  • New "Bad Company" track is out now.
  • Full "Asylum" album teased for release the following week.

This YouTube Short spotlights "Bad Company", flagging that a track or release titled "Bad Company" is out now, with a full album called "Asylum" billed to follow the week after. The clip reads as a promotional teaser, built to build hype for the album drop rather than showcase…

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Carly Rae Jepsen Surveys the Wreckage of a Dinner Party in “After All” Video

  • Carly Rae Jepsen releases "After All" with new music video
  • Video shows a pregnant Jepsen amid dinner party wreckage
  • 24-track double album *Day and Night* out 18 September

Carly Rae Jepsen has released "After All," a new track from her forthcoming double album *Day and Night*, accompanied by a music video directed by Aerin Moreno. The video depicts a visibly pregnant Jepsen wandering through the aftermath of a dinner party, surveying a messy dining room, offering…

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Hana Stretton – “Seagull Theory II” & “As It Was Before This”

  • Hana Stretton shares two new songs ahead of album *tiarn*
  • "Seagull Theory II" features over 50 recorded voices
  • *tiarn* is out 7 August, available for pre-order

British-Australian ambient folk artist Hana Stretton has released two new tracks, "Seagull Theory II" and "As It Was Before This", ahead of her forthcoming album *tiarn*. Stretton, known for blending samples, field recordings and original material, has drawn comparisons to artists such as Grouper and Claire Rousay and…

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“Would they have that same attention if they weren’t wearing big clown noses?” Why Devin Townsend is a bit “irritated” by Quebec microtonal duo Angine de Poitrine

  • Devin Townsend admits he's "irritated" by hyped duo Angine de Poitrine.
  • He questions if their masked image, not music, drives their fame.
  • The Québécois duo went viral after a KEXP session in February.

Devin Townsend has said he feels somewhat "irritated" by the hype surrounding Angine de Poitrine, a masked Québécois microtonal math rock duo, though he admits he hasn't listened to their music enough to give a proper musical assessment. Speaking on Jorge Botas' Metal Global podcast, the veteran musician…

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Ocean Way Festival to debut on Santa Monica Beach in September

  • Ocean Way Festival debuts on Santa Monica Beach, 26–27 September
  • The Killers and Olivia Dean headline; Jack White, Sublime also billed
  • Produced by Goldenvoice; tickets went on sale 22–23 July

Ocean Way Festival has confirmed its inaugural lineup, with the Killers and Olivia Dean headlining the new event on Santa Monica Beach this September. Taking place on 26 and 27 September, it will be the first major music festival held on the Californian city's coastline and is produced…

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Mick Jagger: ‘If Someone Wants to Make Music by AI, Go Ahead, but It Has to Be Original’

  • Jagger and Richards say AI music is fine only if genuinely original
  • Both criticise AI songs made simply "in the style of" artists
  • They used deepfake tech for their "In the Stars" video, unlike AI music

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have voiced caution about artificial intelligence in music-making, telling Billboard that AI-generated songs are acceptable only if they involve genuine creative input rather than simply mimicking existing artists. Jagger said he did not want the Rolling Stones imitated vocally or instrumentally by AI,…

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‘Bizarre choice’: business and Labour puzzle over Shabana Mahmood as future chancellor

  • Mahmood tipped to become chancellor over Ed Miliband under Burnham
  • Businesses uneasy: Mahmood has little economic or business experience
  • Firms hope to avoid repeat of Reeves-era clashes, like NI rise row

Speculation is mounting over who Andy Burnham will appoint as chancellor when he takes over from Keir Starmer, with home secretary Shabana Mahmood reported to have overtaken energy secretary Ed Miliband as the frontrunner. Businesses had feared Miliband, seen as more left-leaning and firmly committed to net zero…

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Coachella Organizers Announce New Santa Monica Beach Festival

  • Goldenvoice launches new Ocean Way beach festival in Santa Monica
  • Takes place 26–27 September; Killers and Olivia Dean headline
  • Jack White, Khruangbin, Sublime and Hot Chip also on the bill

Goldenvoice, the company behind Coachella, has announced a new beach festival called Ocean Way in Santa Monica, California. The two-day event will take place on 26–27 September, bringing a major touring production to a city beach rather than the desert setting Goldenvoice is best known for, and forms…

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‘Kodachrome’: Why was Paul Simon’s big 1973 hit was immediately banned by the BBC?

  • BBC banned Paul Simon's 1973 hit "Kodachrome" from radio play.
  • Reason: the title referenced Kodak's trademarked film brand.
  • The song still reached number two on the US charts.

Paul Simon's 1973 single "Kodachrome" became a major hit in the United States but was refused airplay by the BBC, which held a long-standing policy against broadcasting songs that named commercial products or brands. Because "Kodachrome" was a registered trademark belonging to Kodak for its colour photographic film,…

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