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FRANK FERRER On His Exit From GUNS N’ ROSES: ‘Everything Comes To An End’

• Frank Ferrer confirms his 2025 Guns N' Roses exit was amicable, with no drama.
• He served 19 years, joining in 2006 and last playing in November 2023.
• Ferrer praises replacement Isaac Carpenter and expects no lasting rift with Axl Rose.

Former Guns N' Roses drummer Frank Ferrer has spoken publicly about his departure from the band, telling Rolling Stone's Brian Hiatt that his exit after a 19-year tenure was amicable and undramatic. Ferrer, who left the Axl Rose-fronted group in March 2025, said "everything comes to an end"…

Record Industry Proposes Adding Labels to AI-Generated Music

• Music industry proposes voluntary labels for AI-generated and AI-assisted songs.
• Two markers would distinguish fully AI tracks from AI-assisted ones.
• AI reportedly makes up a large share of new streaming uploads.

The music industry has proposed a voluntary system for labelling songs that involve artificial intelligence, more than 35 years after the introduction of the Parental Advisory sticker. In a joint announcement, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the Grammys, SAG-AFTRA and other music organisations set out what…

Karlovy Vary Reveals Award Winners: Aung Phyoe’s ‘Fruit Gathering’ Wins The Crystal Globe

The 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival closed with the Myanmar-set drama "Fruit Gathering" (Thit-thee Khu), directed by Aung Phyoe, winning the top prize, the Crystal Globe Grand Prix. The jury praised the film as a work that begins as a meditative portrait of work and friendship before…

Nottingham about to sell out!!!

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3 Eyebrow-Raising Songs From the 80s About the Music Industry

• Three 80s hits secretly critique the music industry.
• Hall & Oates' track reflects feeling manipulated by labels.
• Neil Young's anti-advertising song won an MTV award despite a ban.

This American Songwriter feature highlights three songs from the 1980s that, beneath their surface meanings, are actually commentaries on the music industry itself. The piece notes that artists often draw on their real-life experiences, and these examples show musicians channelling frustration with management, record labels and the commercialisation…

On the Charts 39 Years Ago Today, George Strait Reigned at No. 1 With This Lone Star-Themed Lament

This article, published by American Songwriter, marks the anniversary of George Strait's "All My Ex's Live in Texas" reaching No. 1 on Billboard's country chart on 11 July 1987. The piece celebrates Strait's enduring status as the "King of Country", noting that he holds more number-one hits than…

Jack White Pushes Back on Religious Criticism Amid Satanic Band Support Controversy

• Jack White defended booking Satanic duo Twin Temple to open his September show.
• He rejected criticism, saying he isn't a practising Catholic or Christian.
• White urged finding faith on your own terms, free from fear.

Jack White has publicly defended his decision to book a Satanic-themed act as a support artist, after facing religious criticism on social media. The White Stripes frontman had offered an opening slot to the Satanic doo-wop duo Twin Temple for his show at the Hollywood Palladium in September,…

10 Best HBO Shows Based on True Stories, Ranked

• Collider ranks HBO's ten best shows based on true stories.
• The Staircase (2022) with Colin Firth ranks tenth.
• Landscapers (2021) with Colman and Thewlis ranks ninth.

Collider has published a ranked list of what it considers the ten best HBO series based on true stories, celebrating the network's reputation for prestige television and narrative ambition. The article argues that, while some of these dramas take liberties with the facts, all ten demonstrate HBO's skill…

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Fantasy action-RPG Soulframe is open to all players for a limited time, with a new dark progression path, wolf mounts, and a Warsongs origin quest on the way

• Soulframe opens access for limited time with new Vadagar progression path and Warsongs origin quest
• Vadagar class lets players adopt antagonist faction perspective with goop-based abilities and mounts
• Game emphasises non-rigid morality system and animal welfare in its design philosophy

Soulframe, the fantasy action-RPG from Warframe creators Digital Extremes, is getting wolf mounts, a Warsongs quest, and a new Vadagar progression path or "Pact" that transforms your "Envoy" character into the lovechild of Soulcalibur's Ivy and Tim Curry's Hexxus from Fern Gully. Unfamiliar with both of those? Think…